Beach Heroes

Learn about the small –scale world that is right under your feet on the beach. Watch hermit and shore crabs scurry as their rock roof is carefully moved. Whole colonies of periwinkles, snails, and maybe a sea star, hide under there when the tide is out. Hear about how we can walk gently on our neighbors on the shore.

This is a baby ochre seastar just a few months old.
Photo: J. Alford

Going to the beach between March and the end of June? This is breeding season and the crabs are especially vulnerable.

These baby seastars will be crashed to death if this rock is tipped or rolled over.
Photo: J. Alford

Learn how to lift and replace the rocks so that you don't kill crabs, snails and fish or destroy their homes under rocks.

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