Good morning, Port Angeles.

Ian’s Ride, the nonprofit founded by local accessibility advocate and world record holder Ian Mackay, was selected for the Washington Volunteer Service Award for the Peninsula/Coastal region by Serve Washington on April 4th.

The award recognizes the organization’s work to improve outdoor accessibility (including its annual Sea to Sound event) and honor its dedicated volunteers.

Ian’s Ride received a Washington State Volunteer Service Award for the Peninsula/Coastal Region — the award honors its work promoting outdoor accessibility, improved infrastructure, and hands-free technology — and the nonprofit, founded by Ian Mackay after a 2008 bicycle crash, continues to serve communities.

In early March, visitors at Fort Worden State Park found a fossilized tusk eroding from a sandstone bluff.

Park staff are working with Burke Museum paleontologists to preserve the fossil using a plaster cast — a method that holds it in place and shields it from the elements — and they ask visitors to stay on marked paths.

Washington Sea Grant received $185,000 in state funding last fall to work with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to sequence the invasive European green crab genome—an effort to guide long-term control measures—and the research is underway to identify the genes that help green crabs thrive along our coast.

EFM, a forest management firm, bought 68,000 acres in the North Olympic Peninsula for over $200 million and will use climate-smart practices including longer rotations and thinning to boost forest health.

About 37,000 acres lie in Clallam County and 31,000 in Jefferson — the company is working with local tribes, the Wild Salmon Center, and others to enhance public access and environmental resilience.

Thanks to a $100,000 donation from the late Evelyn Beckwith, the Port Angeles police K-9 program is expanding from two teams to three to remain solvent for the next decade—two new teams are now undergoing 400 hours of training and will report for duty in late May or early June as Officer Whitney Fairbanks prepares to take over for a retiring officer.

Charlie Albright Concert

2-4 p.m. — Field Arts & Events Hall — $25-$55 — Experience the captivating blend of classical music and improvisation from acclaimed pianist Charlie Albright.

Olympic Peninsula Resource Co-Op

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. — Port Angeles DSHS — Free entry — Connect with local service providers for healthcare, food, childcare, and housing resources.

Olympic Peninsula Resource Co-Op

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. — Port Angeles DSHS — Free entry — Connect with local service providers for health care, food, childcare, and housing resources.

RACE 1 // DRY HILL — NW Cup

10 AM – 5 PM — Dry Hill MTB — Check website for costs — Experience thrilling downhill mountain bike racing at the first two races of the 2025 NW Cup series in beautiful Port Angeles.

Olympic Peninsula Resource Co-Op

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. — Port Angeles DSHS — Free entry — Connect with local providers for health, food, childcare, and housing resources.

Olympic Peninsula Resource Co-Op

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. — Port Angeles DSHS — Free entry — Connect with local service providers for health care, food, childcare, housing, and more.

Star Wars: A New Hope Screening

7-9 p.m. — Field Arts & Events Hall — $12 adults, $8 youth — Celebrate Star Wars Day with a screening of the classic film and come in costume!

Olympic Peninsula Resource Co-Op

9 AM – 2 PM — Port Angeles DSHS — Free entry — Connect with local service providers for healthcare, food, childcare, housing, and more.