My name is Meaghan Curren, and I just moved to Deception Pass State Park from Lexington, Kentucky to begin my role as an AmeriCorps member serving as an interpretive naturalist. I attended college at a small liberal arts school, Transylvania …
Meet the Black-Bellied Plover
by Jeff Sinker Reprinted with permission from Skagit Audubon Society Our largest plover, at 11.5” tall with a wingspan of 29”, the Black-bellied Plover can be found worldwide on open mudflats, beaches, fields, and tundra. In typical plover behavior when …
100 YEAR CELEBRATION RECAP!
How do you celebrate the 100th birthday of anything, let alone one of Washington most visited state park? That was the monumental challenge the Deception Pass Park Foundation undertook over a year ago. Its solution - spread the celebration throughout the year …
East Cranberry Lake
Excerpt from Two Hands and a Shovel by Jack Hartt When Deception Pass first became a state park, the eastern shores of Cranberry Lake were already popular with local communities as a gathering place for swimming, picnicking, and neighborhood …
Park Interpretation
Park Interpretation by Nia Fitzhugh, AmeriCorps Interpretive Naturalist Memorial Day weekend is the official start of summer and the kickoff of summer programs at the park. From 2019- 2020 interpretive staff made over 30,000 interpretive …
Meet the Surf Scoter
Meet the Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) by Jeff Sinker A large black sea duck with a colorful bill, sometimes initially mistaken for a puffin, the Surf scoter is common in winter along the Pacific Coast in shallow water …
Microplastics in our Oceans
By Samantha Zenger Highschool Ambassador (DPPF) According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, microplastics are defined as being, “small plastic pieces less than five millimeters long.” These particles are especially …
Beer Garden at the Community Picnic!
Hello Readers! I’m Mary Jane Feller, one of the newest board members for Deception Pass Park Foundation. I am REALLY getting excited for our Centennial Celebration this year, and have decided to make myself the Queen of the Beer Garden …
Wednesdays in the Park
by Carol Bromel Deception Pass Park Foundation Board Member It’s that time of year again, our little band of rakers has been out in the campsites getting them ready for the coming camping season. We meet every Wednesday at 9 AM at the Lake Store to tidy up …
Programs in the Park
February Morning Bird Walks Are you looking for a new way to connect with nature? Join AmeriCorps interpretive staff and Whidbey Audubon volunteers for a morning bird walk to discover some of the common, and not so common, species of birds which …
Bowman Bay Restoration Monitoring
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 …
