The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Firewise program helps communities reduce wildfire risks through education, defensible space creation, and ignition-resistant building techniques. It offers financial assistance, technical support, and the Firewise USA® recognition program to help neighborhoods and individual homeowners prepare for wildfire season.

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A Spot of Tea and a Lesson in Fire Safety at Bogachiel Garden Club Event

The Bogachiel Garden Club held its Annual Tea in Forks on Saturday, Jan. 31. Attendees came from various…

Photo by Corlene Eberly
“Love Your Soil,” Thursday, Feb. 12t at the Vern Burton Community Center Meeting Rooms, 308 E. 4th Street in Port
Angeles. Photo- Master Gardener Dave Eberly holding soil.

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“Love Your Soil,” with Dave Eberle, Thursday, Feb. 12

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, community members are invited to learn about the harmonious, vibrant pillars of…

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Saturday, Feb 7 – Fun a Day and Bakesale

Fun-A-Day Library Takeover with Rainforest Council for the Arts

Local artist Kaisa Lemley designed the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge T-shirt and tote bag. Artists interested in creating the 2026 design must apply by Feb. 9. Submitted photo

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Library seeks artist for Summer Reading design

The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is seeking to hire an artist to design a graphic for the…

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Souper Bowl Of Caring Challenge

The Forks Congregational Church has been passing the Soup Pot during Worship Service since the early 2000s during…

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NOLS, Clallam County Law Library partner to expand free legal access

Clallam County residents now have expanded access to free legal information through a partnership between the Clallam County…

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Forks Fire timber salvage

Timber salvage after the September, 1951 Forks fire began almost immediately, with Rayonier chemists quickly developing a method…

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Nothing tastes like a fresh berry plucked right off the vine! Join Clallam County Master Gardeners Jeanette Stehr Green and Audreen Williams for the 2026 Homegrown Berry Series and learn how to grow ripe, juicy strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in your home garden. This 8-part series will teach you what you need to know to grow and care for your very own berry plants.
Left to right: Jeanette Stehr-Green and Audreen Williams pruning a blueberry bush.

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Learn How to Grow Berries at 2026 Homegrown Berry Series

Gardeners who dream of harvesting ripe, flavorful berries straight from their own backyard will have a chance to…

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Community Invited to 2026 Winterfest Dinner at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church will hold its 2026 Winterfest Dinner a bit later this year; watch for…

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Native Plant Sale

Native Plant Sale

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Peninsula College Announces Winter 2026 Studium Generale Schedule

PORT ANGELES, WA - Peninsula College’s Studium Generale lecture series returns for Winter Quarter 2026 with a diverse…

Last Wednesday, many looked up to say …it’s a bird, it’s a plane it’s …not Superman …so what was it?
A fallstreak hole (also known as a “hole punch cloud”) is a large circular or elliptical gap that can appear in cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds. High to mid-level clouds, such as altocumulus, are often composed of tiny water droplets that are much colder than freezing, but have yet to freeze. These “supercooled” water droplets need a “reason” to freeze, which usually comes in the form of ice crystals. Planes passing through the cloud layer can bring these ice crystals.
Once the ice crystals are introduced, the water droplet quickly freeze, grow and start to fall. A hole is left behind, which will start to expand outward as neighboring droplets start to freeze. Photo Rod Fleck

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Unusual cloud formation

Last Wednesday, many looked up to say …it’s a bird, it’s a plane it’s …not Superman …so what…