MAY 2017 Points of Interest:

River Center Rally

All May!

May 10 GiveBIG

Day

May 20 Open

House

June 20 Annual

Meeting; Rally

Finale; new road

and parking

Groundbreaking

River

Current

Newsletter for the Dungeness River Audubon Center—interpreting the natural history of the Olympic Peninsula in partnership with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society, and National Audubon Society.

Inside this issue:

Open House & Annual Meeting

Exec. Director’s Message—Rallying

1

Center Board, Hours of Operation, Info

Open House

2

GiveBIG Annual Meeting Outgoing Board

3

Classes and Events 4

Classes and Events 5

Outgoing Board

Share Thoughts 6

BirdFest Wrap Up Exec. Director’s

Message...cont. 7

Summer Day

Camps BirdFest continued

8

River Center Rally Teams—How to

support May 13 Bird Count Nature Mart

Planning

9

Memberships 10

When I speak with River Center members, it never ceases to amaze me how many different perspectives and interests they have. Birdwatchers, anglers, mountain bikers, butterfly enthusiasts, and photographers were all found sitting around the same table at one of our recent events. Each one brings their own interest

“Rallying” for the River Center Executive Director Message—Powell Jones

to the River Center. This is why I believe the Center and Railroad Bridge Park have become such special places in our community.

With all of these different personalities and interests, there are still two things that I can say confidently to every River Center member. First, we understand how important and genuine your

connection is with the outdoors. Second, we believe that providing opportunities for you (and other visitors) to have access to those connections -- through programs or open space -- is essential for healthy individuals and communities. The Center and

Annette Nesse, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Chief

Operations Officer, will speak at our groundbreaking

ceremony for the new east entrance road and

parking lot on June 20 prior to the Annual Meeting.

Bring your trowels to participate! —Sue Chickman photo

(Continued on page 7)

May 20—River Center Open House...Look for details on page 2.

June 20—Annual Meeting, New Entrance Road and Parking Lot Groundbreaking, and River Center Rally Finale—Please join us at the River Center on Tuesday, June 20 at 5:00 p.m. for our annual membership meeting and potluck. Along with celebrating recent accomplishments, we will be sharing a new short video to introduce our plan for building expansion, and ceremonially break ground for an added entrance road and parking area. You can participate—just bring your trowel.

Please check the full Annual Meeting schedule on page 3.

Join Us at the May 20

Open House & June 20

Groundbreaking &

Annual

Meeting

Board of

Directors

Officers to May 2017 Julie Jackson, President

Clare Hatler, Vice Pres.

Ann Sargent, Secretary,

Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

Carl Siver, Treasurer

Other Board Members

Shirley Anderson,

Olympic Peninsula

Audubon Society

Nancy Bargar, Olympic

Peninsula Audubon Society

Sue Chickman

Dennis Dickson

Annette Hanson

Neil Harrington,

Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

Les Jones

Annette Nesse,

Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

Tuttie Peetz

Wanda Schneider

Greg Voyles

Ken Wiersema, Olympic

Peninsula Audubon Society

Affiliate

Powell Jones, Exec. Director

Center Hours April thru October:

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TU-SAT

12 p.m. - 4 p.m. SUN

Closed Mondays

The Dungeness River

Audubon Center is a

charitable organization.

Membership fees and

donations are tax

deductible to the extent

of the law.

For tax purposes, our

501©3 Federal EIN is

91-1632949.

River Current Editor

Annette Hanson

360-670-6774

annette_hanson@msn.com

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rivercenter@olympus.net

2151 West Hendrickson Road P.O. Box 2450, Sequim, WA 98382

360-681-4076, 360-681-8060 Fax

Staff Powell Jones, Executive Director

Vanessa Fuller, Administrative Services & Development Coordinator

Jenna Ziogas, Education & Volunteer Coordinator

Roger Magee, Visitor Services Specialist

Park Host Charlie Yozgott and his dog “Gracie”

Our Mission

To inspire understanding, enjoyment,

and stewardship of the Olympic

Peninsula’s unique natural and cultural

resources, with emphasis on birds,

rivers, fish, and people.

Visit our website!

www.dungenessrivercenter.org

Dungeness River Audubon Center

Join us at

our Open

House on

May 20

starting at

Noon!

Call

681-4076 or

email

rceducation@

olympus.net

for more

information. Give Today!

—Sue Chickman photo

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Annual Meeting

Appetizer & Dessert

Potluck Reception

& Program—River Center

members and friends are

welcome

5:00 p.m. Check-in and Social Gathering. 5:15 p.m. Brief talk by Annette Nesse, Chief Operations Officer of Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe; New video, New road and parking area groundbreaking. (Bring your garden trowel!) 5:45 p.m. Appetizers and time with River Center friends. 6:00 p.m. Attending to Business: 2016 Annual Report, Treasurer’s Report, and election of Board members. Plans for 2017 and the future. 7:00 p.m. River Center Rally Finale, Dessert, and more time with River Center friends.

Our annual meeting potluck is a longtime

tradition. Please bring some tasty appetizer or dessert “finger food” to share. We’ll provide beverages and plates, etc.

Outgoing Board

Members share

their thoughts...

According to Article V, Section 3 of our

organization’s By-Laws, “Elected (board) members will serve a three-year term, with no more than two consecutive three-year terms.” Because of this, Clare Hatler and Sue Chickman will step off the Board in June after serving two terms. Our President—Julie Jackson—who recently moved to California with her husband Dave,

This year’s River Center Rally has many teams of enthusiasts doing something fun or productive -- mostly outdoors -- while financially supporting the Dungeness River Audubon Center. Every year, we incorporate Seattle Foundation’s GiveBIG drive into the Rally.

GiveBIG is a one-day, online charitable giving event designed by the Seattle Foundation to inspire people to give generously to nonprofit organizations who make our community a healthier and more vital place to live.

GiveBIG is the third largest giving day in the U.S., and is supported by significant media and corporate sponsorships. Participants from 1,600 nonprofits in the Seattle area take part in the drive, including the Dungeness River Audubon Center.

This year, your donation to the River Center will go twice as far: When you donate to the River Center through the Seattle Foundation’s website on May 10th, a local, anonymous donor will generously match, dollar-for-dollar, the first $2,000 of donations.

“Now more than ever, we need advocates for Clean Water, Clean Air and Environmental Protection. My spouse and I believe the Center’s programs offer local solutions for building a (Railroad) Bridge to the future. You can take a positive step in your community by supporting the education of the next generation in the wonders of nature, the understanding of Ecology, and the responsibility of caring for it by contributing to the Dungeness River Audubon Center.” – Anonymous Donor

Please mark your calendar now for May 10th, to go to the Seattle Foundation’s website www.giveBIGSeattle.org and watch your dollars double for supporting the natural science educational programs for people of all ages on the Olympic Peninsula. The River Center staff, board, and its many volunteers are grateful for each and every dollar you give to this organization. Rest assured that your hard-earned dollars go towards the work you care about for making our community healthier and more vital. Thank you!

Watch Your

Donation

Dollars

Double—Gifts to GiveBIG on May 10 will be matched – Dollar-for-Dollar —Sue Chickman

(Continued on page 6)

“Flowers of the Dungeness

Watershed” (2 classes) May 10—Fish Hatchery & June 7—Deer Park Time: Trips will start from the River Center at 9:00 a.m., carpool, and will strive to return by 3:00 p.m. Cost: $25 per class unless you paid for all 3 classes. Join leader John Bridge to take a look at flowers from low elevation riparian forests to the alpine area of Deer Park. We will walk between 2 and 4 miles each day, making sure to have time to smell the flowers—and take photos. To register or for more information, call 360-681-4076 or email rceducation@olympus.net.

‘Backyard Birding’ Classes All 10 a.m. to Noon The series of classes, hosted by members of the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society, is intended for residents of this area who are interested in knowing more about birds seen locally each season of the year and learning how to develop good habitats for wild birds. “Backyard Birding” can be taken either as individual classes or in a series. The cost of each session is $5 and is free for anyone under 18.

RR Bridge Park

Work Parties Call the Center Office for dates and times, 681-4076.

Weekly

Wednesday Morning Bird Walks Every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m., free. Meet at the River Center and join us for a 2-hour bird walk to see and hear birds of Railroad Bridge Park. Adventure Club Every Thursday, 10-12 a.m. Cost: $5 suggested donation The Adventure Club is for children under 6 and their caregivers. Stop by the Park and find new ways to get your child involved in nature. Don't forget an extra set of clothing and a snack.

May 10—GiveBIG online

May 10—”Flowers of the

Dungeness Watershed”

May 13—”Sounds of Spring”

May 20—River Center Open

House

May 27—”Make Your Own

Scarecrow”

June 7—”Flowers of the

Dungeness Watershed”

June 10—”Out of the Nest”

June 20—Annual Member

Meeting; Groundbreaking;

River Center Rally Finale

July 8—”Gulls & Shorebirds”

July 21 & 22—Protection Island

Puffin Marine Sunset Dessert

Cruises

Calendar of Events...www.dungenessrivercenter.org

For

Olympic Peninsula

Audubon Society

Events and Field

Trips,

go to www.olympic

peninsulaaudubon.org/

events/field-trips/.

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OPAS Meeting

May 17, 7-8:30 p.m. Program: “Birds:

Wise and Wondrous,

Mischievous and

Mystical”

Speaker: Ingrid Nixon,

Storyteller Ingrid Nixon is a world-traveling storyteller who loves nothing more than to whisk listeners away on journeys of imagination. After living in Alaska for many years working in the wilds as a National Park Service ranger, she now lives in Sequim. Her program for OPAS features stories about birds in legend and folklore. A masterful storyteller, Ingrid brings characters to life using voices, gestures, and her animated face.

OPAS Meeting

June 21, 6-8:30 p.m. Program: “Gaining

Global Perspective”

Potluck Supper

(Continued on page 5)

SnapShot

of Events

& Classes

Ingrid Nixon—Online photo

SEPTEMBER 2015 Page 5

After the completion of five sessions, participants will be offered free membership in OPAS for one year.

“Sounds of Spring”

May 13, Saturday

Time: 10-Noon #8 in the series of 10 classes in ’Backyard Birding’ Meet at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, Railroad Bridge Park. Olympic Peninsula Audubon leaders Ken Wiersema and Dow Lambert will present a slide, video, and sound program about recognizing your neighborhood birds by their songs and their calls. The program will feature recent recordings of our local birds.

“Make your own Scarecrow” Fun for your whole Family at the River Center! May 27, Saturday Time: 10 am -2 pm, Cost: $15 Call the River Center 360-681–4076 to reserve a spot! Limit of 12 Skeletons available. Three samples will be made and for sale at $20 each. All materials are provided (hay/straw, twine, scissors, shirts, pants, hats, framework in concrete tub) **Bring clothes of your own if you wish. All proceeds go to support the River Center.

“Flowers of the Dungeness Watershed” June 7—Deer Park (See poster on page 4 for details)

“Out of the Nest” June 10 Time: 10-Noon #9 in the series of 10 classes in ’Backyard Birding’ Meet at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, Railroad Bridge Park.

MAY 2017

Tufted puffins and Mt. Baker

—Keith Ross photo

Cruise on the 55 passenger, 65-foot Glacier Spirit around Protection Island for a narrated program on marine bird life and marine mammals found between John Wayne Marina in Sequim (off Highway 101) and Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge. Expect to see Tufted Puffins, Rhinoceros Auklets, and other sea birds. This is a two hour tour. Included is a dessert. Wine can be purchased on board. Casual dress, bring a warm jacket. Proceeds benefit the Education Programs of the Dungeness River Audubon Center and Railroad Bridge Park, www.DungenessRiverCenter.org For reservations call 360-681-4076 or email rcoffice@olympus.net. There is a limit of 55 people per cruise.

Ken Wiersema will discuss adult bird roles in feeding and rearing young birds, changes in feeding needs, making your property less hazardous to young birds, and lifestyles of young birds at the most vulnerable time of their lives.

“Gulls and Shorebirds”

July 8 Time: 10-Noon #10 and last in the series of classes in ’Backyard Birding’ for the season Meet at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, Railroad Bridge Park. Bob Boekelheide will discuss “They’re not just seagulls, and they’re not just sandpipers.” Of the 20 species of gulls and 48 species of shorebirds that have been recorded in Clallam County, nearly all are migrants, nesting either in the Arctic or in the interior of North America. Following nesting, they flock to the Salish Sea, where they fuel up in preparation for further flights to winter habitats. Bob will discuss the species that occur here, how they use local bays and shores, and a few tidbits from their fascinating life stories. The session will meet at the Dungeness Center from 10 am to noon, then travel to Dungeness Bay to witness gulls and shorebirds in action.

Protection Island Puffin Marine Sunset Dessert Cruises

July 21 and 22

Sequim Lavender Festival Weekend Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday & Saturday Cost: $75 per person Leaves from John Wayne Marina in Sequim.

We have

even more

going

“online”

now on

Facebook,

thanks to

our staff

and savvy contributors. Please

check us out for great pictures of

activities and events, and about

what’s happening at the River

Center and Park.

Julie—The services, events, and activities the Center provides including weekly bird walks, field trips, classes, youth education programs, summer camps, and community events, such as River Festival and Nature Mart.

Sue—It offers healthy outdoor experiences, valuable learning opportunities, and even enjoyable entertainment.

Question 3. What is your most memorable moment with a visitor or student at the River Center or Railroad Bridge Park?

Clare—What a thrill to watch my 5-year-old step grandson drop a salmon smolt into the Dungeness River at Railroad Bridge Park.

Julie—Meeting a young mother on Wednesday bird walks and seeing her foster her toddler's avid interest in birds. The little girl, who was less than 3 years old, was quick to spot birds on the ground; and she commonly knew their names, e.g., robins. After her parents recognized her intense interest in the birds in their yard, they set up feeders and got books to help their daughter identify the birds they were seeing.

Sue—Watching my grandkids having fun swimming in the Dungeness River during Summer Camp.

Question 4. If you had to pick one program or activity people should do at the River Center or Park, what would it be?

Clare—Be a Docent at the Center and meet people from all over the world and introduce them to our special place.

Julie—The River Festival. This popular event brings people of all ages to Railroad Bridge Park. The Festival gives these visitors multiple opportunities to see and experience virtually all aspects of the River Center's mission, while having a good time.

Sue—Devote 10 or 20 hours a month on a committee or with whatever talents you might have…you won’t regret it.

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has also retired from the Board. Here they share their responses to some thought-provoking questions.

Question 1—What drew you to and kept you volunteering for the River Center? Clare—Before the River Center became a reality, not a dream, it became a big part of my life over the past 33 years.

Julie—The Center, the staff, and the Park. Dave and I first visited the River Center, met Powell, and saw the Dungeness River from the historic railroad bridge in Nov. 2004. We decided that day to move to Sequim, in part because we wanted to become involved in this marvelous place and partnership.

Sue—It was an evolution that began in 1998 when my neighbor asked for my help with producing the OPAS newsletter. I had to quickly learn how to correctly spell all the birds names for the Christmas Bird Count. At the same time, I learned what the birds looked like and how beautiful and diverse they were in character. I enjoyed meeting and participating with so many other bird enthusiasts. I already was a conservation activist of sorts, but by hanging around the River Center, I learned that providing opportunities for youth as well as adults to experience the natural world and its ecological processes was a valuable service to our community. I wanted to be a part of inspiring others to protect/respect that world. The Center provides so many volunteer ways to do that.

Question 2. In your own words what makes the River Center an important piece to our community?

Clare—The River Center is the ideal place to educate our youth and adults about the importance of nature and especially our Olympic Peninsula.

Outgoing Board Members share their River Center

thoughts ...continued from page 3

Dave and Julie Jackson at

their March moving away

reception —Annette Hanson photo

Clare Hatler at the

January partners’

signing ceremony —Sue Chickman photo

Sue Chickman at the

Irrigation Festival

Parade in May 2015 —Margie Palmer photo

SEPTEMBER 2015

See page 9 for a list of the

River Center Rally Teams.

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Olympic BirdFest 2017 Wrap up

by Bob Boekelheide

Olympic BirdFest 2017 was a stupendous success, despite some challenging weather. Held this year from April 7-9, the BirdFest is OPAS's annual event to share north Olympic birds and raise funds for the Dungeness River Audubon Center at the same time. The BirdFest first occurred in 2004, so this was the amazing 14th year for the festival. This year at least 240 registrants participated in field trips, boat rides, classes, and our gala banquet, which featured photographer Bonnie Block as our guest speaker. Bonnie explained the incredible Bald Eagle and Great Blue Heron photo that won the Grand Prize in National Audubon's 2016 photo contest, along with many other great photos. Our banquet venue once again was the lovely Red Cedar Room, generously provided by the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe. Kokopelli's Grill served the scrumptious dinner, enjoyed by all. BirdFest 2017 included a three-day pre-festival trip to the San Juan Islands with Puget Sound Express, then three very busy days of events near Sequim, and finally a three-day post-festival trip to Neah Bay. Participants on the San Juan trip not only found great birds, but also had front row seats watching orcas and Dall's porpoises off San Juan Island. The Neah Bay trip capped it all off with a "hawk watch" of migrating raptors at Bahokus Peak, seeing Golden Eagles, Swainson's Hawk, and numerous other western raptors soaring north.

Park provide many ways for people to do these two things. Yet, every week, there are local and out-of-area visitors who walk into the River Center and say, “I never knew this place existed!”

This year, we are using our two-month-long River Center Rally fund raising event to spread the word that here is a place to come and connect with the outdoors…and we don’t stop at bird watching! We want our members, and those who don’t know us, to understand the place and purpose of the River Center and what experiencing it means in their lives.

There is so much going on this time of year that it is the perfect time to sample what is happening at the Center, the Park, and beyond. You can find activities like wildflower walks, bird walks, classes, presentations, and much more on our website calendar, www. dungenessrivercenter.org. Please consider taking part in one of the

Exec. Director’s Message…continued from front page

“...We are using

our...Rally...to

spread the word

that here is a

place to come

and connect with

the

outdoors...and

we don’t stop at

bird watching .”

—Powell Jones,

Executive Director

activities and bring someone along to share your experience.

Please contact the River Center at 360-681-4076 or rivercenter@ olympus.net to sponsor the handful of folks who have organized their own personal Rally drives to support the Center’s programs. The best part is that these people have chosen activities that they love and that connect them to the outdoors. You can financially sponsor teams or individuals who are doing anything from scotch broom removal and driftwood sculpting to biking and birding! Come tell me how YOU are enjoying the outdoors this spring.

—Powell Jones, Executive Director

(Continued on page 8)

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Olympic BirdFest 2017...continued from page 7

Fifteen BirdFest visitors were able to study with Speaker Bonnie Black on Saturday for four hours. The intimate, up close chance to delve into the techniques of bird photography was enjoyed by all and Bonnie proved to be an expert teacher who also helpfully critiqued the bird photographs of the participants. The class included someone who came from as far away as Pennsylvania. Those who preferred to draw were able to join an 18 person class to study with Robert Amaral for 4 hours. This class was so popular we may be able to convince Robert to give a second class next year on the details of bird bodies in art. Our homegrown festival continues to grow, thanks to widespread publicity by Bob Hutchison to other Audubon chapters, and Chris Perry's excellent updates on the

BirdFest website. Participants this year came from 12 states and two provinces, including Ohio, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Alberta, and British Columbia. In total, the event will raise around $28,000 to support River Center programs. Many thanks to all OPAS BirdFest volunteers and field trip leaders - without you, this event would never be possible. Particular thanks go to Vanessa Fuller for handling all the behind the scenes registration and accounting headaches, along with the BirdFest Committee put together from both OPAS and the Audubon Center. Put next year's BirdFest on your calendars right now: San Juan trip from April 10-12, 2018, BirdFest trips around Sequim from April 13-15, and Neah Bay trip from April 15-17.

To find more

information or

register, visit

http://

dungenessrivercenter.

org/summer-camps for

more information.

—Jenna Ziogas,

Education and

Volunteer Coordinator

SEPTEMBER 2015 Page 9 MAY 2017

May 13, 2017

Birdathon/

International

Migratory

Bird Count

—Bob Boekelheide

Saturday, May 13, is the 2017 OPAS Clallam County Birdathon and International Migratory Bird Count. This is a day for everyone to have a fun time birding in Clallam County, keeping track of all the birds we see. It also raises money for important OPAS projects on the north Olympic Peninsula.

The International Migratory Bird Count is different from the Christmas Bird Count, because it includes all birds counted in Clallam County in one day. No matter where you live or visit in Clallam County, you can help out. Clallam County holds the record for the most number of species seen in one Washington county in one day, 202 species seen on the OPAS Birdathon in 2012. Our average species count for the last 20 years is 183.

During the count, tally the birds you see using the tally sheet found with the Harlequin Happenings on the OPAS website. Please keep track of where you are plus the miles and hours you travel, then mail the sheet to me at the River Center’s address on the back of the sheet. Even better, just email your list to me, at bboek@olympus.net. You can also enter your data in eBird, where I will see it. You can help whether you count all day, just a few hours in morning or evening, or hang out around your house and count your yard and feeders. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO DO THE COUNT! If you need some ideas about places to go, please call for suggestions.

This year we are going to have a post-count get-together to celebrate the Birdathon, at the Dungeness River Audubon Center on Wed., May 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. We will go through our species list and calculate a preliminary tally of Birdathon birds. You can turn in your tally sheets and bring your lunch to eat at the same time.

Please call Bob Boekelheide at 360-808-0196 to sign up for the Birdathon, or just do your counting and send the tally sheet back when finished. Thank you for your help!

Never too early to start planning

Holiday Nature Mart—Tuttie Peetz

River Center Rally

Teams—continued from page 7 It is a great way to enjoy spring and support for the Dungeness River Audubon Center and Railroad Bridge Park at the same time. Simply get your friends, relatives, and co-workers to pledge a few cents (or dollars?) for each mile you walk, hike, or ride your horse; each lap you swim; or bird species you find between April 1 and June 1, 2017. The best thing of all is that the money raised benefits youth environmental education and conservation right here in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley. You can do your own thing, join a team, or sponsor someone else.

The teams we have so far are: Spring Strollers - Lyn Muench and friends walk a mile a day.

Sand Dollars - Tuttie Peetz will be sanding on a driftwood sculpture three hours every day in May (that's 93 hours). This sculpture will be on display next March at the annual driftwood show at the River Center. Tutties’ husband Richard will match any funds she raises.

Broom Busters - Gretha & Doug Davis and friends eradicate the invasive & noxious Scotch Broom, along the Olympic Discovery Trail.

Swift Swallows - Julie, Dave & Joanna Jackson, Stacey Fradkin, Marion Rutledge and Marie Grad will tally up as many bird species they can during the month of May.

Splashette - Kendra Donalson keep track of the laps she swims at the YMCA.

Arts & Crafters—Shirley Anderson and friends meet to learn and practice various arts and crafts. Materials and Instruction are included in the fee that participants pay for each workshop.

River Raffle Team—Annette Nesse, Neil Harrington and Ann Sargent will have a raffle to raise money for the River Center. The 3 raffle items include an Elk Hide Drum, Two Rounds of Golf with Lunch included, and a Basket of Shellfish. They are hosting a luncheon on May 31st for $7.50 and will draw the winners!

River Rally Rangers - Annette Hanson and Rally Rangers will walk trails in the park for as long as they can in one day.

To support one or more of these Rally teams, you can go online to www.dungenessrivercenter.org, click on

then on

2017 will be our 11th year for Nature Mart, the River Center’s annual holiday craft event. Last year, this highly anticipated two-day event exceeded our fundraising goal of $10,000 for operation of the Center’s programs. Be sure to mark your calendar for Fri.-Sat., Nov.17 & 18, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. This year, our goal is to focus on UNIQUE, HIGH QUALITY, HAND CRAFTED ITEMS. As this event is a major fund raiser, we will strive for items with a higher

price point and offer a limited number of each item, so as not to crowd our limited space with too many similar items, but offer a diverse selection of special things. If you would like to participate in Nature Mart this year, contact either Tuttie Peetz (trpeetz@gmail.com/ 683-6860) or Shirley Anderson (sanderson22@olypen.com/ 681-3950). Be sure to put Nov. 17-18 on your calendar.

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Pat Cleall shows off what a small Scotch Broom regrowth looks like attached to its roots. Gretha Davis’s “River Center Rally” BROOM BUSTER’S V team put in 79 hours of pulling Scotch Broom. Since their start in 2013, that makes 611 hours of pulling along the Olympic Discovery Trail towards Dry Creek in Port Angeles. So far for 2017, she has received $875 in pledges for the Dungeness River Audubon Center’s education programs and maintenance of Railroad Bridge Park thru the River Center Rally. See page 9 inside for more information. —Gretha Davis photo

P.O. Box 2450

Sequim, WA 98382

Join Us at

the May 20

Open House

& June 20

Annual

Meeting,

Ground-

breaking &

Rally Finale