SEAVIEW – State officials are examining a large, metal cylinder that washed ashore last week at Cape Disappointment State Park to determine if it came from Japan as a result of being swept out to sea by the 2011 tsunami.
State fishery managers have approved an evening razor clam dig that will run February 7-12 at Twin Harbors and some of those days at three other ocean beaches.
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will take public comment on proposed changes to the state’s sportfishing rules during a public meeting Feb. 8-9 in Olympia.
The commission, a nine-member citizen panel appointed by the governor
The Business Week Program will be returning to Willapa Harbor for the fifth consecutive year during the last week of March. The weeklong program helps prepare high school juniors to make informed choices related to future academic and career opportunities.
AmeriCorps Member Leanna Reuss, in coordination with the Pacific County Emergency Management Agency (PCEMA) and the City of Long Beach, is recruiting volunteers in an ongoing effort to assist in cleaning Pacific County beaches of tsunami and other marine debris.
The tsunami that hit Japan began to deposit debris on
Last Wednesday, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and a member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement on Secretary Leon Panetta’s decision to remove the military’s ban on women serving in combat.
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Announces $20 Million in Grants to Conserve Coastal Wetlands
$7.5 Million in Six Washington Counties
Today, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe announced $20 million in grants to 24 critical coastal wetland projects in 13 states and territories to conserve and restore coastal wetlands and their fish and wildlife habitat. An additional $21.3 million in matching funds will be provided by partner contributions from state and local governments, private landowners and conservation groups through the 2013 National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants Program. The announcement includes eight grants in six Washington counties worth more than $7.5 million.
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe announced $20 million in grants to 24 critical coastal wetland projects in 13 states and territories to conserve and restore coastal wetlands and their fish and wildlife habitat. An additional $21.3 million in matching funds will be provided by partner contributions from state and local governments, private landowners and conservation groups through the 2013 National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants Program. The announcement includes eight grants in six Washington counties worth more than $7.5 million.
The following Washington State Department of Transportation construction and maintenance projects are expected to have some travel impacts within Pacific County. Motorists are encouraged to use caution when traveling in these areas and remember to " give 'em a brake " in construction zones.
CONSTRUCTION: US 101 - Bone River Bridge Replacement (mileposts 41.70 to 45.32
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