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! | Poor views |
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Showing posts with label Iverson Beach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iverson Beach. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
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.
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.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Iverson Beach - June 6, 2009
Iverson upper beach | Iverson Lookout | Iverson monitoring team |
The intertidal bio-monitoring of Iverson Beach was held on a Saturday, June 6, 2009, in conjunction with The Wonders of Iverson program on Camano Island, a Beach Watcher event, so that interested folks who came to explore the estuary area at Iverson Beach could also join Beach Watchers and see what monitoring was all about. It was a beautiful, partly sunny day and 12 Beach Watchers participated.
Mussels abound | Seaweed and mud! | purple varnish clam shell |
This beach is located on the most northerly shore of Port Susan Bay where there is little movement of water and the tide goes out a long way because of the gentle slope. From the starting point we went out 550 feet to a low tide of -1.7 ft. We did not find many new creatures; it is predominantly sand, but at about -0. we found a broad swath of land (50 feet deep and several hundred feet long) covered with small rock and loads of mussels, Mytilus trossulus. Beth H., captain of this beach, looked up the records for last year and green seaweed was noted in this area, but no mussels. We thought this was strange and will hope to look at it during the year. We also found one Purple varnish clam, Nuttallia obscurata, which is an invasive species and which although no longer alive worried our Beach Watcher monitoring leader, Pete D., since its presence indicates their possible arrival to this area. Thanks to captains Donna W. and Beth H. for hosting this beach and to Bill B. and Judi McD. for pictures.
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