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Take a short stroll down the 300 feet of boardwalk that make up Edmonds Marsh. Along the way, you can stop to take in several interpretive signs. They'll explain what birds you can hear, and a little bit about the history of the area.
The trail is the first stop on the Great Washington State Birding Trail - Cascade loop. Rightly so; as many as 90 species of bird visit this place over the course of a year.
The saltwater-fed estuary that Edmonds Marsh is built on was used by Coast Salish Native people as a fishing village. The area supported fish and shellfish, as well as plentiful plants they used to make clothes and other supplies for living. The tradition is upheld thanks to tribal fishing rights on the Edmonds waterfront, but the marsh area is drastically reduced. Once 40 acres, it is only now 22 acres due to development.
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