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Salish Sea Heroes: Conway and La Conner 8th grade Scientists

These Grade 8 students turned into marine biologists to tackle a very important issue in the Salish Sea: beach restoration. Twenty nine percent, or nearly 1/3, of Puget Sound has seawalls to prevent erosion of shorelines and the homes and businesses above them. This is called shoreline armoring and seems like a great idea, unless you depend on the beach for habitat.

Mira LutzJune 4, 2019salish sea heroes, la conner, explore the salish sea

Introducing, Salish Sea Heroes!

Mrs. Tidwell and her students were the first to pilot our new curriculum around SeaDoc Society’s book, Explore the Salish Sea: A Nature Guide for Kids. In this space, we will feature the exciting work of Salish Sea Heroes like the ones pictured here.

Justin CoxApril 9, 2019salish sea heroes, killer whale, laura tidwell, explore the salish sea, salish sea kids book