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Seahurst Park

Seahurst Park

by | Apr 20, 2017 |

Seahurst Park is an oasis of 152 acres of forested ocean shoreline in a very urban corridor south of Seattle. The park boasts nearly a mile of natural beach and forested cliffs as tall as 400 feet. Seawalls were built in 1972, and as a result, sand from the cliffs...

Duwamish Gardens in Tukwila

Duwamish Gardens in Tukwila

by | Apr 20, 2017 | ,

Duwamish Gardens will provide nearly an acre of shallow-water habitat for salmon, as well as a pleasant park for urban residents to enjoy. Young salmon need off-channel, shallow-water habitat, where they can feed on insects and invertebrates that live among the...

Bayshore Preserve & Oakland Bay

Bayshore Preserve & Oakland Bay

by | Apr 19, 2017 | , ,

Bayshore Preserve was created to protect the country's most productive Manila clam site. Washington state is the biggest exporter of Manila clams in the country, and Oakland Bay in Mason County is where to find them. The Squaxin Island Tribe, as well as 2,000 annual...