Food package program continues
The Covid-19 Food Care Package distribution program will continue in Sequim through the end of March. The program is conducted twice a month, and care packages will be available on the following Wednesdays 11 a.m.-2 p.m.:
• Jan. 13 and 27
• Feb. 10 and 24
• March 10 and 24
Drivers are asked to queue up at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave. where they will be directed to volunteers who will load their car with boxes of food.
For more information, contact Emergency Management Coordinator Tyler Wiles at 360-912-1641 or twiles@sequimwa.gov.
County downgrades shellfish harvesting
The Clallam County Department of Health and Human Services’ Environmental Health Division announced last week a downgrade to recreational shellfish harvest of all shellfish in the Strait of Juan de Fuca from Low Point/Lyre River east to Discovery Bay because of the presence of biotoxins.
Sequim Bay and Discovery Bay are both closed to butter and varnish clams only.
The Strait of Juan de Fuca from Low Point/Lyre River west to Dungeness Spit is closed to all species of shellfish.
For more information about this closure, call the Shellfish Safety Hotline at 800-562-5632, or visit the Department of Health’s Shellfish Safety Website at www.doh.wa.gov/shellfishsafety.
Conservation district landscaping webinar
The Clallam Conservation District is offering a webinar about how to plan and implement a native plant-based landscape from 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6.
District executive director Joe Holtrop will cover basic site analysis, an overview of common native trees and shrubs, plant selection, bare-root plant care, planting and maintenance. Time is allotted for questions and answers to help participants choose plants from the district’s annual plant sale that are the best fit for their land.
Register at www.clallamcd.org. Those unable to attend the live event can request a recording by email.
The Conservation District is taking orders through Jan. 28 for bare-root native trees, shrubs and pollinator seed; see www.clallamcd.org/native-plants.
For more information, email to info@clallamcd.org or call 360-775-3747, x5.
Leave message for disabled vets assistance
The Disabled American Veterans office at 583 West Washington St. is currently closed. However, veterans who are needing help with claims or other information can call 360-477-4918. They are asked to leave a message for “DAV.”
