McDonald Cove Long-Term trends
McDonald Cove is located in the Washington Salish Sea. This steep site consists of moderately uneven terrain, containing few cracks and folds.
McDonald Cove; Hood Canal is dominated by consolidated bedrock, and the area surrounding the site is comprised of a mixture of consolidated bedrock and boulder fields. The primary coastal orientation of this site is southeast.
Long-Term Monitoring Surveys at McDonald Cove were established in 2014, and are done by University of Washington. Long-Term monitoring surveys currently target the following species: Chthamalus/Balanus (Acorn Barnacles), Fucus (Northern Rockweed), and Pisaster (Ochre Star). In addition, motile invertebrates are monitored at this site. For more information see the Long-Term trends at this site.
Biodiversity Surveys were done in 2025. The Biodiversity Survey grid encompasses one sections that is approximately 30 meters (along shore) x 10 meters (seaward).
For more information about McDonald Cove, please contact Megan Dethier (mdethier@uw.edu).