Lower Dungeness Bird Walk with North Olympic Land Trust
Sunday April 19, 2026 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Meeting at the parking lot beside Dungeness Old Schoolhouse
Price: $40
Trip Leader: Scott Gremel
Limit: 20
Take a morning walk along the new levee and look for birds at the Lower Dungeness River Floodplain Restoration Site! Join us for an exploration of these protected lands, led by a birding expert of Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society. North Olympic Land Trust’s Land Manager and fellow bird enthusiast, Scott Gremel, will share the unique story of the protected lands.
Participants should wear sturdy shoes and expect to walk 1-2 miles on mostly flat, compact gravel. Binoculars and/or spotting scopes are recommended. Depending on bird activity, the outing may last more than two hours.
Scott Gremel serves as the Land Manager for the North Olympic Land Trust, collaborating with staff and volunteer community members to oversee the properties owned by the Land Trust. His passion for birding began in Indiana, where he conducted undergraduate research at Indiana University, focusing on the impact of timber harvesting on bird communities. After relocating to Washington State, Scott took on various roles in forestry and wildlife, culminating in a remarkable 30-year career as a wildlife biologist, where he supervised the spotted owl monitoring program at Olympic National Park.