Streamkeepers seek volunteers
PORT ANGELES — Streamkeepers, Clallam County’s volunteer stream-monitoring program, is seeking new volunteers to help collect stream health data, perform data entry and analysis, and conduct education and outreach.
New volunteers join existing stream teams and perform quarterly stream monitoring and other stewardship activities on streams throughout the county — or may volunteer to provide other kinds of program support, both outdoors and indoors.
Streamkeepers’ annual training begins in June and consists of an introductory evening session and two full-day classes, including both indoor and outdoor instruction.
Trainees will learn how watersheds provide services to fish, wildlife and people; what threatens our watersheds; and why and how we monitor them.
No previous experience or special equipment required.
Training is scheduled around the availability of the trainees, so to participate, phone Streamkeepers at 360-417-2281 or email streamkeepers@co.clallam.wa.us.
For more information, visit Streamkeepers’ website at www.clallam.net/SK.
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Senior fair slated
PORT ANGELES — The second-annual Staying Independent Fair will be held at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, May 3.
The fair is free and open to the public.
There will be information tables where attendees can find tips on finances, increasing mobility in the home, the latest tools for coping with vision or hearing loss.
Screenings for balance, dental, and blood pressure are set, and alternative health options like Feldenkrais therapy, acupuncture and herbal remedies will be presented.
Other activities include fall prevention assessments, pets for adoption from the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, and a demonstration of mobility equipment from EWC Lift System.
Visitors can participate in the Fun Zone with brain games, fitness and musical demonstrations.
The first 200 attendees will receive a free sack lunch.
Some of these lunches will contain special coupons for a free senior center trip or tour.
The event is presented by the Olympic Area on Aging’s Information and Assistance office and the Port Angeles Senior Center.
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History scholarship
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Historical Society encourages any interested person who has graduated from high school or home school while a resident of Jefferson County to apply for the 2013 JCHS scholarship.
Continuing education should include an interest in history.
For more information, phone the historical society at 360-385-1003, phone scholarship committee representative JoAnn Bussa at 360-301-3628 or email evergreen@olypen.com.
The deadline for applicants is May 24.
Donations for the JCHS scholarship also can be mailed to the above email address.
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Pregnancy testing
PORT ANGELES — First Step Family Support Center has added free pregnancy testing to its list of maternity support services.
Testing is available from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays at the First Step drop-in center, 325 E. Sixth St. No appointment is necessary.
First Step offers confidential support and resources to low-income women. Services are provided from the beginning of pregnancy through a child’s first 2 months.
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Garden tour tickets
SEQUIM — Petals and Pathways, the annual Clallam County Master Gardener garden tour, which features seven gardens in the Sequim area, will be held Saturday, June 29.
Tickets are $15 per person and will be available for purchase starting this Wednesday.
For tickets, phone Karen Haines at 360-504-5655 or email khaines219@gmail.com.
Tickets also will be available online starting this Wednesday at garden tour.brownpapertickets.com.
The gardens in the spotlight this year range from high hillside view spots with yard art to pocket-sized gems that are havens for their owners and for birds and butterflies, according to organizers.
Among the sights on the tour are a pond accented with flowering cherry trees, several water features, curving walls of native stone, meandering paths and stunning views.
Plant collections and focal points on the tour include Japanese maples, dwarf conifers, herbaceous beauties for attracting birds and butterflies, espaliered hydrangeas, Bonsai, birches, coral bark maple, black mondo grass, a weeping white pine, Hinoki cypress and many others.
Tree fruit and blueberry orchards will be on display, and Earth-friendly gardening methods will be featured, including raised beds for vegetables, effective composting systems and companion planting.
For more information, phone 360-477-7551 or visit www.firststepfamily.org.
