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pretty easily right at the
end of a low tide.
"Clams, especially the
geoducks, will start squirt-
ing when the tide's about
to go out," King said. "I
think it's just that they feel
a change in pressure. That
tells me I have to hurry up
and finish."
While at first sea life was
difficult to see, after turning
over a few rocks King and
the beachcombers found
crabs, worms, all manner
of clams and limpets, which
are clam-like shellfish that
attach themselves to rocks.
"Limpits are delicious,"
King said.
Beachgoers also got a
chance to see only a few of
the things that threaten
species such as those they
witnessed on Saturday.
Besides the barnacles,
some participants in the
beach walk found good rea-
son to keep their shoes on,
including broken glass and
fishhooks, which both con-
tribute to the pollution of
beaches like this one along
the bay.
Also, the beach was cov-
ered with clamshells. King
said that there are two rea-
sons for this.
"One of the reasons there
are so many clams here is
that it's not safe to harvest,"
she said.
Levels of toxins in the wa-
ter and sand from stormwa-
ter runoff and effluent from
mills and sewage treatment
plants along Oakland Bay
contribute to this danger,
she said.
"One of the reasons that
there are so many clam-
shells is the fresh water
that comes down that hill in
the winter freezes them to
death," King said.
While the adventure
along the beach on Saturday
was lighthearted, the mes-
sage was clear: if we do not
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Sound clean, beach walks Above, beach walker Jacob Mortensen holds a gigantic oyster that he found on Saturday's
like this may someday be beach walk. Above right, Terri King of Washington Sea Grant led a beach walk at Jacoby's
impossible. Shorecrest County Park on Saturday.
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
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