Quick! Get as much Vitamin D as you can while the sunshine lasts! That seems to be the driving need for everyone on Whidbey this week. Including me. I’ve headed for a beach every chance I got. This seagull at the Coupeville Pier posed for the longest time with a big clam in his beak. [...]
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Road trip to the neighborhood
We all get jaded by our daily environment now and then. Even when your windows look out on the ever changing water, a side trip can make a big difference. Lately I’ve tried to tear myself away periodically and get out to other waterfronts. Whidbey is a long narrow island. Driving it’s length you see [...]
Mussel Watch could be coming to Whidbey Beach
No, it’s not a new reality show for body builders, it’s an ongoing study of shellfish health. In fact Mussel Watch is part of the National Status and Trends Program of NOAA and, “the longest running contaminant monitoring program in US coastal waters and has been tracking contaminants in bivalves since 1986. However, due to [...]
