A traditional classroom hunter education course will be held from Monday, July 30 to Friday, Aug. 3 at the Willapa Harbor Community Center at 916 First St. in South Bend.
Registration can be completed online at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife website.
Hunters under the age of 18 will need a signed parent agreement form.
All hunter education classes are listed on the WDFW website.
Gifford Pinchot NF: Landslide damaged Forest Road 90
Due to a landslide, part of Forest Road 90 near Crab Creek is now accessible for high clearance vehicles only.
Coming from the south to Lower Falls or other sites along FR 90, the Gifford Pinchot National Forest asks visitors to travel instead through Trout Lake to Forest Road 23 and then west on Forest Road 90.
WDFW invites public to webinar to discuss agency long-term funding
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has scheduled a public webinar for 7 p.m. Monday, July 23, to discuss current funding challenges and opportunities for the State of Washington to invest in fish and wildlife management and conservation of lands and habitat.
To take part in the webinar, the public should visit wdfw.wa.gov and follow the instructions there to register. Registration via the website is available now through Monday.
Alternatively, for those who only wish to listen in can call 415-655-0052 after 6:45 p.m. Monday and enter code 281-297-953 to participate.
During the webinar, Nate Pamplin, WDFW policy director, will describe the work of independent consultants and the agency’s Budget and Policy Advisory Group to explain the causes of a projected $30 million gap in funding faced by the department over the two-year budget cycle that begins in July 2019.
Pamplin will describe planned budget cuts and proposed funding increases that are designed to eliminate the shortfall and ensure the department has adequate funding in the future.
The department is preparing a set of state general fund budget proposals and is exploring options for recreational license fee increases to propose to the Governor and Legislature in order to avoid reducing service to the public and to fulfill its conservation mission.
Clark-Skamania Flyfishers Annual Picnic July 22
Clark-Skamania Flyfishers will hold its annual picnic on Sunday, July 22 at Lewisville Park on the banks of the East Fork of the Lewis River. It will be held in the Dogwood Picnic Shelter.
A casting contest will be held at noon with prizes awarded. Rods will be provided by the club.
Members are invited to bring their favorite dish to the potluck. Water and soft drinks will be provided. Steve Muhich has volunteered to provide the main course and will be making brisket. There will also be chicken.
There is a $3.00 parking fee.
The park is located two miles north of Battle Ground off SR-503 alongside the East Fork of the Lewis River. CSF club signs will be in place to direct guests. For questions, contact Don Kohler, 503-891-5486, moabman07@gmail.com.
Razor clamming closed on Clatsop County beaches
Razor clamming closed Sunday, July 15 on Clatsop County beaches. The annual conservation closure is done to protect newly set clams.
Clatsop beaches are the most productive razor clam beaches in Oregon, accounting for more than 90 percent of total harvest.
Bay clam harvesting is open coast-wide.
Always check for toxin-related closures before harvesting clams or crabs by calling the shellfish safety hotline (800-448-2474). Closures are also noted on Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Recreation Shellfish page and on Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Recreation Report — Clamming and Crabbing Report.
