Club to talk of ‘Creating an English Garden’
The Sequim Prairie Garden Club will hear from fellow member BJ Paton as she presents “Creating an English Garden” at the club’s next meeting set for Monday, Jan. 8, at Pioneer Memorial Park, 387 E. Washington St.
The meeting starts at 10 a.m. with the program kicking off at 10:30 a.m., followed by a lunch and business meeting at 11:45 a.m.
Paton, a Master Gardener, will share her secrets for creating a beautiful English garden. Members note she travels frequently to the United Kingdom for inspiration and will show several photos she’s collected.
Managed by the club, the clubhouse at Pioneer Memorial Park is for rent. For more information, call 360-808-3434, email to sequimprairiegardenclub@hotmail.com, visit SequimPrairieGardenClub.org or write to: Sequim Prairie Garden Club, PO Box 46, Sequim, WA 98382.
Sequim Bay, Discovery Bay closes to some shellfish harvesting
Sequim Bay and Dicovery Bay are now closed for recreational harvest of butter and varnish clams only, Clallam County health officials said last week.
Closed to all species means clams (including geoduck), oysters, mussels and other invertebrates such as the moon snail. All areas are closed for the sport harvest of scallops. The closure do not apply to shrimp.
Shellfish harvesting on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, from Cape Flattery to the Jefferson County line, is also closed to butter and varnish clams only.
Closed to all species are Pacific Ocean beaches (seasonal).
For more information about this closure, call the Marine Biotoxin Hotline at 800-562-5632, or visit the Department of Health’s Marine Biotoxin website at doh.wa.gov/shellfishsafety.htm.
Earthquake strikes Olympic Peninsula
The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 4.0 earthquake struck about 6 kilometers west of the Quilcene area at 7:14 a.m. on Christmas Eve, Sunday, Dec. 24.
The depth of the earthquake was about 52.4 kilometers, the survey reports.
According to the survey’s parameters, the scale of shaking was weak with that scale typically reporting no damage.
Meinig picked for state’s marine advisory council
Christian Meinig of Sequim was appointed to Washington state’s Coastal Marine Advisory Council in November, Gov. Jay Inslee’s office announced in late December.
”Boards and commissions are designed to give Washingtonians a voice in their government and allow residents to influence decisions that shape the quality of life for all Washingtonians,” Inslee’s office noted in a press release.
Meinig’s term on the 26-member council started Nov. 20 and runs through Oct. 7, 2027. Meinig fills the representative from coastal energy industries or organizations role on the board. As of last week, seven of the 26 positions on the council remain vacant.
Coastal Marine Advisory Council members advise the Governor, Legislature and state and local agencies about coastal waters resource management issues on Washington’s Pacific Coast, including policy, planning and management.
The council represents Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor and Pacific counties.
See governor.wa.gov for more information about the boards and councils.
