Stream Team volunteers at work at Edmonds Marsh

Posted Thursday, August 21, 2025

By Beacon Staff

From left: Joe Scordino, Seth Zeon, Eric Monroe, Aiden Curran, Bob Seidensticker, Janelle Cass, John Brock, Heather Marks, Dianna Maish, Chris Walton, Belinda Hughes, and Sally Jo Sebring. Not pictured: Nancy Scordino and Mason Hughes. (Photo courtesy Joe Scordino)

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The Edmonds Marsh restoration volunteers were hard at work last week, spreading wood chips to prevent regrowth of invasive nightshade.

The Edmonds Stream Team has a new four-year agreement with the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to continue volunteer work on restoring the Edmonds Marsh freshwater system and wildlife habitat along SR 104 in Edmonds.

The volunteer project began in 2021 and succeeded in reopening the Shellabarger Creek connection to the Edmonds Marsh by removing fencing and an overgrowth of invasive plants. Current efforts involve stabilizing the new streambank and preventing regrowth of the invasive plants. Additional trees will be planted in the fall.