The beaches at Golden Gardens Park and Carkeek Park will be monitored again this year for bacteria. Beachcombers at Golden Gardens Park during low tide. The Beach Environmental Assessment, Communication and Health (BEACH) program is monitoring the water and will notify the public when bacteria results are high and will educate people on preventing sickness …
Golden Gardens was recently invaded by giant clams. Don’t worry, it was a temporary invasion to shoot an upcoming television ad for Banner Bank. “The Ivar’s clams are in the ad because Ivar’s is a client of Banner Bank.” Katie Robertson with DS&P ad agency emails us, “The ad is one of the connected theme …
As Sparky the seal pup recovers at PAWS, another seal pup is on the beach of Golden Gardens. Emily sent us this photo and says tape is up around the pup to keep people away from it. Emily says that a representative from the Marine Mammal Stranding Network says the pup appears recently weaned and …
The female seal pup that was found last week on the beach at Golden Gardens is recovering at PAWS, Sylvia Moss the Public Affairs Coordinator tells us. Photo courtesy PAWS. The pup, nicknamed “Sparky” by volunteers, was dehydrated and had wounds on her flippers and body when PAWS brought her in Saturday. Now, Moss tells …
Saturday 3:30 p.m.: A baby seal that was left by its mom at Golden Gardens is under the care of PAWS after two days on the beach. “We think she is about 3 weeks old,” said Cindy Kirkendall at the PAWS Wildlife Center. “She’s emaciated. She’s very dehydrated. And she has wounds on her flippers.” …
It’s a view of Golden Gardens that not everyone gets. John sent us this photo of a busy beach on a sunny Sunday afternoon. We hope everyone had a great weekend!
The “Captain Haddock” ran into trouble off Golden Gardens this morning. The boat was caught in one of the lowest tides of the year. Jim, seen above, told us he left Port Hadlock yesterday for an overnight trip, but he didn’t expect the tide to go out so fast. The vessel ran aground. He’s been …
MyBallard has obtained the preliminary results of a necropsy performed on the California sea lion that stranded itself at Golden Gardens. Blunt force trauma appears to be the reason behind the death. The sea lion, nicknamed Golden, had a fractured sternum that was placing pressure on the heart. That caused some of the small arteries around …
We have a sad update to a story we’ve been following since it broke. The California sea lion that washed ashore at Golden Gardens beach died overnight. The seal, nicknamed Golden, was taken off the beach yesterday in hopes of saving its life. But this morning, Seal Sitters informed us he didn’t make it. Seal …
The male California sea lion that made its way to shore Sunday evening has been removed from the beach at Golden Gardens. A small group of people gathered around the yellow caution tape Monday afternoon as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) officials coerced the lethargic animal into a cage. Although the sea lion has …
Update: The sea lion has been moved to Point Defiance The sea lion that we first reported on Sunday night is still on the beach at Golden Gardens. It will sometimes move its head or a flipper, but that movement was rare when we were there Monday morning. Robin Lindsey, a first-responder with Seal Sitters, …
Just before 8 p.m. Sunday evening a sea lion (possibly a seal) came on shore at Golden Gardens near the Bathhouse. Photo of sea lion before 8 p.m. Curious and worried onlookers gathered around and watched as the animal collapsed a couple feet out of the water. After noticing a gash on its side, several …