Pruning Blueberries for Productivity
Now is the time to prune your blueberries. An annual pruning regimen is needed to encourage strong new growth and promote good berry production. Commonly used pruning techniques, however, can be counterproductive with blueberries.
On Saturday, Feb. 5, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Clallam County Master Gardeners Jeanette Stehr-Green and Audreen Williams will teach home gardeners how to prune their blueberry bushes for productivity. They will describe the typical growth pattern of blueberries and outline a systematic approach to pruning. They will talk about how to prune newly planted and transplanted blueberries, stressed bushes, and neglected plants. Stehr-Green and Williams will demonstrate proper blueberry pruning techniques using videos recorded at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles.
Stehr-Green has been a Master Gardener since 2003 and was the 2012 Clallam County Veteran Master Gardener of the Year. She completed Oregon State University’s Online Blueberry School in 2019. Williams joined Master Gardeners in 2012 and was the 2014 and 2019 Clallam County Veteran Master Gardener of the Year. Both Stehr-Green and Williams have attained Lifetime Achievement status with Clallam County Master Gardeners and have many years of experience growing berries of all types.
This presentation is part of Clallam County Master Gardener’s “Digging Deeper” educational series. Digging Deeper presentations are held on the first and third Saturdays of most months and cover basic gardening topics relevant to many home gardeners. Sessions are scheduled for 90-minutes to allow for demonstrations (or videos) and questions from viewers.
Upcoming Digging Deeper presentations will be held live via ZOOM at https://wsu.zoom.us/j/92007991742?pwd=OWxtbmNBditKd3ordjA2WEFyME9PUT09. You can link to these presentations through the Clallam County Master Gardener Calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/.
For more information about “Pruning Blueberries for Productivity” or the Digging Deeper series call 360-477-0116. To learn about other Clallam County Master Gardener events, please visit https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/mg/educational-activities/.
“The Elwha River: Eight Years of Research Since the Largest Dam Removal in the World” Featured at Feb. 3 Studium Generale
How have salmon fared following dam removal on the Elwha River? Find out when Peninsula College welcomes Mike McHenry, Fish Habitat Manager for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Feb. 3 for a Studium Generale presentation, beginning at 12:30 pm.
McHenry is the Fish Habitat Manager for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and has been working on salmon recovery issues on the Olympic Peninsula for 30 years. He leads habitat restoration and salmon monitoring programs for the Tribe and has completed projects in multiple watersheds including the Hoko, Clallam, Pysht, Deep, East Twin, Salt, Ennis, and Siebert. He has Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from Humboldt State and New Mexico State Universities.
This online opportunity is free, open to the public, and co-sponsored with ʔaʔk̓ʷustəƞáwt̓xʷ House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse.
Join the Zoom event at https://pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/82278252780, Meeting ID: 822 7825 2780.
This program is made possible in partnership with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
NOLS hosts Olympic National Park’s
Perspectives Winter Speaker Series
Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series is hosted by the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) via Zoom for the 2022 season. The free talks will be offered at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month from January through April. Registration, available at www.nols.org, is required to attend the Zoom meeting. Participation at each program is limited to the first 100 registered attendees. Programs will be simultaneously streamed via the NOLS Facebook page for additional participants.
This series is sponsored by Olympic National Park, the Friends of Olympic National Park, and the North Olympic Library System. This season’s topics are:
February 8
Revisiting Stratigraphy of the Eocene to Miocene Sedimentary Rocks on the Olympic Peninsula
Erin Donaghy, PhD Student, Purdue University
This research aims to better understand sedimentary basin formation following accretion of a large oceanic plateau (Siletzia) to the Pacific Northwest approximately 50 million years ago. We document the sedimentary basin response to this collision by characterizing changing depositional environments and sediment routing pathways in basin deposits to understand how tectonic plate configurations changed during establishment of the modern Cascadia magmatic arc.
March 8
Forest Restoration on Exposed Sediments Along the Elwha River
James Kardouni and Jenise M. Bauman, Western Washington University
Riverbank lupine is a pioneering species that assimilates nitrogen through nitrogen-fixing bacteria in a form that is readily available to plants. The purpose of this study was to investigate lupine’s influence on conifer establishment in newly exposed soils that resulted from the removal of the dams on the Elwha River.
April 12
KIamath River Restoration
Josh Chenoweth, Klamath River Restoration
Josh Chenoweth managed the revegetation effort after dam removal on the Elwha River. He’s since moved to take on a similar role during Klamath River Restoration in Southern Oregon/Northern California. Learn about how lessons learned from Elwha revegetation and restoration are informing Klamath restoration.
For more information about visiting Olympic National Park, see www.nps.gov/olym.
For more information about Olympic National Park, visit www.nps.gov/olym. The Port Angeles Main Library is located at 2210 South Peabody Street in Port Angeles. For more information about this and other upcoming events at your library, visit www.nols.org or email Discover@nols.org.
Digital magazines, now available at NOLS
The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is pleased to announce that over 3,000 popular magazines are now available to read on any device 24/7. For the first time, library cardholders can read digital magazines alongside eBooks and eAudiobooks on Libby, or by visiting anytime.overdrive.com/anytime-north/magazines. Top titles include Cook’s Illustrated, Field and Stream, Mother Earth News, and many other popular magazines. Over 1,200 regularly-published magazines are available in English, along with 1,300 special single-issue English-language titles, nearly 200 Spanish-language titles, and over 650 titles in other languages, including Chinese, Japanese, French, and more!
Digital magazines available include Bride & Groom, Bicycling, Cosmo, Family Tree, Fly Fisherman, Home Design, McCall’s Quilting, Men’s Health, Military History, National Geographic History, and hundreds more.
Digital magazines have no waitlists or holds, do not count towards checkout limits, and provide readers the option to renew their selections. NOLS patrons can also download magazines to the Libby app for offline use. Readers can browse lists of magazines within the app and search by format to find available titles. All titles will automatically expire at the end of the lending period. There are no late fees.
Readers can use the Libby app to browse NOLS’ digital collection, instantly borrow titles, and start reading or listening—all free with a NOLS library card. Libby is compatible with all major devices: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phones and tablets, and Chromebook™. Through Libby, readers can also “send to Kindle®”.
To get started enjoying magazines, eBooks, and eAudiobooks, download the Libby app or visit anytime.overdrive.com. For help with accessing the E-Collection, visit nols.org/tech-help.
PC-Forks seeking Math Teachers
The Peninsula College Forks Extension is looking for locals that may be interested in teaching a Math (College Algebra) course, in-person, possibly in the Spring Quarter and beyond.
Applicants would need to have a Master’s degree with at least 18 grad credit hours in the content area. If you are interested, please reach out to me by phone or email.
Forks Peninsula College: 360-374-3223
Email: Rschwartz@pencol.edu
