Join local scientists and community volunteers at Eastsound’s Waterfront Park in conducting surveys of fish and inter-tidal creatures on low tide days during the spring and summer.

The next Field Research days are the first low tides of June, with start times as follows:

Saturday, June 2 – Indian Island Stewards on the beach and at the Farmer’s  Market  – 10 a.m.

Sunday, June 3 – Science Club – 9 a.m.

Monday, June 4 – Invertebrate Surveys – 10 a.m.

Tuesday, June 5 – Bivalve Digs – 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, June 6 – Bivalve Digs – 11:30 a.m.

Thursday,  June 7 – Fish Seining – noon.

Friday, June 8 – Upland  Survey  (birds, botany) – 1:00 p.m.

The low tide windows allowing access to the island last about two hours.  Meet at the tide pools around the island.

Wear appropriate footwear (wet sand, gravel, shallow water), and come on down to the beach.

To learn more about the Indian Island Marine Health Observatory, go to www.Indianisland.info.