Packed crowd shows up for ‘Shell-ebration’

Blaine’s G Street Plaza was packed with people celebrating the two-year anniversary of

recreational and commercial shellfish harvesting restrictions being lifted on more than 800 acres of Drayton Harbor.

Local groups came together to host the ‘Shell-ebration’ on December 14. The event featured refreshments, oysters from the Drayton Harbor Oyster Company, activities for kids and an awards ceremony.

Five ‘Drayton Harbor Watershed Steward’ awards were given out this year in recognition of efforts made to improve water quality in Drayton Harbor.

Winners included the Whatcom Land Trust, Julie Hirsch, Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2, Western Waves Dairy and Terry Plake.

In an email, Whatcom Conservation District education and outreach coordinator Aneka Sweeney said, “It was a great turn out and wonderful event.”

Photos by Dylan S. Green