Green Crab Molt Search Volunteer Training – San Juan County

152 First Street North,Friday Harbor WA 98250

19 May, 2023

Description

Invasive European green crabs are voracious eaters that threaten our shellfish beds, clamming beaches, and nearshore habitat for salmon. Join Friends of the San Juans, Washington State University Extension and University of Washington Sea Grant in this effort to monitor our beaches for signs of green crab presence by searching for their molts. This event includes a 2-hour workshop which will teach you how to identify the crab molts, where and how to conduct a 20-minute Molt Search survey, how to report your findings using a mobile app, and how to collect additional data on Dungeness crab molts if you wish. After a short break (bring a sack lunch or there are nearby stores for food), the training workshop will be followed by a bioblitz survey beginning at Jacksons Beach. Schedule: (interisland ferry arrives at 11:15 am) 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Training Workshop at the San Juan Island Grange 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Break (travel to Jacksons Beach) 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Bioblitz, beginning at Jacksons Beach Thank you, BP Heron Center, for your support! Volunteers on the beach photo by Jonathan Robinson, WSU Snohomish County Extension