PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Marine Resources Committee will host a pair of free oiled wildlife training classes next month.
The classes will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 8 and April 15 in the Exposition Hall at the Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 16th St., Port Angeles.
In the first class, attendees will focus on basic intake and stabilization, covering topics such as health and safety, bird anatomy and family characteristics, effects of oil and secondary complications, and hands-on bird anatomy and basic examination.
The second class April 15 will focus on search and collection, covering topics such as search and collection planning and procedures, initial “beak-to-tail” examination and treatment, health and safety, and effects of oil and secondary complications.
The Clallam County Marine Resources Committee is hosting the classes in partnership with the Islands Oil Spill Association.
To register for one or both classes, click on www.clallamcountymrc.org or call 360-417-2416.
