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Clallam County MRC

Enhancing and protecting the local marine environment since 1999

February 2025 MRC Monthly Meeting

: Clallam County Courthouse
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NEWS AND FEATURED RESOURCES

Oiled Wildlife and Refresher HAZWOPER Training - register now!

International Bird Rescue is presenting a two-day Advanced Oiled Wildlife Response Training that will also serve as an 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher course for those that hold a 24-hour HAZWOPER certification. 

The training is being hosted by Clallam County Marine Resources Committee and provided to you at no cost. Must be 18+ years old.

When: April 14th & 15th, 2025

Time: 8am - 5pm daily

Where: Elwha Klallam Heritage Center, 401 East First St, Port Angeles, WA

Cost: FREE

 

Register now: https://www.birdrescue.org/class

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Several volunteers, including children, dig holes among beach logs Volunteers planting during the March 2024 planting event at Ediz Hook

Volunteer Planting Event at Ediz Hook - March 6th

The Clallam Marine Resources Committee, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and Clallam Conservation District are teaming up again this year to improve the nearshore habitat on Ediz Hook. Volunteers are needed to help plant 3,500 bareroot native beach plants.

This planting is part of a large restoration project the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe completed in 2021 that involved removing piers and shoreline armoring such as concrete, riprap and metal, and replacing it with logs and clean beach sand and native coastal plants. The area has been planted before, so this will be the second round of enhancement planting in order to fill in gaps. The ultimate goal of this project is to improve habitat for forage fish and marine birds, as well as create recreation opportunities.

LOCATION: Ediz Hook in Port Angeles, WA

DATE/TIME: March 6 (Thursday) from 1:00PM - 3:00PM

  • Water and snacks will be provided.

  • Please bring gloves, raingear, and a shovel or other planting tool if you have one available. There will be limited shovels on hand for volunteers unable to bring one.

Please register, as space is limited to 30 volunteers: https://clallamcd.org/volunteer-edizhook

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Monitoring Endangered Pinto Abalone

Photo credit Josh Bouma, Puget Sound Restoration Fund

The Clallam Marine Resources Committee is embarking on a comprehensive survey initiative to assess the status of endangered Pinto Abalone. By gathering population data through dive surveys, we aim to inform restoration priorities and safeguard this critical species.

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