Due to snow on the ground and extreme cold, we’re postponing the Super Bowl Sunday Bittersweet Battle at Winter Island Park. Removing invasive bittersweet requires safe footing and workable conditions, and right now that just isn’t possible. We’ll announce a rescheduled date soon, so stay tuned and check back in!
Explore the marine creatures that inhabit the tidepool on the rocky shore! Salem Sound Coastwatch staff will bring buckets, nets, and ID guides and help you identify what we find. We recommend wearing sturdy shoes (no open toes) that can get wet and traverse slippery rocks. Please meet at the Winter Island rain garden (look… Read More »Tidepooling at Winter Island – Trails & Sails Event
Join us to monitor marine invasive species! These creatures have been introduced to new locations by human activities and have damaging impacts on our local ecosystem. Salem Sound Coastwatch has monitored marine invasive species at docks, in tidepools, and along the rocky shore every summer for the past 20+ years with the help of community… Read More »Marine Invasive Species – Salem Winter Island
Join us to monitor marine invasive species! These creatures have been introduced to new locations by human activities and have damaging impacts on our local ecosystem. Salem Sound Coastwatch has monitored marine invasive species at docks, in tidepools, and along the rocky shore every summer for the past 20+ years with the help of community… Read More »Marine Invasive Species – Salem Winter Island
Join us to monitor marine invasive species! These creatures have been introduced to new locations by human activities and have damaging impacts on our local ecosystem. Salem Sound Coastwatch has monitored marine invasive species at docks, in tidepools, and along the rocky shore every summer for the past 20+ years with the help of community… Read More »Marine Invasive Species – Salem Winter Island
Join Salem Sound Coastwatch and the City of Salem for a Fort Pickering Walk and Talk! As we walk, we will discuss the history of Fort Pickering and examine the coastal erosion and invasive plants. Salem’s Winter Island Park Pathway and Bank Restoration Project will be explained as we visit each of the four areas… Read More »Fort Pickering Walk and Talk!
Join Salem Sound Coastwatch to view and learn about the many migratory waterfowl that winter over in Salem Sound. Experienced birders will be there to set up spotting scopes, help you identify species, and answer questions. Meet near the gazebo at the Winter Island parking lot at 50 Winter Island Rd, Salem. Novices are welcome… Read More »Saturday Winter Island Birding
Interact and learn about Salem Harbor's marine creatures. For this demonstration, Salem Sound Coastwatch staff will drag a large seining net through the water and onto the beach. Whatever we catch, we find and examine while coastal scientists talk about the ecology and marine habitats of Salem Sound. Meet at Waikiki Beach on Winter Island.