Pebble Beach - June 17, 2010

With the completion of monitoring for 2010, Camano Beach Watchers took the time to begin evaluation of data collection. You can find a set of comparisons in CHARTS that are linked at the bottom of the main Intertidal Zone webpage. Take a look at what collected data says about our species gains/losses on our shorelines. Then enjoy the pictures below from this year's monitoring.

Pebble Beach 2010
This beach has the potential to capture a Beach Watcher by having their boots sink into the sands. The beach goes out very far and it becomes a serious task to run the lines out before the tide turns. The sandy beach makes it difficult to find any sea life. This year, if one turns around 180 degrees, one sees a hillside that has had a significant slide. It is pretty amazing to see this difference.

Nearshore Nearshore

Bluff above Bluff above

Slide above Slide above

Empty Q-rat Empty Q-rat

Hardy souls Hardy souls

Madrona Beach - June 16, 2010

With the completion of monitoring for 2010, Camano Beach Watchers took the time to begin evaluation of data collection. You can find a set of comparisons in CHARTS that are linked at the bottom of the main Intertidal Zone webpage. Take a look at what collected data says about our species gains/losses on our shorelines. Then enjoy the pictures below from this year's monitoring.

Madrona Beach 2010

The team that showed up for the Madrona Beach monitoring on June 16 proved to be a lot of our Beach Watcher fellows, but only one gal, Beth H. Beth proved worthy of the task of showing the men how to do it well. This beach is always very productive and this year proved to be also. Quadrats were very interesting and the team found a huge variety. Mike F., the team leader, led this group.

Beth searches Beth searches

Rich quadrat Rich quadrat

Madrona Group Madrona Group

Ck out this team!! Ck out this team!!

Cavalero Beach - June 14, 2010

With the completion of monitoring for 2010, Camano Beach Watchers took the time to begin evaluation of data collection. You can find a set of comparisons in CHARTS that are linked at the bottom of the main Intertidal Zone webpage. Take a look at what collected data says about our species gains/losses on our shorelines. Then enjoy the pictures below from this year's monitoring.

Cavalero Beach 2010
This monitoring team worked very hard to find critters in and under the green seaweed covering most of the beach. Their species list when completed was impressive.

Team 2010 Team 2010

Green seaweed Green seaweed

Lowest point Lowest point

Careful looking! Careful looking!

Special thanks to the leader of this team, Cathy M. who also has done the huge work of putting all the species data into the database.

Elger Bay - June 1, 2010

With the completion of monitoring for 2010, Camano Beach Watchers took the time to begin evaluation of data collection. You can find a set of comparisons in CHARTS that are linked at the bottom of the main Intertidal Zone webpage. Take a look at what collected data says about our species gains/losses on our shorelines. Then enjoy the pictures below from this year's monitoring.

Elger Bay - June 1, 2010
Finally, a year when the Elger Bay monitoring landed on a sunny day! The shoreline seems to remain about the same. This year there were an abundance of sea stars but the real surprise was on the teal blue glove, seen below.

Sea stars Sea stars

Searching Searching

Elger Team Elger Team

New species?? New species??

Onamac Beach - May 27, 2010

With the completion of monitoring for 2010, Camano Beach Watchers took the time to begin evaluation of data collection. You can find a set of comparisons in CHARTS that are linked at the bottom of the main Intertidal Zone webpage. Take a look at what collected data says about our species gains/losses on our shorelines. Then enjoy the pictures below from this year's monitoring.

Onamac Beach
This beach has 2 monitoring lines done in parallel by the Beach Watchers on Camano. Generally the northmost line has more intertidal critters found. This year there was more green seaweed cover than on previous years.

Interesting Interesting

Teamwork Teamwork

Iverson Beach - May 26, 2010

With the completion of monitoring for 2010, Camano Beach Watchers took the time to begin evaluation of data collection. You can find a set of comparisons in CHARTS that are linked at the bottom of the main Intertidal Zone webpage. Take a look at what collected data says about our species gains/losses on our shorelines. Then enjoy the pictures below from this year's monitoring.

Iverson Beach 2010
This beach was monitored on a day when we could not see across Port Susan. The team trudged out to the lowest tide point wondering if they would be able to see where shore stopped and waters began.

Ugly weather! Ugly weather!

Poor views Poor views

Cama Beach State Park

With the completion of monitoring for 2010, Camano Beach Watchers took the time to begin evaluation of data collection. You can find a set of comparisons in CHARTS that are linked at the bottom of the main Intertidal Zone webpage. Take a look at what collected data says about our species gains/losses on our shorelines. Then enjoy the pictures below from this year's monitoring.

Cama Beach intertidal monitoring occurred May 17, 2010

N. Cama Beach N. Cama Beach

N. line N. line

2010 team 2010 team

Anemone in Q. Anemone in Q.

Tasks done Tasks done