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Winter bird surveys 2023

Join us in collecting data at Fern Cove on wintering seabirds for a long-term monitoring site in the Puget Sound Seabird Survey. This data will establish baseline conditions for Fern Cove bird populations for the first time. In addition to submitting data to this Puget Soundwide effort we will also be taking baseline data on Fern Cove bird and mammal occurences both in Fern Cove and in the area of a proposed kelp farm so that we can establish a baseline to compare changes if the farm goes in. Surveys happen on the first Saturday of every month from October-April.

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Please pick one or more dates to sign up for to participate in a bird survey at Fern Cove.

1/6/2024 from 11 am -12pm

2/3/2024 from 10-11 am

3/2/2024 from 10-11 am

4/6/2024 from 4-5 pm

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Safety Notice: Please be aware that there are risks associated with your participation. Some of the risks you may encounter include steep, slippery, and uneven terrain, cross country travel, challenging access, and low visibility conditions (at night or in areas thick with plants). COVID exposure is also a risk which we will work to minimize but cannot eliminate. We follow CDC recommended guidelines: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html Please do your part to limit exposure. We cannot anticipate or list all the challenges and hazards. For this reason, please use your common sense and respect your own limits. You are not required to do anything; choose your activities based on your own sense of what you and your family can safely handle. Assumption of Risk and Release: You agree to take responsibility for your own safety and your family’s safety when volunteering with us. You also agree, for yourself and your children, to release and hold harmless Vashon Nature Center and any landowner from any and all liability, of any nature, that may arise from participation. You agree this assumption of risk and release applies to your current volunteer activities and all future participation with Vashon Nature Center.