Mount St.Helens Institute director applicants sought
CHELATCHIE — Applications will be accepted through Aug. 1 for the job of executive director of the non-profit Mount St. Helens Institute.
The institute was founded in 1996 and is devoted to helping the public understand and protect Mount St. Helens.
The institute offers field seminars, guided climbs, lecture series, work parties and outings.
The job’s salary range is $55,000 to $70,000 a year. A bachelor’s degree and two years experience in non-profit management are required.
To apply, send an email cover letter and resume to institute board member Jeanne Bennett at jbennett@mshinstitute.org.
Burning ban starts east of Cascades
A burning ban is in place on lands protected by the state Department of Natural Resources in Eastern Washington.
It applies to all forest land under DNR fire protection, which does not include federal land. The ban may be extended to Western Washington if conditions warrant.
There have 172 wildfire starts, which have burned 780 acres in Washington so far in 2014.
Exceptions to the burning ban are recreational fires in pits within designated state, county, municipal or other campgrounds and gas or propane stoves and barbecue grills.
Women’s workshop scheduled Sept. 12-14
OLYMPIA — Registration is open for Washington Outdoor Women’s annual fall workshop Sept. 12 to 14 in North Bend, Wash.
The event is for girls ages 9 to 12 and offers a weekend of fishing, hunting and outdoor skills education.
For information about registration, go to the organization’s website at www.washingtonoutdoorwomen.org or call Ronni McGlenn, director, at 425-1986.
Federal duck stamps available for hunters
Federal duck stamps for the 2014-15 hunting season are now on sale at post offices plus many national wildlife refuges and sporting goods stores.
The stamps cost $15 and are required to hunt migratory waterfowl. Money from the sale of the stamps is used to buy and protect wetlands for ducks, geese and other species.
This year’s federal stamp is an oil painting of a pair of canvasbacks by Adam Grimm of South Dakota.
The stamp program dates back to 1934.
