Centralia Chronicle: New Elk Control Option Offered
From the Centralia Chronicle: The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife has prescribed a solution for controlling the so-called South Rainier elk herd, considered a blessing by some in…
No Permanent Dock for Port Gamble Bay
The North Kitsap Herald reported that a permanent dock proposed to be constructed in Port Gamble Bay, will not be built; instead, only a temporary dock will be installed to serve the transportation needs of residents during the Hood Canal Bridge closure in 2009, then removed. The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe had expressed concerns in December about environmental and cultural impacts of the permanent dock to the tribe’s home waters.
HOOD CANAL — Floating an idea to work with Olympic Property Group to utilize its proposed 230-foot dock in Port Gamble for the six-week Hood Canal Bridge closure in 2009, the Washington State Department of Transportation has decided to move forward with its own temporary pier plan. Department officials had been waiting to see if OPG’s project would get permitted before the end of 2007, and because it didn’t, will now implement its own proposal to meet the closure deadline.
Suquamish Tribe receives SRFB funding
The North Kitsap Herald published a story about Salmon Recovery Funding Board monies for the Suquamish Tribe and Kitsap County:
In late December, the Suquamish Tribe and Kitsap County received good news in the form of two grants from the Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board to help preserve salmon habitats in the North End.
The grant money, totaling $1.1 million overall, was split between five different projects, including the Suquamish beach seining program, which received $101,315, and the county’s purchase plan for Pilot Point in Hansville to preserve 30 acres and 1,000 feet of shoreline for nearshore habitat, which received $460,000. The aim of both projects is to support the continuing resurgence of salmon in local waters.
North Kitsap Herald: Tribe receives oil spill trailer
The North Kitsap Herald ran a story January 17 about the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe receiving an emergency oil spill response trailer from the state Department of Ecology:
After the Port Gamble Bay was hit hard by a preventable oil spill in October 2005, the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe decided it never wanted to be that helpless again.
Working with the Washington State Department of Ecology, it was able to acquire a $1.25 million appropriation from the state and purchase an oil spill response trailer now parked at Point Julia.
Scientists Release New Recommendations for Reforming Puget Sound/Coastal Washington Hatchery System
OLYMPIA (May 5, 2003) -- The Hatchery Scientific Review Group (HSRG) released a report today that lays the groundwork for implementing a comprehensive, systematic and scientific redesign of salmon hatcheries…
Don’t Water Down Shoreline Regulations, Strengthen Them
OLYMPIA (8/23/00)--Let's face it. The state of Washington has failed to protect the environment of our region from development and natural resource habitat destruction. Nowhere is this more evident than…