Friends of Ennis Creek – Explore and Learn!
October 19 and October 25
We are offering TWO special tours in October. Join us to visit what we call “our last best chance of a salmon stream in Port Angeles.” Please help spread the word. Space is limited, and we got some walk requests at our Forever StreamFest booth last month. Reservations accepted in order received.
Sunday October 19: A walk to Ennis Creek on Robbie and Jim Mantooth’s trails. Visit a magnificent stretch of healthy salmon stream that Robbie and Jim and fisheries experts from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe have been restoring and protecting, with help from North Olympic Land Trust.
Volunteers from Clallam County Streamkeepers will demonstrate some equipment they use as part of regular water monitoring on the stream. And just savor the peace and beauty of the beautiful area!
Dress to enjoy fall weather, with good walking shoes (expect a short steep bit of trail returning). Even rain is delightful under tree canopy on trails. We can lend out some hiking poles, but if you have them, you might want to bring them.
Time and Directions: 1:00 p.m. Drive to the east dead end of Lindberg Road (first left from Del Guzzi Drive if coming from east, or first left from Golf Course Road from west). Park on Lindberg Road or go under log entry for Ennis Arbor Farm to limited parking area.
RSVP: Paul Pickett, (360) 359-3435, earthwater@gmail.com
Saturday October 25: A walk to the mouth of Ennis Creek on the Olympic Discovery Trail. Learn about and see first hand the former Rayonier Mill site, where the Department of Ecology is developing cleanup plans.
Darlene Schanfald, a leader with Olympic Environmental Council and Sierra Club North Olympic Chapter, will tell us about the history of the site and the proposed cleanup.
We will also learn about restoration possibilities for the mouth of Ennis Creek, a critical part of the site cleanup and rehabilitation.
Dress to enjoy fall weather – the ODT trail is mostly paved and fairly flat.
Time and Directions: 1:00 p.m. Take Ennis Street north to the parking area at the end of the street, and meet by gate to Olympic Discovery Trail.
RSVP: Paul Pickett, (360) 359-3435, earthwater@gmail.com