Anderson Island Park & Recreation District

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  • The Parks
    • Parks Overview
    • Andy's Marine Park
    • Jacob's Point Park
    • Andy's Wildlife Park
    • Lowell Johnson Park
    • Jane Cammon Park
    • Montalvo Park
    • The Old School House
    • Tom White Park
    • Idie Ulsh Park
    • St. Anne's Woods
    • Tom's Park
    • The Guthrie Center
  • Happenings
    • News
    • Recreation Programs
    • Salmon Restoration
    • History of Jacob's Point
    • Shrimp
  • Rules
    • Park Rules
    • Sensitive Ecosystems
    • Dogs in Our Parks
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    • Contact Us
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Protecting Sensitive Ecosystems

In addition to providing recreation opportunities for the island's residents and visitors, the Park District's mission also includes preserving green space and protecting wildlife.


To that end, we ask visitors to consider their impact on the natural beauty around them and embrace the following guidelines. 


PLEASE read about dog-friendly parks prior to bringing your pets with you.

We Come as Observers

Stay on the Trails

These parks were created with the idea that when people are more in touch with nature, they can more deeply appreciate the need to protect our flora and fauna. It's important to stay on the trails to ensure a minimal impact on the ecosystem.

Show Respect for Our Wildlife

These parks are their home...where they raise their young and do their best to thrive in a world being slowly taken over by humans. Please be considerate of them.

We Take Nothing

Refrain from Fishing or Harvesting

Within these parks, all living organisms are protected from human interaction. That includes fish, crabs, shellfish, and all other marine and terrestrial animals. Please follow a hands-off policy. Leave the fish, clams, and crabs for the wildlife. We do allow limited personal foraging of plants, so please refer to those details below.

Leave the Momentos on the Beach

Branches, driftwood, sand, rocks, shells...they all make up the ecosystem in these parks. By removing "treasures" from our parks and beaches, you are removing someone's home, building material, or barricade from the elements. Please don't collect anything from our parks.

We Leave No Trace

Pack It in, Pack It Out

We encourage you to sit a spell and appreciate the quiet beauty of these parks. However, there are no trash cans, so please plan accordingly. Bring in what you need, and please take all trash and evidence of your visit back out of the park with you.

Consider Your Impact

As a general rule, please be mindful of your impact on these fragile ecosystems. The crunch under your feet as you walk along the tideflats may be a sand dollar bed being accidentally crushed. The eagle you are trying to get closer to may be frightened off from the fish it was targeting to take home to its hungry eaglets. Observe, enjoy, learn, marvel...but please consider how your actions impact this park and its inhabitants.

Foraging In Our ParkS

In 2025, Anderson Island Park & Recreation District updated its Parks Use Code to allow limited foraging for personal use. 


Prior to this, no botanical or edible items were allowed to be taken from the park. Recognizing that this policy was out of alignment with how constituents used our parks and foraging policies across local and state parks, the updated rules outline quantities and species of plants that may be ethically harvested. 


Below are general foraging guidelines and the specific harvesting rules for our parks.

ETHICAL FORAGING GUIDELINES

Know Your Plant

Only harvest plants you have properly identified, are safe for the intended purpose and in our parks, only from the list of species identified below.

Forage Respectfully

Remember that you share this resource with many others. Only harvest plants that are plentiful and gather only what’s necessary - no more than 1/10th to 1/3 of any given plant. 

Consider the Environment

Avoid areas that are unsafe - like roadsides and tidal areas with sticky mud - and harvest during prime yield times for the species you seek. 

Notice Your Impact

Be a gentle forager on the landscape. Stay on the trails and don't trample foliage. Use proper tools to harvest and remember that it should always look like you were never there. 

Foraging Rules

Berries, Fruit, Nuts

The following fruits, nuts, berries or unoccupied seashells may be gathered by hand for personal use or consumption, in accordance with the noted size, quantity, collection sites and/or use or consumption restrictions. 


The gathering or possession of edible fruits and berries is limited to one liter (1.0 quart) per person per day. 


  • Blackberry, Rubus spp.
  • Currant, Ribes-sanguineum
  • California blackberry or Trailing blackberry, Rubus, R. ursinus
  • Hazelnut, Corylus cornuta
  • Hawthorne, Crataegus douglasii
  • Hawthorn (English), Crataegus Monogyna
  • Huckleberry, Vaccinium spp.
  • Mountain Ash, Sorbus Scopulina and s. sitchensis
  • Oregon Grape, Berberis aquiflolium and B. nervosa
  • Red Elderberry, Sambucus racemosa
  • Salal, Gaultheria shallon
  • Salmonberry, Rubus spectabilis
  • Serviceberry, Amelanchier alnifolia
  • Strawberry, Fragaria virginiana and F. veca
  • Thimbleberry, Rubus parviflorus
  • Edible Fungi - must be cut (not pulled)

Plants & Foliage

The following plants may be harvested for personal use (no commercial harvesting) using ethical foraging practices defined by sustainable wildcrafting sources: harvest 1/3 or less of a plant in a given stand, and only if the plant is plentiful and not at risk.


  • Baldhip Rose, Rosa gymnocarpa
  • Bracken Fern, Pteridium aquilinum
  • Cattail, Typha latifolia
  • Chickweed, Stellaria media
  • Cleavers, Galium aparine
  • Clover, Trifolium spp.
  • Coastal Hedge-nettle, Stachys chamissonis
  • Coastal Mugwort, Artemisia suksdorfii
  • Common Mallow, Malva neglecta
  • Cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa
  • Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale
  • Dock, Rumex spp.
  • Douglas Fir, Psuedotsuga menziesii
  • Goldenrod, Solidago canadensis
  • Gumweed, Grindelia integrifolia
  • Horsetail, Equisetum spp.
  • Lungwort, Lobaria pulmonaria
  • Mullein, Verbascum thapsus
  • Nootka Rose, Rosa nutkana
  • Oregon White Oak, Quercus garryana
  • Oxeye Daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare
  • Pacific Madrone, Arbutus menziesii
  • Pearly Everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea
  • Pine, Pinus spp.
  • Pineapple weed, Matricaria discoidea
  • Plantain, Plantago spp.
  • Purple Dead Nettle, Lamium purpureum
  • Queen Anne’s Lace, Daucus carota
  • Red Alder, Alnus rubra
  • Self Heal, Prunella vulgaris
  • St. John’s Wort, Hypericum perforatum
  • Stinging Nettle, Urtica spp.
  • Usnea, Usnea spp.
  • Violet, Viola spp.
  • Western Hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla
  • Western Red Cedar, Thuja plicata
  • Wild Ginger, Asarum caudatum
  • Willow, Salix spp.
  • Woods’ Rose, Rosa woodsii
  • Yarrow, Achillea millefolium
  • Yerba Buena, Clinopodium douglasii

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