The residents of Vashon Island came together in a symbolic pledge to take action, as a community, to ensure that the courage and intelligence of Tahlequah and her pod be matched by the political leaders of this region.

There's no time for half measures. We will not rest until bold actions are taken.

Read about the action in the Beachcomber.

See the event on Facebook.

Check out a time lapse video on Vimeo and see more photos on Flickr.

Photo credit to Mike Verharen.