Bordering the Washington State Ferry landing on Shaw Island is a cove with a private/community dock. This privately owned cove is populated by a thick eel grass bed, feeding great blue herons, merganzers and river otters. The beach is flanked by rocky outcrops with a steep (10') backshore. Several decade ago creasote logs were used to bulkhead the backshore and prevent erosion from the ferry wake and storm waves. The creasote logs continue to sluff off chemicals every time it is hit by drift logs or touched by people and animals. This is a source of constant input of toxins into a nearshore eelgrass bed.