San Juan Islands 20-year Eelgrass Health Project: Results and Management Implications

Friends of the San Juans, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University and the University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories will share results of a collaborative eelgrass research project in San Juan County including:  

• new countywide eelgrass mapping and 20-year change analysis;  

• wasting disease resiliency research; and a  

• land use impact analysis.  

Presentations will be followed by an interactive session to help prioritize eelgrass protection actions for the San Juans (and beyond). 

Please note: this virtual session is intended for eelgrass researchers, shoreline managers and restoration practitioners.  A separate community session for the interested public is being planned. Please email Tina@sanjuans.org to be included in that virtual event invite.

The San Juan County 20-year eelgrass health project was funded by the SeaDoc Society, the Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership and Friends of the San Juans.