Razor Clams on Parade, 1912
Razor-clam shell costumes worn by the ELKS fraternal organization during their 1912 parade in Portland, Oregon. Pretty snazzy. Image was used on a postcard.
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Out of One Cmte and into another…
February 23, 2019 /0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by DavidHouse Bill 1061, designating the razor clam as the state clam, moved out of the State Governance and Tribal Affairs Committee on Friday February 22nd. It now moves to the Rules Committee, which will hopefully move the bill to a vote in House. Please remember to write your legislators and let them know you support the […]
New Bill, HB 1061, for the 2019 Legislative Session
December 26, 2018 /0 Comments/in News, Uncategorized, What do you think? /by DavidA new bill has been prefiled for the upcoming legislative session. The 105-day session begins Jan. 14. If passed, the razor clam, Siliqua patula, would join the ranks of the American goldfish, Walla Walla sweet onion, green darner dragonfly, and the orca as a state symbol.
Razor Clamming for Survival in the 1920s and 1930s
May 21, 2018 /0 Comments/in Razor Clam Culture, Uncategorized /by DavidWhen Ella and Vernon Worthington passed away not long ago, both over 100 years old, the frugal dairy farmers left a largess to ocean environmental organizations – and their story as folks who grew up and married on the Long Beach peninsula near some of the best razor clam beaches in the world. Their lives […]
Gorgeous Clamming March 16th, 2018 at Copalis Beach
March 18, 2018 /0 Comments/in Razor Clam Culture, Uncategorized /by DavidThis was Friday just before St. Patrick’s Day. The low tide was at 7:00 PM. I hit the beach at 5:30 PM and the sun was still high in the sky because daylight savings time had just started. So, no headlamp needed. Surf was calm and everybody remembered just why they like razor clamming so much. […]
It’s Not Always Easy
March 8, 2018 /0 Comments/in Razor Clam Culture, Uncategorized /by DavidA lot of people can show up on a good clamming tide, as this cartoon captures. And a lot of vehicles! Bob McCausland was the artist. He cartooned at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for decades before retiring to the coast where he continued to capture local foibles with pen and ink. This dig was at Twin […]
Bill Drafted!!
February 16, 2018 /0 Comments/in News /by DavidA bill has been drafted and introduced! HB 3001 designates the Pacific razor clam as the state clam. Thanks to Representatives Brian Blake, Joel Kretz, Steve Tharinger and Jim Walsh. Please write them and let them know you appreciate their support. You can view the bill introduction and comment on the bill at the state […]
Should the Razor clam be the state clam?
February 14, 2018 /3 Comments/in What do you think? /by DavidWe think so but what do you think?
Happy razor clamming after WWII
December 16, 2017 in Razor Clam Culture /by DavidThe photo is courtesy of Jaime Johnstone. Her family lived in Centralia at the time. That’s Jaime’s mother on the left, a decade before Jaime was born. “Clamming was a fun event, as you can tell from the photo of my mom and her friends, all teenagers at the time,” Jaime writes. “I remember […]