observer siteName lat lon date time elevation area width length slope aspect canopyType canopyDensity healthyFernCount sickOrDeadFernCount dead.Class.1 dead.Class.2 dead.Class.3 dead.Class.4 notes photos mortality 1 Ben Larrabee Site 1 (Stinky) 48.6544 -122.4896 2025-07-07 20:26:04 235 627 19 33 33 271 Deciduous 60 5 37 0 3 10 24 Heavy slope, lots of die off and stinky bob, stinky bob over grew on a lot of the dead sword ferns, west facing slope, no mosquitos, steep and hard to climb https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/larrabee-1/IMG_6292.jpg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/larrabee-1/IMG_6294.jpg 0.88 2 Ben Larrabee Site 2 (off highway) 48.65367 -122.49057 2025-07-07 21:23:42 167 143 11 13 37 251 Mixed 92 1 7 0 3 1 3 Right off highway, steep, minimal undergrowth https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/larrabee-2/IMG_6295.jpg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/larrabee-2/IMG_6298.jpg 0.88 3 Ben Larrabee Site 3 (behemoth) 48.653823 -122.489781 2025-07-07 23:48:18 212 2074 34 61 26 263 Mixed 60 23 73 5 11 50 7 High density death, first time seeing this many dead, large over growth around the ferns, found other dead plants around them, steep slope https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/larrabee-3/IMG_1511.jpg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/larrabee-3/IMG_6299.jpg 0.76 4 Ben George Smallwood Site 1 46.8544 -122.2739 2025-07-08 18:39:06 796 243 9 27 12 336 Deciduous 95 10 6 0 3 1 2 Right off trail, visible from trail, high fern density (but not specifically sword fern), small site, high canopy cover https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/smallwood-1/IMG_6308.jpg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/smallwood-1/IMG_6309.jpg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/smallwood-1/IMG_6310.jpg 0.38 5 Kaiis George Smallwood 2 (Nextdoor) 46.5116 -122.1627 2025-07-08 18:59:03 819 255 17 15 13 342 Deciduous 95 15 15 3 3 1 8 Heavy canopy, heavy plant density, diverse undergrowth, ferns growing on trees https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/smallwood-2/IMG_6312.jpg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/smallwood-2/IMG_6313.jpg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/smallwood-2/IMG_6314.jpg 0.5 6 Kaiis Little Mashell Falls 1 46.5113 -122.1643 2025-07-08 19:22:00 774 414 18 23 11 40 Deciduous 77 5 11 2 1 4 4 NE facing, both sides of traill, right off of trail, high amount of traffic (hikers), heaving mixed understory https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/mashellFalls-1/IMG_6320.jpg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/mashellFalls-1/IMG_6321.jpg 0.69 7 Ben Dash Point Site 1 47.1848 -122.247 2025-07-14 16:23:40 257 156 13 12 8 346 Mixed 35 5 5 0 0 4 1 Heavy density of invasive species, black berries mainly, heavy brush around site, right off of trail, dead log in site, blackberries yummy 0.5 8 Ben NW Trek Site 1 46.9118222 -122.2749188 2025-07-14 19:45:20 776 2300 25 92 3 101 Mixed 20 19 23 7 4 4 8 Large site, right on trail, lot of children go through this trail, large mix of stage fours and ones, stinging needle, lots of invasive species (stinky bob, neddle, black berry, other ferns, low canopy cover, low slope. 0.55 9 Ben NW Trek Site 3 46.9125455 -122.2738013 2025-07-14 20:11:27 785 676 26 26 10 133 Mixed 40 15 26 5 1 7 13 Low canopy cover, flat slope, large site, seem to be groupings of dead, right off trail, heavy over growth, less stinging needle, 0.63 10 Ben NW Trek Site 2 46.9128526 -122.2743559 2025-07-14 20:29:12 751 117 9 13 8 73 Mixed 88 2 6 3 1 1 1 High canopy cover, right off trail, small site (note this small site is not the only one, in interest in finding other large sites we have pasted smaller sites) 0.75 11 Ben NW Trek Site 4 46.9121314 -122.272877 2025-07-14 20:38:11 763 91 7 13 3 340 Deciduous 70 1 11 0 2 5 4 Compact grouping, right off trail, lots of other species dead, still invasive species are alive 0.92 12 Ben NW Trek Site 5 Reflection Loop 46.9127503 -122.2729038 2025-07-14 21:03:07 740 720 24 30 7 83 Mixed 80 18 25 3 4 6 12 Stage ones are near trail, heavy canopy, dense sword fern population, right off trail, lots of other dead twigs and branches 0.58 13 Ben NW Trek Site 6 46.9131831 -122.2737158 2025-07-14 21:21:20 740 480 20 24 4 123 Mixed 90 9 11 3 4 2 2 Off trial by a couple feet, both sides of trail, heavy canopy cover, flat, lots of sites here 0.55 14 Kaiis Fort Ward Site 1 47.5886 -122.5299 2025-07-15 16:28:54 190 910 26 35 13 267 Mixed 90 14 9 1 2 5 1 Dispersed cite, lots of underground/ivy, dense ferns 0.39 15 Kaiis Fort Ward Site 2 47.5886 -122.53 2025-07-15 16:38:16 167 297 11 27 12 233 Mixed 87 4 6 0 2 4 0 Spread out, mosquitoes, large clump of death 0.6 16 Kaiis Fort Ward Site 3 (the big one) 47.5883 -122.5296 2025-07-15 17:01:31 145 2144 32 67 10 156 Mixed 92 4 50 3 9 18 20 Massive die off site mainly stumps, cut trees but overgrowth prevelant, lots of dead ferns surrounding, off trail 0.93 17 Kaiis Kitsap Memorial State Park (Zero Site) 47.8167 -122.6511 2025-07-15 18:29:35 55 1 1 1 2 212 Conifers 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 Not a lot of density large recreational area, small amount of nature trails, predominantly camping, a couple individual deaths but nothing to make a full site report 0 18 Kaiis Illahee State Park 47.5977 -122.5985 2025-07-15 19:43:26 257 1 1 1 19 334 Mixed 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relatively small park, dense amount of ferns steep slope, low traffic area, well kept trails 0 19 Kaiis Squaxin Park 47.071162 -122.893135 2025-07-21 03:34:43 80 1 1 1 8 0 Mixed 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zero Site 0 20 Kaiis Millersylvania Park (zero site) 46.9144 -122.921002 2025-07-21 03:40:34 384 1 1 1 13 0 Mixed 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zero Site 0 21 Ben Harstine Island State Park Site 1 47.2618 -122.871 2025-07-21 18:35:51 179 462 21 22 7 4 Deciduous 82 17 18 5 4 6 3 Lots of dead logs and twigs over site, many stage ones, lots of new growth and other types of plants growing over, the age of die-off differs here heavily https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/harstine-1/IMG_6505.jpeg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/harstine-1/IMG_6506.jpeg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/harstine-1/IMG_6507.jpeg 0.51 22 Ben Harstine Island State Park Site 2 47.2611 -122.8715 2025-07-21 19:00:26 145 744 24 31 35 138 Mixed 40 6 31 13 8 7 3 Steep hill, couldn't get down, scared of ground hornets, lots of sun (refer to photo), low canopy cover with heavy sunlight, not much new over growth https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/harstine-2/IMG_6508.jpeg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/harstine-2/IMG_6509.jpeg 0.84 23 Ben Harstine Island State Park Site 3 47.2608 -122.8692 2025-07-21 19:29:30 68 720 20 36 10 184 Mixed 87 20 24 0 1 1 22 Large amount of stumps, spread out on a large site, little undergrowth, not many invasive species, heavy canopy cover https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/harstine-3/IMG_6516.jpeg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/harstine-3/IMG_6517.jpeg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/harstine-3/IMG_6518.jpeg 0.55 24 Anonymous Jarrell Cove Site 1 47.283 -122.8825 2025-07-21 20:08:47 66 224 14 16 3 222 Conifers 43 1 10 0 4 3 3 Small site, right off of trail, lots of over growth, compact, had to look hard https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/jarrell-2/IMG_6527.jpeg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/jarrell-2/IMG_6528.jpeg 0.91 25 Ben Jarrell Cove Site 2 47.2842 -122.8834 2025-07-21 20:19:50 78 450 15 30 2 178 Deciduous 30 7 12 4 3 2 3 Right off trail, dense, lots of overgrowth and new plants, early stages in the front of the site https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/jarrell-2/IMG_6529.jpeg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/jarrell-2/IMG_6530.jpeg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/jarrell-2/IMG_6531.jpeg 0.63 26 Ben Harstine Road Site 1 47.2359 -122.8648 2025-07-21 21:22:29 89 1520 20 76 2 340 Mixed 76 31 17 11 4 2 0 Right off road, pretty dispersed, class fours may be hidden under large undergrowth, couldn't inspect further due to fears of it being private property, https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/harstine-road-1/IMG_6529.jpeg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/harstine-road-1/IMG_6530.jpeg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/harstine-road-1/IMG_6531.jpeg 0.35 27 Ben Harstine Road Site 2 47.234 -122.8702 2025-07-21 21:31:58 100 400 20 20 32 83 Mixed 60 15 22 8 11 3 0 Saw from road, steep, large amount of early death, https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/harstine-road-2/IMG_6532.jpeg | https://pshannon.net/photos/fernSurvey2025/harstine-road-2/IMG_6534.jpeg 0.59 28 Ben Interlocken Site 1 (Healthy Site) 46.6355 -122.307 2025-07-29 20:33:52 212 306 18 17 28 87 Mixed 63 13 0 0 0 0 0 Ferns per square meter: 0.37 (crowns), height distribution would vary 3-4in with most of the Sword ferns being 3.6-4ft tall, Sporangia was ever present 0 29 Ben Interlocken Site 2 (Healthy Site) 46.6363 -122.3076 2025-07-29 20:36:33 145 1131 39 29 40 309 Mixed 39 49 0 0 0 0 0 Ferns per square meter: 0.45 (crown), height variation was about 3'8" to 4'3" Sporangia was present again 0 30 Ben Interlocken Site 3 (Healthy Site) 46.6352 -122.3052 2025-07-29 20:40:22 145 416 16 26 47 311 Mixed 31 28 0 0 0 0 0 Ferns per square meter: 0.70 (crown), height variation was about 4'2" to 5'1" Sporangia was present again 0 31 Ben Schmitts Reserve Site 1 (Healthy Site) 47.5745 -122.4006 2025-07-29 20:42:30 156 624 16 39 12 28 Mixed 63 14 0 0 0 0 0 Ferns per square meter: 0.23 (crown), height variation was about 4'2" to 5'2" Sporangia was present again 0 32 Ben Schmitts Reserve Site 2 (Healthy Site) 47.577 -122.4016 2025-07-29 20:44:15 235 192 12 16 34 238 Mixed 48 14 0 0 0 0 0 Ferns per square meter: 0.77 (crown), height variation was about 4'3" to 4'9" Sporangia was present again 0 33 Kaiis Dead Horse 1 47.50543 -122.24752 2025-08-05 17:08:05 179 357 17 21 17 61 Deciduous 60 6 7 1 2 1 3 Spiders, dispersed, not very dense, minimal undergrowth, dry soil, right off trail 0.54 34 Kaiis Dead Horse 2 (original training site) 47.506 -122.2478 2025-08-05 17:29:14 156 900 25 36 14 67 Mixed 83 10 14 1 2 4 7 Spiders, really old 4s, gravel deposits, dispersed, minimal undergrowth but healthy site 0.58 35 Ben Tiger Mountain 1 47.52718 -121.98738 2025-06-23 18:24:33 920 378 18 21 12 289 Mixed 65 18 8 1 1 4 2 Misquote hell, sticky bob and invasive species covers class 4 dead ferns 0.31 36 Ben Tiger Mountain Site 2 47.5277777777778 -121.991944444444 2025-06-23 18:48:27 740 84 12 7 41 6 Conifers 90 8 5 1 1 1 4 Death class 1 & 2 are 0, some ecological succession, North Slope hypothesis disproven, 0.38 37 Ben Cougar Mountain site 1 47.5122 -122.08957 2025-06-27 18:11:18 662 81 9 9 37 123 Conifers 95 2 5 1 0 1 3 No misquitos, steep, directly under tree, some crowns look like they are growing on wood, heavy dead brush underneath tree from higher trees 0.71 38 Kaiis Cougar 2 (large) 47.51198 -122.09023 2025-06-27 18:29:39 697 740 20 37 24 119 Deciduous 87 10 11 0 4 1 5 Lots of other flora, east facing like site 1, mosquitos, largest site so far 0.52 39 Anonymous Cougar 3 47.51223 -122.09036 2025-06-27 18:44:11 697 266 14 19 19 42 Deciduous 83 9 8 1 4 2 3 Lot of lower growth veg, dense site, right of trail, NE facing, squites 0.47 40 Kaiis Cougar 4 47.5141666666667 -122.090833333333 2025-06-27 19:07:42 875 544 17 32 27 180 Deciduous 92 12 14 4 4 4 2 Heavy undergrowth, not very dense, S facing, larger site with heavy slope 0.54 41 Ben St. Edwards Park Total Site 47.7332 -122.2527 2025-07-22 18:49:45 381 1 1 1 5 73 Mixed 71 71 3 0 0 0 3 This was a mostly dead site with 3 class fours that we found. These were extremely out of the way and were not found with ease. The live sword ferns were not dense but we did see that there were cuts made on the sword ferns 0.04 42 Ben Seward Park 1 47.5542 -122.2496 2025-08-11 17:18:27 89 910 35 26 4 255 Deciduous 63 2 30 0 0 4 26 Small tree coverage, hard ground, old dead, minimal undergrowth, not many alive ferns, no sign of spiders, right off trail 0.94 43 Ben Seward Park 2 47.5553 -122.25 2025-08-11 17:30:08 122 2500 25 100 17 336 Mixed 80 12 94 0 0 44 50 129 ft in length, all 94 class 4's, near ground zero, large, not many spiders only found one, 0.89 44 Ben Seward Park 3 47.5554 -122.2481 2025-08-11 17:42:02 66 7500 75 100 10 0 Mixed 64 22 92 0 0 42 50 Length 120 ft, all dead are class 4, lots of new growth, found some new ferns growing out of old ferns, old dead site, right off trail, and near ish road 0.81 45 Ben Seward Park 4 47.5613 -122.2519 2025-08-11 18:27:41 66 42 7 6 4 265 Mixed 97 4 7 0 0 0 7 Old dead site surrounded by lively ferns, ivy around, a bit off trail 0.64 46 Kaiis Seward Park Site 5 47.5613 -122.2521 2025-08-11 18:30:55 66 660 22 30 11 267 Mixed 71 5 12 12 0 0 0 Right off trail, next to other site, old death, minimal undergrowth 0.71 47 Ben Seward Park 6 47.5599 -122.2504 2025-08-11 18:42:31 100 812 29 28 11 67 Conifers 55 5 11 0 0 4 7 Couple of one offs along the way, lots of top soil density, lots of dead branches, 0.69 48 Ben Seward Park 7 47.5584 -122.25 2025-08-11 18:53:48 122 2418 31 78 6 65 Mixed 83 15 21 0 5 0 16 Other plants present, seems to be older death site, dead branches, 0.58 49 Ben Seward Park 8 47.5579 -122.2505 2025-08-11 18:59:14 134 60 6 10 3 61 Deciduous 100 4 6 0 1 0 5 Right off trail, surrounded by other healthy stuff, branches and other top soil present, narrow trail 0.6 50 Ben Seward Park Site 9 47.5574 -122.251 2025-08-11 19:06:54 134 2772 42 66 6 342 Mixed 62 23 26 12 5 3 6 Lots of life and death here, lots of dead branches, spiders, moss of dead branches, stumps 0.53 51 Kaiis Seward Oark 10 47.5566 -122.2513 2025-08-11 19:26:09 122 7622 74 103 8 202 Mixed 52 56 94 6 24 41 23 Length 103, massive site across trails, photo tracked site, spreading west, dead undergrowth 0.63 52 Kaiis Seward Park Site 12 47.5559 -122.2436 2025-08-11 20:57:16 89 1748 38 46 14 178 Deciduous 67 8 21 2 2 3 14 Right off trail, minimal understory 0.72 53 Kaiis 600 dead count site 47.5559 -122.2522 2025-08-11 21:01:26 100 10000 100 100 12 281 Mixed 51 87 601 0 0 250 251 Massive 600 dead site 0.87 54 Ben Seward Park Site 13 47.5567 -122.2528 2025-08-11 21:08:01 89 390 15 26 17 218 Deciduous 71 7 13 0 1 1 11 Right off trail, steeper slope, near ish to large site, both sides of trail, old dead 0.65 55 Kaiis Seward Park 14 NA NA 2025-08-11 21:22:21 111 1178 38 31 11 315 Deciduous 63 7 12 0 3 1 8 Split the trail, dead branches, spread out, old and new death 0.63 56 Kaiis Seward Park 15 47.5592 -122.2514 2025-08-11 21:28:53 134 544 17 32 6 18 Mixed 81 6 11 0 0 0 11 Right off trail, old dead site, minimal undergrowth 0.65