tidal pools

[decosuz]

Does anyone know of any tidal pool areas on St. John? Even though they are not little anymore, my kids(age 9 & 13) just love that kind of thing, looking at all the creatures and little fish. They also like hermit crabs. I know there was a fairly recent trip report that included something about hermit crabs and possibly tidal pools, but I couldn't find it. Anyone?

[marys]

There's a very nice ranger-led walk along Leinster Bay where you explore tidal pools. You can find out when it's scheduled at the National Park Visitor's Center.

Mary

[villafish]

There is a rock beach past the Concordia tents... you can park at the bottom and take a short walk down to the beach and around the rocks. There is usually a great tide pool there with lots of creatures.

[decosuz]

Thanks for the suggestions. We'll check them out.

[jenrale]

If they like that, betcha they'd love snorkling. Buy a couple cheap snorkle sets and get out into the real fun stuff!!

[RickG]

I like the left side of Little Lameshur. Its a good rock scramble with shallow pools.

Cheers, RickG

[decosuz]

jenrale-- Oh, we plan on snorkeling, too. We already have our gear. My son(13), the future biologist, likes mucking around looking for the little creatures and organisms that most people don't even notice. You would be amazed at all the tiny living things you can find if you look hard enough. Give him a net and he could be occupied for hours.

Rick G - Thanks. We'll take a look!

[Greenskeeper]

[quote="decosuz"]jenrale-- My son(13), the future biologist, likes mucking around looking for the little creatures and organisms that most people don't even notice. You would be amazed at all the tiny living things you can find if you look hard enough. Give him a net and he could be occupied for hours.

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Check this out for your son, he might enjoy taking part in this.


http://biology.mcgill.ca/faculty/leung/invasivetracers/

We organized a group of kids to do this 2 years ago. All of us learned alot about the variety of crabs on the eastern seaboard and the fragile nature of an ecosystem when a foreign invasive species is introduced.