February 27^th and March 5^th               12 noon – 2pm           Cost: $10

  Fred’s Homegrown Produce and Pacific County Natural Resources Conservation Service will be finishing a 10 Year Salmon Habitat Restoration project with the planting of native plants along a the stream bed of a newly constructed fish passage to the Naselle River.  This project is a continuation of a previous salmon habitat restoration project that turned a half-mile of riverbank into a total of 8 acres of forested habitat in 2006. The project is focused on restoring habitat for salmon, birds and native pollinators. It involves culvert removal and replacement with salmon-friendly culvert systems, replanting native species along an additional 4 acres of interior stream bank, and creating a buffer filtration system for the cattle pasturage enabling production of salmon-safe beef.

  The final planting will complete the half mile of newly constructed fish passage, and add another 800+ feet of river frontage to the original 2006 Habitat project.  The habitat project creates a spawning area for salmon as they come up the river from the ocean.  The fish need areas to lay their eggs where they will be protected from predators and high water velocity when the smolts first hatch.  Streams such as this small one that runs through the property provide this type of protection for the fledging fish.

  The Farm will be hosting two classes in habitat restoration planting, hedgerow design and site-specific erosion control.  The first class on Feb 27^th, focused on the upper non-flooding area along steep stream bed slopes, and the second on March 5^th covering planting habitat in a flood plain area.

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South Bend, Washington – The Pacific County Emergency Management Agency and the Wahkiakum County Department of Emergency Management are offering Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) in the Rosburg/Naselle area. The classes on February 20 and 21, will be held at the Naselle Timberland Library, 4 Parpala Road, Naselle. The classes on February 27 and 28 will be held at Johnson Park, 30 Rosburg School Road, Rosburg. Training is scheduled as follows:

Saturday, February 20, 2016 Naselle Timberland Library · 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 21, 2016 Naselle Timberland Library · 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 27, 2016 Johnson Park, Rosburg · 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 28, 2016 Johnson Park, Rosburg · 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Pre-registration is required and attendance is limited to 20 participants.

The CERT program is an all-risk, all-hazard training. This valuable course is designed to help you protect yourself, your family, your neighbors, and your neighborhood in an emergency situation. CERT members receive 20 hours of initial training with an option of additional instruction on modules relating to  pet preparedness training and Map Your Neighborhood training provided free of charge. The course is taught with classroom instruction for the first three days and practical exercises during the last day. Participants under the age of 18 must have parent/guardian permission to attend.

To register or for more information, contact Scott McDougall at (360) 642-9338 or email smcdougall@co.pacific.wa.us or Beau Renfro at (360) 465-2202 or (360) 795-3242 or email renfrob@co.wahkiakum.wa.us.

Grays River Grange meeting this Tuesday 7:30

Dinner 6:45

See you there

From Western Wahkiakum, over the Lower Columbia. Happy Holidays from the Grays River Grange! Thanks to everyone who came to the party, and all the folks who helped make it another wonderful year!

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This last August Grange Master Krist Novoselic, Lecturer Bob Pyle and Grange Brother Ray Prestegard performed a show at our Grange, “Butterfly Launches From Spar Pole”. It featured Krist on guitar, Bob reading poetry, and Ray accompanying. Pictures provided by Grange Brother Sol Mertz, courtesy of Rose Creek Arts.

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The Grays River Grange is proud to announce that our “Accountability for the Washington State Redistricting Commission” resolution placed before the State Grange delegates this year passed, and will now be part of our Legislative doctrine.

The resolution, crafted by Master Novoselic, calls for increased accountability and transparency for the Washington State Redistricting Commission. It asks the Washington State Auditor to conduct an audit of the Commission in a timely manner, providing the Legislature with the opportunity to review before the vote. Separate from other auditing processes, it allows the auditor the ability to seek injunction directly challenging any redistricting plan if any rules or laws were broken or ignored by the Commission.

Thank you Master Novoselic for all your electoral reform work and continuing the Granger traditions of an active citizenry, engaged in moving government to greater ethics!