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Celebrating 10 Years of Shoreline Care

A Community Celebration Join us for a community potluck in celebration of our Shoreline Care Program’s 10th year. This is a great opportunity to share your interest in the ocean and learn more about our marine environment. We will be joined by past Mayne Island Conservancy Executive Director Leanna Boyer, Read more…

By Rob Underhill, 5 yearsMay 4, 2018 ago
Kelp bed monitoring by kayak
Kelp Bed Monitoring

Sun, Meteors, and Bull Kelp

Astronomical phenomena abound! As I write this, Mayne Island is enjoying a partial solar eclipse (around 90%), with a full eclipse occurring further south in the USA. I enjoyed a short peek, thanks to a stranger on the dock who offered me a view through her special eclipse sunglasses. Without Read more…

By Rob Underhill, 6 yearsAugust 24, 2017 ago
bull kelp by Stephen Bentsen
Kelp Bed Monitoring

Kelp Bed Monitoring

About Kelp Beds Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) is an annual marine seaweed that is common throughout the Gulf Islands. Its range extends from Alaska to California, and it provides important habitat for many kinds of marine life. The plant consists of a long stipe (up to 36 m long), attached Read more…

By Leanna Boyer, 8 yearsAugust 27, 2015 ago
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