Join Trail Tales Docents for a short “Journey of Discovery” walk. Our one-hour walk will take us 1/2 mile on a level paved walkway around the marina to the Rotary Park Gazebo. Along the way you will learn about Anacortes’ rich marine history and the changes that have taken place along the waterfront.
Join Trail Tales Docents for an interpretive walk along the Tommy Thompson Trail to learn about the history and cleanup of the old plywood mill site, Ecology's environmental restoration work, and new the wildlife habitat that has been created. The City of Anacortes' Parks & Recreation Director, Gary Robinson, with share plans for updating landscaping and park features. This project is part of the Dept. of Ecology's Anacortes Baywide Cleanup.
If you have wondered about the flora and fauna along the shore of the Tommy Thompson Trail, join Trail Tales docents for some plant identification and interesting facts about the animals that use the plants. Some of the plants are native, others introduced by Coast Salish people and Europeans. The walk is suitable for children and history buffs, Anacortes residents and visitors alike.
Take a lunch break with our Trail Tales docents and join one of our new Lunch & Learn interpretive walks. This walk will visit three cleanup sites around the Cap Sante boat basin to learn about the history of these sites and their environmental restoration under a partnership between the Port of Anacortes and Dept. of Ecology's Toxics Cleanup Program. Bring a brown bag lunch to enjoy while we discuss the largest cleanup site, which is now a beautiful park on the shore of Fidalgo Bay. Representatives of Ecology and the Port will join this walk to share their perspectives. These three cleanup sites are all part of the Dept. of Ecology's Anacortes Baywide Cleanup.