2018 FIDALGO BAY DAY

Skagit MRC's 15th annual Fidalgo Bay Day event was held Saturday, September 15 at the Samish Indian Nation's beautiful Fidalgo Bay Resort in Anacortes. 

Some of the event highlights included: our popular beach seining demonstration; Shannon Point Marine Center’s portable aquarium "touch tanks" with live marine critters to see and touch; interactive educational exhibits hosted by several local agencies and organizations; kid friendly craft tables; face painting; fun games and prizes; and samples of local seafood.

We are extremely grateful to Pete Haase for chairing Fidalgo Bay Day for the third year in a row (he did an amazing job as always), and the 45 volunteers who contributed many long hours to make this year's event a huge success. It wouldn't happen without all of you! Thank you!!

A big 'Thank You' also goes out to the following participating organizations who hosted educational displays and fun activities for the kids and adults alike: Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve Citizen Stewardship Committee, Friends of Skagit Beaches, Northwest Straits Foundation, Orca Network, Pacific Mammal Research, Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Port of Anacortes, Salish Sea Biological (Daniel Penttila), Shannon Point Marine Center, Skagit Conservation District,  Skagit Conservation Education Alliance, Skagit County Health Dept, Skagit County Marine Resources Committee, Skagit County Public Works Clean Water Program, Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group, Skagit Land Trust, Washington State Department of Ecology, Washington State Department of Natural Resources Aquatic Reserves,  and Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehab Center.

We would also like to thank the following partners and local businesses who generously contributed to this year's event: The Samish Indian Nation for hosting our event at their beautiful Fidalgo Bay Resort facility and Rosie Cayou-James and family for providing a warm Samish welcome and their traditional no-host BBQ salmon lunch; Adrift Restaurant, Johnny Picassos, and Mary Anne's Kitchen for providing tasty complimentary seafood chowders; Taylor Shellfish for providing scrumptious oysters and mussels; SEABEAR Wild Salmon for donating 250 samples of "Candied Salmon Uglies"; Gere-A-Deli for providing amazing brownies; the Anacortes Boys and Girls Club for loaning their popcorn machine; and the Northwest Straits Foundation and the Friends of Skagit Beaches for the Discovery Passport activity and prizes and plastics display.

Fidalgo Bay Day is an educational event of the Skagit County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) and is supported by many partners and volunteers.  This event has been funded in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under Assisstance Agreement [CE-01J31901] and the Puget Sound Partnership. 

For a copy of the 2018 Fidalgo Bay Day Report click here.

For more information about past Fidalgo Bay Day events click here