- Kennedy Creek Natural Area Preserve (dnr.wa.gov)
This combined natural area preserve (NAP) and natural resources conservation area (NRCA) protects 1,121 acres, including most of the creek and estuary on the Puget Sound. Kennedy Creek Natural Area Preserve (NAP) includes the tidal reaches of Kennedy Creek and Schneider Creek, as well as adjacent salt marsh, tide flats, uplands and riparian forests. The salt marsh protected at the preserve is among the highest quality in the Puget Trough Ecoregion.
- Glacial erratic boulders of Island County, Washington (Wikipedia)
Glacial erratic boulders in Island County are a remnant of the Pleistocene glaciation that created Puget Sound and transformed the surfaces of what are now Island County’s main landmasses: Whidbey Island and Camano Island. South of Deception Pass, the two islands’ surfaces and beaches are completely composed of glacial till. Abundant glacial erratic boulders lie on the islands, their beaches, and under the near-shore waters.