VoV: Ecological Health and Public Access for Quartermaster Harbor, Tramp Harbor, and Portage

Last updated 1/4/2026

11/25/2025 Tuesday 11am

Available at https://voiceofvashon.org/episode/brown-briefly-quartermaster-harbor-vashon/ or on podcast platforms.

Water is life, and the waters around Vashon-Maury Islands support an entire food chain, culminating in the Southern Resident Orca. Join Truman O'Brien, Bruce Haulman, Kevin Jones, Craig Beles, and Amy Drayer on Voice of Vashon, 101.9FM to hear Jen and Rocky Hrachovec, talk about the ecological health and public access for Quartermaster Harbor, Tramp Harbor, and Portage.

We are building a coalition to facilitate pollution reduction. Likely outputs include education and outreach, science collaborations, grant writing, buying groups, and planting support.

To join the leading coalition, contact

Jen Hrachovec

Secretary of Vashon-Maury Community Council

secretary.v-mcc@proton.me

Rocky and Jen Hrachovec, fishing for pink salmon in Colvos Passage

Photographer: Joel Tibbs

For more on shellfish and citations, see v-mcc.org/shellfish