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.
Help increase the native plant diversity at Winter Island Park with Salem Sound Coastwatch. We'll be helping the Salem Native Nursery plant new native perennials and tend last year's plantings. It’s a perfect way to connect with nature and give back to our environment. Email us at info@salemsound.org for all the details on how you… Read More »Winter Island Native Planting
Join us to monitor marine invasive species! These creatures have been introduced to new locations by human activities and have damaging impacts to our local waters. 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 Survey – Salem
Join us to monitor marine invasive species! These creatures have been introduced to new locations by human activities and have damaging impacts to our local waters. 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 Survey – Salem
Join us to monitor marine invasive species! These creatures have been introduced to new locations by human activities and have damaging impacts to our local waters. 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 Survey – Salem
We will be holding a training session to identify invasive marine species at Winter Island Park on Thursday, June 6th at 5:00pm. Please meet us in the parking lot at 50 Winter Island Rd. Salem at the SSCW flag. We will then move to the tidepools along the coast and get started! Please RSVP at… Read More »Marine Invasives Species Monitoring Training
As part of the City of Salem’s Winter Island Park coastal resiliency grant, join Salem Sound Coastwatch’s Barbara Warren and historical architect Rick Detwiller for a tour of Fort Pickering to learn about its history and how invasive species and climate change are impacting the Fort’s earthworks. Meet at Winter Island Park’s Fort entrance which… Read More »Fort Pickering’s History and Its Future
