Erik Kingfisher, Director of the Jefferson Land Trust, along with his daughter Samara, paid a citizen science visit a few weeks ago to Fort Warden State Park, at the northeast tip of the Olympic Peninsula. They verified observations made by Kitsap resident Heidi Danlicheck in October.
Follow this link to see the Kingfishers' video and commentary:
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Thanks Paul - looks like the video link is broken. We'll get back out there in the spring to see how things look.
ReplyDeleteI visited Fort Worden on February 17th. As best I can tell, there may have been drought-related decline, perhaps a couple of bad years, but now the ferns appear to have all recovered. I could find none of the brown stubbly crowns which are the strongest indicator of sword fern die-off
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