Join us for round two of our Bittersweet Battle at Winter Island Park! This event focuses on removing Oriental Bittersweet, an aggressive invasive vine that can overtakes trees, shrubs, and native habitats. This time, we'll be using the vines in the building of an Indigenous Fishing Weir with Salem's 4th graders in early May. The… Read More »Bittersweet Battle: Round Two
Join us for our 6th Annual Bittersweet Battle at Winter Island Park! This annual volunteer event focuses on removing Oriental Bittersweet, an aggressive invasive vine that can overtakes trees, shrubs, and native habitats. Bittersweet removal is tough but critical work, requiring long-term management to protect Winter Island’s ecosystem and prevent further spread. Your help makes a… Read More »Bitter Sweet Removal – Winter Island
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!