Marker Post 2, the next stop on the safari, is a few hundred feet along the shore. Hundreds of middle school children labored for three seasons to remove 10 foot tall Phragmites communis from this area of shoreline. Kennewick Highlands Middle school, Columbia Middle school, and scout groups participated in the extra credit work. The work will be repeated at the reeds send up new shoots.

Overwintering waterfowl will be viewed in the open water where they were previously obscured by the reeds. An unused electric-eye counter stands as mute evidence of a past prosperity.

Pigweeds, goosefoot species, and grasses are are regularly mowed to make room for one of the favorite hands-on science studies, Water And Mud Critters.