This morning we drove to San Juan County Park and discussed our findings on the BMIs (Benthic Macro Invertebrates) done on the 12th. We sat down near the shore with Kari Koski and Sharon Massey and took notes of the stream quality.

We sorted the invertebrates into groups based on tolerance to pollution. Turns out the creek had fair quality. We got into are groups and started to make questions about the
BMIs.

We walked a little farther and arrived at the intertidal zone. While there, we used a tool called a quadrat. You just throw it in a random place, and that’s your sampling site!

Different groups observed and wrote down all the critters and plant life within the quadrats. We mostly found barnacles, snails, and rock weed.

When leaving we almost missed this vibrant jellyfish along the shore. Yafet Amine stepped into the cold water and blindly took this photograph.

We also had a live demonstration of a necropsy of a dead baby seal. We had a interesting presentation with Hilary Hayford, PhD about oysters restoration.