HOQUIAM — Hoquiam Police found another boat that had sunk in the Hoquiam River with oil leaking into the water.
KOMO-TV reports this is the fourth boat to sink in the area.
Police were called Tuesday to investigate a sheen of fuel on the river coming from a privately owned boat yard.
Officials found a strong fuel odor and a sheen of petroleum heading downstream toward the Riverside Bridge.
Police said no one notified the Coast Guard or called 9-1-1 to report the boat sinking.
The state Department of Ecology sent its spill response team to the area.
Parks’ online system
OLYMPIA — Washington State Parks’ online reservation system will be down from Jan. 9 through Jan. 15, as the agency puts the finishing touches on a new system to be launched Jan. 16.
During that transition week, all state park campsites, day-use shelters and accommodations will be first come, first served and payable at the park by cash only.
On Jan. 14, the system is scheduled to open for existing customers to update their accounts, including changing passwords, but it will not accept new reservations.
On Jan. 16, all customers can use the website (www.parks.state.wa.us) to reserve campsites, cabins, yurts, some vacation homes, shelters and group camps up to nine months out.
Master gardener class registration now open
PORT ANGELES — Registration is now open for the 2019 Master Gardener training course offered by the Washington State University Clallam County Extension.
The course meets from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for 11 weeks starting Feb. 21 and ending May 2.
In addition to classroom training, the course includes online lessons and field trips around the North Olympic Peninsula.
Course topics include basic botany, identification of local and other common plants, soils, fertilizers, composting, plant pests and diseases, pest control methods, pruning, crop rotation, plant propagation, garden planning, native landscaping, small fruits and berries, weed control, vegetables, water quality and environmentally-friendly yard management.
According to a press release, students will become Master Gardener interns after completing the course.
Interns who contribute 100 hours of volunteer service during a two-year period, with at least
50 hours within the first year, will become veteran Master Gardeners.
The course fee of $250 includes all training materials. A limited number of scholarships are available.
For more information, call Kory Kirby at 360-565-2679, email kory.kirby@wsu.edu or visit extension.wsu.edu/clallam/mg/
training.
