WSU Beachwatchers is a non profit group with two esteemed Guemian members, Sean Hewitt and Dixon Elder. These upcoming evening seminar talks are interesting and relevant to Island living, history, seashore protection and most of all informative in the vein of local awareness.

2007 Beach Watchers Seminar Series

Understanding Puget Sound Natural Shoreline Processes: Why bulkheads may not work.

Doug Myers, Habitat Restoration Mgr., Puget Sound Action Team - Office of the Governor

Friday, May 18, 7 pm
Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th Street

Come learn about the natural forces and manmade impacts that shape our shorelines. Doug Myers will discuss natural processes such as littoral drift, bluff erosion, and wave action that form the character of our beaches. He’ll compare how traditional hard armoring (bulkheads) and newer low-impact soft shore armoring techniques perform in controlling shoreline erosion.

For more information on the 2007 Seminar Series contact Betty Carteret at (360) 299-8553 or at sydster2@wavecable.com.

For information on the local WSU Beach Watchers Program contact the Program Coordinator, Chrys Bertolotto at chrys@wsu.edu or visit www.beachwatchers.wsu.edu.

Immerse Yourself In Puget Sound Waters!

Love beaches and estuaries? Want to learn a ton about them? Interested in protecting them?

Join WSU Beach Watchers in Snohomish - Skagit County!

Beach Watchers are professionally-trained volunteers dedicated to protecting Puget Sound’s fragile environment through education, research, public awareness and example.