Edmonds Underwater Park - Our Underwater Backyard - Bruce Higgins Trails - Annie Crawley

Edmonds Underwater Park https://www.edmondsunderwaterpark.com/ is a marine protected area in Edmonds, Washington located in the Puget Sound area of the Salish Sea. Edmonds Underwater Park is the heart of our Edmonds community, yet few people know what lies below the surface. Kids and families flock to the beach year round. With over 25,000 visits from scuba divers alone, it is beloved by our community and one of the most popular dive destinations in the entire Pacific Northwest. This short film gives you an idea of what lives beneath the sea at Edmonds Underwater Park.

The City of Edmonds established the park in 1970 with a lease from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. When the Edmonds City Council made a dive at the proposed park site, they were struck by the wonderful marine life on a submerged dry dock from the 1930s. The site has since been designated as a no-take zone by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. It's important to devote areas in the ocean for species recovery and habitat restoration. Edmonds Underwater Park serves as a recreational area for the community. Bruce Higgins and his team of volunteers have driven park maintenance since the beginning, working toward diver safety, park development, invasive species removal, and ecosystem surveys. Learn more by visiting https://www.edmondsunderwaterpark.com/

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About Annie Crawley:
Annie Crawley has worked around the world with cameras in hand, mostly below the surface of our ocean. Born and raised in Chicago, she fell in love with water swimming in our Great Lakes as she did not see the ocean until after graduating from the University of Illinois. After she learned to scuba dive, she took a calculated risk and sold her car to purchase her first underwater camera systems. As an underwater explorer, she was inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame in 2010, earned her Master of Communications at University of Washington, and is a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps trained by Al Gore. She now calls Edmonds, WA home. She has created a series of illustrated books and programs to entertain, educate and awe people about life within our ocean.

Annie launched Dive Into Your Imagination to create a community to educate and entertain all ages while connecting them to our environment. She travels with a dive team who explore the sea while scuba diving and documenting their experiences. As a master storyteller, she runs programs teaching the art of photography, video, and workshops.

The Our Ocean and You Campaign has reached tens of thousands of students and continues to create partnerships to promote ocean health. Annie shares the beauty and wonder of exploring our ocean together with three issues: pollution, climate change, and sustainability. http://OurOceanAndYou.com