Clams On the Cartoon Page
It’s a dangerous world out there! Best have your tubes, shovels and guns at the ready. This cartoon was published in The Seattle Times on February 9, 2023.
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BIG CROWD for Last Day of the Truncated 2020-21 Season
/0 Comments/in Razor Clam Culture, Uncategorized/by DavidRazor clamming exploded in May 2021 when, after a nearly year-long drought, the popular spring season was opened for a few days This photo was taken on Sunday, May 30th, on the final day of the brief season. Only the Mocrocks management area was open; no Long Beach, no Copalis, no Twin Harbors. It […]
Large Numbers for October “Covid” Dig at Copalis
/0 Comments/in Razor Clam Culture, Uncategorized/by DavidIt’s an astounding number. On Saturday night, October 17th, over ten thousand clam diggers folks poured onto the sandy flat beaches of the Copalis management area to dig razor clams. 10,100 intrepid souls to be precise, according to the count by Dept. of Fish & Wildlife. For this eye-popping number of diggers you can thank […]
Beach Access Roads, and Razor Clamming, Closed Due to COVID-19
/0 Comments/in Razor Clam Culture, Uncategorized/by DavidRazor clamming came to a halt in late March 2020 to the great disappointment of many. What, we can’t go razor clamming? It seemed like the perfect antidote to social distancing and being cooped up in the house. The beach, the good salt air, the clams. Just a week before WDFW had said the dig […]
In The Spokesman-Review
/0 Comments/in News, Uncategorized/by DavidThe Spokesman-Review newspaper of Spokane published a story in 2019 about the effort to make the razor clam the state clam. <<“Razor clams are very important to our district,” said Sen. Dean Takko, D-Longview. They’re part of the draw that brings between 30,000 and 40,000 people each year to the Long Beach peninsula alone. Jim […]
Razor Clams on Parade, 1912
/0 Comments/in Razor Clam Culture, Uncategorized/by DavidRazor-clam shell costumes worn by the ELKS fraternal organization during their 1912 parade in Portland, Oregon. Pretty snazzy. Image was used on a postcard.
Out of One Cmte and into another…
/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
/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
/0 Comments/in Razor Clam Culture, Uncategorized/by DavidElla and Vernon Worthington passed away not that long ago. They were both over 100 years old. The frugal dairy farmers managed to save a million dollars and left generous bequests to ocean environmental organizations. They grew up and married on the Long Beach peninsula, home to great razor clam beaches, and their lives […]
Gorgeous Clamming March 16th, 2018 at Copalis Beach
/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. […]