Port Townsend Marine Scavenger Hunt

Welcome to the 2026 MRC Conference Scavenger Hunt!

This one‑hour, self‑guided walking activity highlights six Jefferson MRC and partners' projects located within easy walking distance of the Port Townsend Northwest Maritime Center.

Visit all six sites, answer their questions, and find the letters hidden on an oyster shell at each stop. Put the letters together to decode the final word. When you’ve solved it, visit any Jefferson County MRC member during the conference and claim your glory as a finisher!

How It Works

1. Use the printed card found in your conference packet to see the map and site numbers.
2. Walk to each of the six sites located between Point Hudson and the Ferry Terminal.
3. At each site:

• Answer the question on your card.
• Find the shell with a letter on it.
• Write down the letter.
• When you’ve collected all six letters, solve the final word.
• Check in with a Jefferson MRC member with your results.

Learn More About Each Site Project

Each location below includes a short description and optional links to deeper information about the project or partner organization.

Site 1: Point Hudson Jetty

MRC members raised concern about the animals of this popular dive site when the Port of Port Townsend planned to replace the jetty. To avoid killing the critters, volunteer divers from WA Scuba Alliance and the local community relocated over 4000 invertebrates to a new dive site created by the Port in 2023.

More info: 

• Port of Port Townsend Livestream
  Watch a livestream from the rock reef habitat next to Point Hudson on the South Jetty walkway.
• Sea Critter Rescue: Divers save thousands of creatures from certain death during Port Townsend Jetty Removal
  Fox 13 Seattle | December 14, 2025
• Scuba divers relocate Point Hudson creatures
  Peninsula Daily News | August 2, 2023

Site 2: (Project name)
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More info (link)

Site 3: (Project name)
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Site 4: (Project name)
Brief description here.
More info (link)

Site 5: (Project name)
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Site 6: (Project name)
Brief description here.
More info (link)

Share Your Photos

We’d love to see your scavenger‑hunt adventures!
Sharing photos is completely optional, feel free to send us fun moments, group shots, or anything you found interesting along the route. We may share conference highlights afterward!

How to submit photos by email:

 

• Scan the QR code with your phone camera
• It will open an email
• Select the photos you want to share from your library and attach to your email and hit send.
• That’s it! Your photos will automatically upload to our collection folder. 
• You will get a notification “Success! Your email attachment was successfully uploaded to Box” 

Need Help?

Look for Jefferson MRC members during the conference, they can answer your scavenger hunt questions and celebrate your completed puzzle. Have fun exploring maritime Port Townsend and Jefferson MRC's projects!