Working to protect our nearshore area
The Bainbridge Beach Naturalists create opportunities for the public to explore our Bainbridge Island beaches and nearshore areas with trained naturalists. During low tide events, we are on the beach looking for the amazing sea life that shares our shores with us.
Bainbridge Beach Naturalists also provide beach monitoring for organizations such as the Bainbridge Island Land Trust and the City of Bainbridge Island. This work enables us to observe changes in beach composition, elevation, and variety and density of species on our beaches. We also work on the mussel cage program with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to assess pollutants in stormwater runoff. And we participate in the Washington Sea Grant Green Crab monitoring program.
The beach naturalists have been trained by the WSU Extension Beach Naturalists program and the Seattle Aquarium Beach Naturalist program.
Beach explorations are announced via email to interested citizens and by articles in the monthly Sustainable Bainbridge enewsletters. To sign up to receive announcements of scheduled explorations, sign up at the bottom of this page, enter your email and select “beach explorers” from the list of options.