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Local saltwater boaters will have to be careful Saturday, as the two-day recreational season for prawn-size spot shrimp opens and a huge crowd.
As we told you last March, shrimp season opens May 5, this Saturday and lasts only this weekend.
“Preseason testing showed results as good as we ever see around here,” said state Fish and Wildlife Department biologist Mark O’Toole in the agency’s La Conner office. “As good or better than last season, which was a very good one.”
Spot shrimp run about 12 to the pound, he said, and the recreational limit is 80 shrimp per person.
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New Olympic Peninsula totems are always exciting and a reason for celebration.
For the past eight months, Olympic Peninsula Tlinglet master carver Israel Shotridge has been shaping a 40-foot red cedar into two 15-foot totems and a 30-foot sculpted facade in the Coast Salish style.
The work was commissioned by the Quileute Tribe on the Olympic Peninsula; members of their tribe came to Vashon from LaPush last August to bless the red cedar and bring good harmony to the carvers.
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Squaxin Island Tribe’s new Salish Cliffs Golf Club has become the first “Salmon-Safe”-certified golf course in the world
(SHELTON, Washington) – After successfully passing an exhaustive assessment verifying the Tribe’s commitment to protecting native habitat, managing water runoff, reducing pesticides, and advancing environmental practices throughout the region, the Olympic Peninsula’s newest golf course is the first Salmon-Safe certified course in the world.
The Salmon-Safe Golf Course Certification Program is an offshoot of the popular Northwest eco-label for agricultural and vineyard practices, administered in Washington by the Seattle-based non-profit Stewardship Partners. The program looks at site development practices to protect water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, and overall watershed health based on a detailed set of peer-reviewed guidelines.
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