Forage Fish Shoreline Survey

by | Sep 3, 2021

Calling Community Scientists. Join a VNC scientist on the beach. Monitor spawning habitat for forage fish, a critical link in the marine food web and a staple of the salmon’s diet. Collect sediment samples to research where these small fish spawn on island...

Forage Fish Shoreline Survey

by | Sep 3, 2021

Calling Community Scientists. Join a VNC scientist on the beach. Monitor spawning habitat for forage fish, a critical link in the marine food web and a staple of the salmon’s diet. Collect sediment samples to research where these small fish spawn on island...

Forage Fish Shoreline Survey

by | Sep 3, 2021

Calling Community Scientists. Join a VNC scientist on the beach. Monitor spawning habitat for forage fish, a critical link in the marine food web and a staple of the salmon’s diet. Collect sediment samples to research where these small fish spawn on island...
Local Wildlife Rescue Runs on Volunteer Power

Local Wildlife Rescue Runs on Volunteer Power

by | Sep 19, 2019 | blog

I opened the box very slowly as I’d been instructed, mindful of the talons and beak within. As I loosened the last tab and opened the lid, I saw the bird for the first time. It struck me that the hawk was not much bigger than the robins and other passerines she preys...
Volunteer Power! Island Team Creates Model Program

Volunteer Power! Island Team Creates Model Program

by | Oct 15, 2018 | blog

Recent news of ailing orcas is stirring a sense of urgency around the health of our favorite whales and underscores their reliance on thriving salmon populations, which depend on the smaller and aptly named forage fish, like surf smelt and sand lance. For the past...