Videos: Vashon Habitat Stewardship Whirlwind event
January 10, 2013
McMurray Middle School
This community update was organized to help bring the Vashon Island community up to date on the numerous conservation and restoration projects on Vashon and Maury Islands.
The following videos include many of the presentations with some additional footage and content. Some presentations were edited for viewer clarity or due to technical issues.
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Current watershed health
- Sustainability Indicators -Vashon Report Card
Groundwater Protection Committee - Susie Kalhorn more info - Quartermaster Harbor Nitrogen Study update
King County – Curtis DeGasperi more info - Stream health / BIBI / salmon watching
Vashon Nature Center - Bianca Perla more info*
Habitat restoration
- What and why restoration?
King County - Greg Rabourn - Dockton Natural Area
Greg Rabourn more info - Cove Creek
Greg Rabourn - Raab’s Lagoon Natural Area
Greg Rabourn - Maury Island Natural Area (Pit) Neill Point, Piner Point, Pt. Robinson
King County - Greg Rabourn - Judd Creek restoration
Vashon Maury Land Trust - Tom Dean contact info*
Habitat preservation and acquisition
- Land Trust Acquisition updates and future
Tom Dean contact info* - Point Heyer Drift Cell Habitat Preservation
King County - Greg Rabourn - Quartermaster Harbor Pollution Identification and Correction
Greg Rabourn - Maury Island Marine Park and Puget Sound Corps (no video)
more info* and blog*
Video filmed and produced by Meadowlake Productions*.
King County Vashon Basin Steward and Vashon Groundwater Protection Committee - Greg Rabourn
Quartermaster Harbor Nitrogen Study Update – Curtis DeGasperi
Steam health / BIBI / salmon watching - Vashon Nature Center – Bianca Perla info@vashonnaturecenter.org, 206-463-9443
Puget Sound Corps – Washington Department of Natural Resources – Bryan Massey (2013) bryan.massey@dnr.wa.gov – 360-902-1430
Vashon -Maury Island Land Trust, Tom Dean (2013) Tom@vashonlandtrust.org, 206-463-2644
For more information about the Vashon Habitat Restoration Whirlwind event, please contact Greg Rabourn, Vashon-Maury Island Steward.