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  • Whiteman Cove Restoration to Begin in 2024

    Chris Rurik, Key Peninsula News|Updated Nov 9, 2023

    Restoration of salmon habitat at Whiteman Cove is set to begin in 2024, following a $6.9 million appropriation in the state capital budget. The project, led by the Washington Department of Natural Resources, will restore the cove's historical channel, putting the cove under full tidal influence for the first time in six decades. YMCA Camp Colman has been wrestling with the impacts to its camp programs. DNR Project Manager Birdie Davenport said that 90% of the design has been...

  • Jellyfish Stranded in Staggering Numbers

    Chris Rurik, Key Peninsula News|Updated Sep 8, 2022

    A mass stranding of lion's mane jellyfish shocked Key Peninsula beach walkers during the second week of August - and made swimmers think twice about getting in the water. "I have never seen so many in all my life," said third-generation Home resident Leila Luginbill. She counted over 70 near the Home boat ramp. Most of the stranded jellies were 1.5 to 2 feet in diameter. The full extent of the stranding is unknown, with reports coming from Von Geldern Cove and Glen Cove. A...