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Trail Tales Sign Update

If you’ve been out on the Tommy Thompson trail recently you may have noticed that the first group of three interpretive signs are up on the trail by the site of the old plywood mill.  This is where Ecology is conducting its current cleanup activities along Fidalgo Bay.  The last six will be going to manufacturing next week and should be up soon should be here and ready to install by May.  There will be a total of 15 Trail Tales interpretive signs along with two signs being provided by DNR about the Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve.  The installation marks the conclusion of a great teamwork effort between contractors and volunteers to provide a lasting educational opportunity for our community.

We want to thank Anacortes Parks & Recreation Department, which is donating their staff time as well as the concrete to install the sign bases and interpretive panels.  Signs and bases were purchased through our grant sponsored by Washington Department of Ecology. We also want to thank sign sponsorship donors who have contributed to support the manufacturing of a number of our signs including, Anacortes Parks Foundation, Soroptimists International of Anacortes, as well as a number of individual donors.

Our technical writer, Jan Hersey of Biz Point Communications, has done a great job of telling the stories on our signs.  In addition to her paid support, she has donated a substantial number of volunteer hours to the project.  Trail Tales lead, Betty Carteret and Jan developed the sign content with help from the Anacortes Museum, Shannon Point Marine Center Staff, the Samish Indian Nation, as well as a number of Beach Watcher and Trail Tales volunteers who provided research materials.  Graphic design is being performed by EDX Edquist Davis Exhibits in Seattle and signs are being manufactured

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