Celebrate Marine Protected Areas Day on August 1st with a guided tidepool tour at Battle Rock Beach led by ODFW and Faith Townsend of Reef Check! The event will be held on Saturday, August 1st from 7 am – 9 am. We will meet outside the Battle Rock Wayside Park Visitor’s Center (520 Jefferson Street, Port Orford, OR 97465) before taking a 15 minute walk down Battle Rock Beach to large rock stacks that are full of fascinating critters during low tides! Please bring footwear that you can get wet and sandy. We recommend downloading the iNaturalist app and joining the BioBlitz: Oregon’s Marine Reserves and MPAs project to document what you find and contribute to coastal science!

Registration is requested, but not required. Visit bit.ly/mpaday_tidepool26 to sign up.