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The park is available to all Harney View members. Please respect the privacy of our neighbors.

Kayak Storage Racks

We are thrilled to announce that the racks for kayaks have been completed and are now ready for use! These racks will make a huge difference in your ability to get out and enjoy the water.

 

We sincerely hope that you will take advantage of this incredible opportunity and start exploring the beautiful surroundings of your community.

 

Finally, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to the group of enthusiastic kayakers who generously donated to make this project a reality. 

 

Rules of Use
Kayak storage racks
The racks are popular with the users and are already fully occupied!

Picnic Area

Comments from attendees  at our thursday evening get-togethers last summer made it painfully obvious that they, the old picnic tables, needed to be replaced. The new tables are made to the same dimensions and of the same materials as the old ones, except for the absence of splinters and protruding nails.

Thanks to: Jacques, Gord and Stewart

New picnic tables, Jacques and Stew
Jacques Retief and Stewart Andrew, testing the new tables - photo Gord Crowe
The picnic area during the 2023 king tide. Fortunately the logs were chained down with in-ground anchors, which did an impressive job. In future we will chain down the picnic tables as well.

Green Crab Monitoring

The green crab has been threatening our region with an invasion for years and very recently the population has exploded in some areas and severely degraded the ecosystems.
Please contact Ken Carrasco (acmeleaf@gmail.com) for more information.
Ken Carrasco in his natural environment. Photo by Marta Branch
European green crab- courtesy of Sean McDonald, Washington Sea Grant
The Washington Sea Grant‘s Crab Team monitors the area for green crab. Marine biologist, Ken Carrasco has volunteered to coordinate the survey, collecting and any other activities with Sea Grant.
 

Monitoring involves a 2-hour visit twice a month during the monitoring season, April-September. During these visits, monitors conduct a 50m shoreline survey, search for molts, and set traps the first day and retrieve them the second day.

The Washington Sea Grant‘s Crab Team monitors the area for green crab. Marine biologist, Ken Carrasco has volunteered to coordinate the survey, collecting and any other activities with Sea Grant.
Ken Carrasco and Julia Soes during the April 2024 survey. Terry Turner & Amy Sprenger also participated. Photo by Marta Branch

Sampling Results: April 2024

Report by Ken Carrasco:

The Invasive Green Crab Monitoring Team of Double Cove have begun our annual sampling. Our first survey was in late April (fairly chilly and wet). We’ll be sampling monthly into October again. So far, so good. No green crab have been trapped.

Brush Clearing

The dense brush above the parking areas was cleared to provide access to the landscape, remove invasive vegetation, and reduce the fire risk. It is now a beautiful park-scape with more light and glimpses of the bay beyond.

 

The funds for this substantial project were provided by a generous property owner who wishes to remain anonymous.

Before-and-after images of the work

Before - after