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
Marine debris has washed onto South Beach at Winter Island Park, and it's up to us to put a stop to it! Join SSCW this Friday, March 8th at 3:00pm for a coastal cleanup of this invaluable natural space. All supplies will be provided. Feel free to spread the word! We will be meeting at… Read More »Winter Island Park South Beach Cleanup
Calling all bittersweet warriors! The third annual Winter Island invasive plant removal is on Super Bowl Sunday from 9:30am to around 12pm noon. Please meet at camp sites 25, 26, and 27 (left of the paved path to Waikiki Beach, past the rest room building) at 50 Winter Island Rd. Salem. Bathrooms will be available… Read More »Bittersweet Removal @ Winter Island
For directions to Waikiki Beach on Winter Island, click here for Google Maps. Join Salem Sound Coastwatch for this opportunity to view and learn about the many interesting waterfowl, ducks, and geese that winter over in Salem Sound's coastal waters. Experienced birders will set up spotting scopes, help you identify the birds, and answer questions.… Read More »Winter Waterfowl Bird Watching
Join SSCW and the @salemnativenursery on Saturday, September 9th at Winter Island to help us plant more than 40 species of native plants across the park and turn it into a paradise for native birds, butterflies, and other pollinators! 🌱🐦🦋🐝 This planting project will help to beautify Winter Island even further, control erosion around the stone dust… Read More »Winter Island Planting Project
(LT 3:14 pm, 0.8') RSVP required at info@salemsound.org or by calling (978) 741-7900.
(LT 8:21am, 0.7') RSVP required at info@salemsound.org or by calling (978) 741-7900.