Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee hosting kelp and eelgrass talk
MUKILTEO — The Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee is hosting a night of talks and presentations from scientists and surveyors on the state of kelp and eelgrass beds off Mukilteo and Hat Island on Wednesday at the Rosehill Community Center. The talks will take place from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Point Elliot Room.
The committee has been monitoring kelp in Snohomish County since 2015 and eel grass since the late 90s, said Elisa Dawson, a senior marine resources planner.
“We have these large data sets of marine vegetation data, and we’re interested in sharing that data with the public,” Dawson said on Thursday. “The event is really for anyone who might be interested in learning about the Puget Sound, these critical habitats that are in the Puget Sound and right out our front door.”
The Puget Sound region is home to five species of seagrass, including eelgrass, which is the most abundant. Eelgrass typically grows in protected intertidal areas with muddy or sandy substrates for the plant to dig its roots, called rhizomes, into.
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