Junior Ranger Day Fun for All This year's Junior Ranger day was held on April 25 at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center. Over 350 children and adults took part; 130 kids received their Junior Ranger badge and certificate. Just one week before, on April 18, 560 people volunteered to carry trash and marine debris from the park's beaches as part of the annual Washington Coast Cleanup. This event brings hundreds of community volunteers to beaches all along Washington's Pacific Coast; a total of 1,100 volunteers participated statewide this year. Coming Soon ....
Steelhead Jumping in Sol Duc Valley It's also a good place from March through May, to see wild winter steelhead leaping upstream towards their spawning grounds. For more information on times and places to watch fish in Olympic National Park, check the newly released Fish and Shellfish Regulation brochure. Elwha Restoration Moves Forward One Year Chief among Olympic's projects is Elwha restoration, one of this country’s largest and most significant conservation projects, which received $54.7 million in Recovery Act funding. Not only will over 200 jobs be created in the next year, but dam removal will begin in 2011, one year earlier than projected. Over $3 million was allocated for other park projects as well. Read more. Visitation Update For more information, and monthly visitor use updates, check the National Park Service NPS Stats website. |
Last updated: February 28, 2015