by Jason Morgan Marine Projects Manager Northwest Straits Foundation On December 3rd, 2021, the Northwest Straits Foundation (NWSF), Skagit County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) and their many dedicated volunteers wrapped up six years of beach …
In the Footsteps of Giants
by Aaron Chava AmeriCorps Interpretive Naturalist Decpetion Pass State Park Goose Rock Glacial Striations Imagine, if you will, that all of Deception Pass State Park is covered by a massive glacier. We’re talking about a 3,000 foot tall block …
Meet The Harlequin Duck
By Jeff Sinker Reprinted with permission from Skagit Audubon Society Male Harlequin ducks are unmistakable in their stunning blue/chestnut/white breeding plumage and look as though they are dressed for a masquerade ball. These small …
Meet the Black Oystercatcher
by Jeff Sinker Reprinted with permission from Skagit Audubon Society If you have ever been standing on a rocky shoreline, heard a loud ringing whistle, and then seen a large stocky dark bird with a striking reddish-orange bill fly by and land amongst the …
Special Gift
Deception Pass State Park, the most visited park in Washington State, hosts people from all over to come and experience nature's beauty firsthand. Deception Pass park Foundation has begun offerring two giving programs, memorial and dedication plaques that …
Reflections on a year
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. How do you build a successful Park Foundation? The same way. by Terica Ginther President, Deception Pass Park Foundation For the past 16 years, the Deception Pass Park Foundation has …
Welcome Jared!
PRESS RELEASE New Program Manager for Deception Pass Park Foundation has long family history of service to beloved State Park The State Park’s non-profit Foundation now has a full-time employee, who happens to be the Grandson of 1970s park manager Bob …
Meet the Marbled Murrelet
By Jeff Sinker Reprinted with permission from Skagit Audubon Society A small chunky seabird, who is as much at home in the canopy of an old-growth forest raising its single chick as it is feeding on favorite forage fish like Pacific herring in …
Cornet Bay
-Excerpt from Two Hands and a Shovel by Jack Hartt Cornet Bay hides just inside Deception Pass, on the southern shore.The shores of the bay sheltered encampments of Swinomish tribal people for centuries. Caucasians homesteaded the bay in the mid-1900s, …
Meet the Interpretive Team
Starting in 1933 with the arrival of the first Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees, service members have been essential the operational structure of Deception Pass State Park. Since 2011, the park and Deception Pass Park Foundation have excitedly welcomed …
Memorial/Dedication Plaques
Deception Pass State Park, the most visited park in Washington state, hosts people from all over to come and experience nature’s beauty firsthand. Deception Pass Park Foundation has begun offering two giving programs, memorial and dedication plaques that honor …
Growing the Interpretive Program, one idea at a time!
By Joy Kacoroski Interpretive Specialist The Interpretive Program at Deception Pass State Park has grown and evolved over the last few years to include a variety of programming; guided hikes, youth-programs, evening programs, guest speakers, …
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