Students dive into marine ecosystem lesson

A La Conner High School student group was to have taken a science field trip to the beach last Tuesday on what would have been a perfect warm and sunny outing.

But, as has been the case for more than a year, COVID-19 protocols forced a change in plans.

Thankfully, due to the adaptability of La Conner school district and the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve staffs, students in the Between Two Worlds Indigenous Science class could still enjoy the beach life.

Padilla Bay’s Annie English and Madi McKay brought forage fish eggs to the La Conner classroom for students to view through...