6, 8, 9, or 12 (?) kinds of wild blueberries in the Olympics? There are quite a few species of blueberries in the Olympic Mountains. A number of plant identification books describe them, but somewhat confusingly they don't all describe the same list. So how many are there? Most importantly, which species is the tastiest, that's what we really want to know? First of all, … [Read more...] about How many species of wild blueberries in Olympic National Park?
SNACCMS
This page lists activities for kids in Clallam County which promote healthy brain building. SNACCMS expands the idea of "extracurricular activities" by identifying Sports, Nature, Arts, Culture, Clubs, Music, and Spirituality. Research shows these types of activities involving positive adults focusing on helping kids learn to build skills and think for themselves, builds stronger neural connections to the frontal lobes of the brain. Please send us your local SNACCMS ideas.
Jellyfish swarm in Port Angeles Harbor
A jellyfish swarm, also known as a bloom, smack or mass aggregation, occurred in Port Angeles Harbor on Friday, November 15, 2024. Several jellyfish species, and similar jelly-like but not jellyfish species called salps, were sighted pouring into the harbor alongside the inner tip of Ediz Hook. Jellyfish are also known as sea jellies. The number of jellies in this smack is … [Read more...] about Jellyfish swarm in Port Angeles Harbor
Hurricane Ridge is closed due to rare cougar attack
Sunday, July 30 2023. Hurricane Ridge and parts of Olympic National Park are closed due to a rare cougar attack on an 8 year old boy at Lake Angeles on Saturday night July 29 2023. ONP is closed in an area approximately 10 miles in diameter around Lake Angeles. On the Hurricane Ridge Road, the closure starts at the Hurricane Ridge Road park entrance station, which necessarily … [Read more...] about Hurricane Ridge is closed due to rare cougar attack
Clallam Resilience Project: Trauma support through Little Free Pantries
The Clallam Resilience Project holds monthly Community Meetings on topics connected to toxic stress, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and trauma-informed care. The intention is to learn together as a community, from one another, and from a variety of perspectives. These meetings take place on zoom, the first Tuesday of the month, from 10:00 – 11:30am. Everyone is welcome. The … [Read more...] about Clallam Resilience Project: Trauma support through Little Free Pantries
Positive discipline techniques – The Peace Discipline model is based on quality research
How do you discipline children without spanking or even yelling at them? The trick is to take a broad-based approach that incorporates several techniques. One of the problems to finding the right techniques has been that low quality research studies have led to suggestions which don't work, or even backfire. Karen Quail, a teacher, school counselor, and researcher in South … [Read more...] about Positive discipline techniques – The Peace Discipline model is based on quality research
SNACCMS: build “moral fiber” with enhanced extracurricular activities
SNACCMS stands for Sports, Nature, Arts, Culture, Clubs, Music, and Spirituality. These are activities for children which help them build neural networks with strong connections to the brain's frontal lobes. SNACCMS is an expanded version of "extracurricular activities", and is intended to help parents thing more creatively about activities for their kids. Baseball, … [Read more...] about SNACCMS: build “moral fiber” with enhanced extracurricular activities
First Teacher Zoom activity October 19 2020: The amazing lives of owls
On October 19, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., Powell Jones from the Dungeness River Audubon Center will explore with children and parents the amazing lives of owls. He will teach everyone how to hoot like an owl. For more parenting activities and skill building programs in Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks and the rest of Clallam County, visit the ClallamCountyBar.com Parenting Info … [Read more...] about First Teacher Zoom activity October 19 2020: The amazing lives of owls
First Teacher Zoom activity October 5 2020: story book sharing
On October 5, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., Franklin Elementary first grade teacher Eric Pickens will read stories on Zoom for kids aged 1-6. For more parenting activities and skill building programs, visit the ClallamCountyBar.com Parenting Info page. Did you know Kindergarten was first practiced in Germany and the word is German for children's garden? Kindergarten is … [Read more...] about First Teacher Zoom activity October 5 2020: story book sharing