Closing Journal Post
You’ve Done Such Great Work!
Thank you to everyone for participating in this project. We hope it was filled with education, opportunity to get outside and explore, and most importantly...FUN! Thanks to everyone’s hard work this year’s Whatcom Marine Shoreline Summer Observation project ended with 220 observations, 150 species, and 101 participants. More info on the observations, identifications, and species can be found on the project stats page (url at bottom of post).
Every observation and identification is important and we’d like to give a shoutout to some of our top participants and highlight some of your awesome observations
Top Observers
mossytoes = 58 observations and 48 species
hconkerton = 26 observations and 18 species
stevenrcolson = 23 observations and 22 species
Top Identifiers
phelsumas4life = 23 identifications
estehr = 20 identifications
hfb = 12 identifications
Most Observed Species
Aggregating Anemone
Ochre Sea Star
Eelgrass and Painted Anemone (tied)
Most Observed Locations
Chuckanut Bay (including Mud Bay) = 59 observations
Gulf Road Beach = 39 observations
Birch Bay = 18 observations
Thanks again to everybody for all of your participation in this project. Knowledge of what species are present on our shorelines is a great way to keep an eye on the health of our ecosystem. While this Summer’s project is coming to a close, your observations don’t have to. Continue to get out, observe, and identify whatever you see...you never know what you might find!
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/whatcom-marine-shoreline-summer-observation?tab=stats