​About Whale Scout

​Whale Scout leads the public in land-based whale watching experiences. We channel people’s interest and passion about whales into on the ground salmon habitat restoration projects protecting the primary food source of struggling orcas in Puget Sound.

​Get your hands dirty!

​If you care about whales and want to help, you are probably closer to the solutions than you might think!

​Endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales depend on salmon as a critical prey resource from watersheds in Puget Sound and beyond. Salmon use the Sammamish River as a migratory corridor. Improving the water quality in the river will help both struggling salmon populations and orcas. Join us to care for new native plantings at the former Wayne Golf Course. Vegetation will help shade and cool and clean a small stream emptying into the Sammamish River. Healthy riparian forests control erosion of riverbanks and host insects’ young salmon need early in life. The former Wayne Golf Course features nearly a mile of shoreline and is the largest City of Bothell Park. Activities will take place on the west side or “front nine.”

​For more details on the salmon habitat restoration project at the former Wayne Golf Course, please check out this link.

​All ages welcome! Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, under 18 need a signed release form by a parent.

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​What to bring

​Comfortable clothes, long pants and long sleeves, closed toed shoes, a water bottle. Make sure to put on sunscreen as well!

​Provided

​Tools, gloves, and light snacks

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