Viewing Salmon at the Rail Road Bridge Park

The Sequim High Salmon Coalition walked along different side streams, and main streams in search of salmon, big and small. Along the acute streams we discovered salmon fry schools. The fry were cautiously crowding beneath the shadowed estuaries, safe from predators. We continued on the trails to the main stream looking out for bigger salmon, but none were found. Our mentor Reed, showed us how to identify various different types of plants including: Himalayan/Native Blackberry, Western Red Cedar, Alder, Oregon Grape, and Big Leaf Maple. On the way back to our ride home we looked at an invasive species called Herb Robert, which are usually found on trails, stuck onto different animals and people going through.

Sequim High Students Clean Up Three Crabs

Four students from Sequim High School and Larry Montague from NOSC took part in a clean-up effort to clear the debris left over from the Three Crabs Restaurant demolition. The main goal of our team was to pick up debris that could blow into Meadowbrook Creek and Dungeness Bay.  Hazardous materials we picked up included insulation, foam, plastic, particle board, and other light materials. The point was to benefit not only salmon, but people and birds as well. We don't want birds to eat Styrofoam during the winter!  There were five of us working hard in the cold, snowy weather. It was tedious work picking up the smallest bits of material! In the end, there were 5 trash bags filled. We left feeling proud and accomplished to know we were helping keep the wildlife safe by keeping the pollutants out of the water

Sequim High Students Clean Up Debris from Demolition

Student picking up insulation on the foundation.

Found a comb and golf ball! 

Students hard at work scouring the foundation for pieces of debris.