WHAT TO EXPECT: We will be outdoors for the entire workshop, rain or shine. Rubber boots are a must along with gloves that are heavy-weight and have a rough grip palm (see glove suggestion below).  Please bring your own brown bag lunch.

PLEASE NOTE: Each person must purchase a WDFW Shellfish/Seaweed License in advance of the workshop. The cost is $17.40/adult.

The registration deadline is _______ or when the workshop fills.

The registration fee of $80 includes all instruction, a mesh bag to collect shellfish in, an oyster knife and refreshments. If you need to cancel after you have registered and paid, we can refund your $80 fee until June 1st minus the small Paypal processing fee.

ESSENTIALS TO BRING:

• Bring your Shellfish harvesting license

• Shellfish trowel, hand rake, utility tool for digging

• Bucket w/lid or small cooler for transporting your clams home (5-gallon bucket with tight-fitting lid, or cooler that can hold at least 3-gallons of water, for transporting your clams home in seawater – clams need at least 4 hours in clean seawater to purge themselves of grit and sand.) Learn more about Clamming on Washington Beaches here….

• Knee-high rubber boots

• Gloves (for shucking, do not need to be insulated, rubber palmed are best, see the example here on Amazon)

• Warm, weather appropriate jacket w/ optional hat

• Re-usable freezer block to keep water cold on the way home. (People can use ice made from freshwater but this will reduce the salinity of the purging water, which is not ideal.)

• Lidded plastic container to hold shucked oysters (no glass on the beach, a large yogurt container is perfect)

• Kneeling pad (optional)

• Sunscreen and sunglasses

• Day pack, tote bag & water bottle

Event Timing: 12pm – 4pm
Registration/Check-In: 11:30am
Event Address:
Participants must be 18-years or older.
Registration confirmation is on a first-come, first serve basis.
A waiting list will be maintained.

Big thanks to the WDFW women: Camille Speck, Kris Costello, Katie Gehrig, Kessa Ogle, Hanna Petersen and Silke Bachhuber for their time and expert instruction!