Digging begins again at coast beaches; second razor-clam season opens Saturday

The second fall coastal razor-clam dig begins Saturday on all coastal beaches.

Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks and Kalaloch beaches will be open Saturday through Monday. Twin Harbors and Mocrocks beaches will also be open Tuesday. Digging will be allowed from noon to midnight only.

More than 30,000 diggers turned out for the first fall dig Oct. 15-19; the average catch was about 14 clams. The daily limit is 15 clams.

Diggers must keep the first 15 clams they dig up, regardless of size or condition. Each digger must keep them in his or her own container.

A third dig is also slated for Dec. 30-Jan. 2 on all coastal beaches.

Low tides: Saturday, 0.8 feet at 3:27 p.m.; Sunday, 0.0 at 4:20 p.m.; Monday, -0.6 at 5:10 p.m.; and Tuesday, -1.0 at 5:56 p.m. Details: http://wdfw.wa.gov .

Olympic National Park is hosting a free discussion titled "The Fisher," at 7 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center, 3002 Mount Angeles Road, Port Angeles.

Jeff Lewis, with the state's Fish and Wildlife Department, will talk about the fisher, an elusive member of the weasel family once present throughout forested areas of Washington, and is now thought to have disappeared.

Fish and Wildlife, in conjunction with Olympic National Park, is exploring the possibility of reintroducing the animal to the park. Details: 360-565-3005.

The Boeing Co. is sponsoring free bus rides and admission to Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville Nov. 19.

Five Pierce Transit buses will leave Lakewood's Highway 512/I-5 park-and-ride lot at 10 a.m. and make return trips at 3 p.m.

Admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis, up to a maximum of 215 people. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Details: 360-832-6117 or www.nwtrek.org.

The Seattle Audubon Society is hosting a bird-viewing field trip at 9 a.m. Saturday to Juanita Bay Park in Kirkland. Mary Frances Mathis, a local expert on the park, will lead the tour.

Members get first priority on the trips; nonmembers may sign up on a wait list. Yearly membership begins at $30. Details: 425-803-3026 or www.seattleaudubon.org.

The Northshore Chapter of Trout Unlimited hosts a banquet and auction at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Nile Country Club in Mountlake Terrace. Cost is $40. Details: 425-743-4510 or ctompkins84@hotmail.com.

The Wild Steelhead Coalition hosts a dinner and auction at 6 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Bellevue Sheraton Hotel. The program will include Steve Raymond, author of "Steelhead Country," and a slide show presentation by Jeff Bright, author and photographer of "Found in a River." Cost is $35 by Nov. 16. Details: 206-329-9009, 253-759-0477 or www.wildsteelheadcoalition.com .

The Mountains to Sound Greenway is hosting fall volunteer tree-planting projects. The next is Saturday, at Gardiner Creek; followed by Nov. 19, Upper Luther Burbank Park; Dec. 3, Lake Sammamish State Park; and Dec. 10, Issaquah Creek and Kimball Creek. Details: 206-812-0122 or www.mtsgreenway.org.

Compiled by Mark Yuasa, Seattle Times staff reporter. He can be reached at 206-464-8780; e-mail: outdoorsnotes@seattletimes.com; fax: 206-464-3255; address: P.O. Box 70, Seattle, WA 98111.