awesome park volunteers
The park is maintained and improved by a volunteer diver Park Stewards group led by Bruce Higgins. Major contributors have varied over time and all contributions are valued. Since 1991, Bruce has committed to diving every Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 AM to support the park. The stewards support the City of Edmonds and dive community’s values: safety, security, maintenance, and improvements. Safety includes buoys, underwater trails (2.5 miles of rope and block guides), and signage to help divers navigate. Buoys are placed to help keep boats out of the park and define the boundaries. Security efforts include invasive species management including Didemnum and Ciona tunicates. Maintenance efforts encompass the repair and upkeep of park features for divers and marine life diversity. Improvements include developing rockfish habitat and features to attract divers toward the north side of the park.