Razor Clams: Buried Treasure of the Pacific Northwest

In this lively celebration of the Pacific razor clam, Berger shares his love affair with the elegant, gold-colored Siliqua patula and gets into the pleasure of how to capture, clean and cook the wily creatures. There’s nothing quite as rewarding or fun as digging for razor clams on a flat, sandy beach in front of the wild Pacific Ocean. In the course of his investigations, Berger brings to light the long history of razor clamming as a subsistence, commercial and family recreational activity, and shows how the pursuit of the razor clam has helped shape Northwest identity and relationship to nature. Chapters include how authorities count the clams and the elusive meaning of the term “clam gun.”

“The author provides information I didn’t know and I’ve been digging razor clams for fifty years” ― Greg Johnston, Author of Washington’s Pacific Coast: A Guide To Hiking, Camping, Fishing and Other Adventures