The MRC will install 7 "voluntary no anchor zone" marker buoys along the Port Townsend waterfront in May. The buoys mark the seaward edge of the eelgrass meadows that lie beneath the water. The buoys, combined with interpretive signs and brochures, explain the negative impacts of anchoring in eelgrass and encourage boaters to anchor seaward of the eelgrass. The buoys are installed during the peak boating season from May through September. District 3 MRC member Mike Porter has been preparing the buoys for deployment, removing all traces of last seasons marine growth (see above, left). The MRC's Recreation Rep., Steve Lewis, has repaired and replaced damaged rigging. The East Jefferson Fire Department will be volunteering the use of its boat and skipper for the buoy deployment. Look for the buoys to reappear along the waterfront on May 12.
