U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Long Beach Clam Festivalgoers Asked to Minimize Risk to Migrating Shorebirds
May 08, 2024
May 08, 2024
PORTLAND, Oregon, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release:
With temperatures on the rise and spring upon us, Pacific Coast beaches beckon humans to the shore. In fact, the Long Beach Razor Clam Festival, in Washington, alone is expected to draw about 7,500 clam diggers to the shore when it returns May 10 and 11.
But humans aren't the only species keenly interested in seeing what low tide has to offe . . .
With temperatures on the rise and spring upon us, Pacific Coast beaches beckon humans to the shore. In fact, the Long Beach Razor Clam Festival, in Washington, alone is expected to draw about 7,500 clam diggers to the shore when it returns May 10 and 11.
But humans aren't the only species keenly interested in seeing what low tide has to offe . . .