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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Kate Dean, Commissioner,District 1
DATE: October 29,2018
SUBJECT: Letter of Support, Nature Conservancy "Hoh Upland Restoration
Project"
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Nature Conservancy has requested a letter of support for their"Hoh
Upland Restoration project"with the Recreation and Conservation Office's Washington Coastal Restoration
Initiative.
ANALYSIS: This project will create jobs and training in restoration for 10.5 FTEs, in addition to restoring
hundreds of acres of riparian area and commercial forests. Activities include thinning, invasive weed
removal and fish barrier removal.
RECOMMENDATION: Discuss and edit attached letter of support, approve for submittal to the Nature
Conservancy and RCO.
REVIEWED BY:
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Philip Morley, my Adminis gator Date
October 29,2018
To: Alice Rubin
Outdoor Grants Manager
North Pacific Coast, Quinault, Willapa Bay and Snake Lead Entities
Recreation and Conservation Office-Salmon Recovery Funding Board
PO Box 40917
Olympia WA 98504-0917
The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to offer support of The Nature
Conservancy's Hoh Upland Restoration and encourage its funding by the Washington Coastal
Restoration Initiative.
Jefferson County is aligned with the Nature Conservancy's vision of sustainable land management that
supports thriving ecosystems and thriving communities. With high rates of poverty among residents in
the coastal areas of Jefferson County,encouraging forestry and riparian restoration to provide jobs,
support healthy forests and salmon runs is essential.
We also appreciate The Nature Conservancy's efforts to collaborate with Tribes, local government,and
impacted communities. This approach is essential for projects to succeed in rural, resource-based
economies.
This project's many goals are shared by Jefferson County. Its focus on innovative,cost-effective
restoration that provides jobs and training is much-needed. Removing fish passage barriers helps the
region align with the recent US Supreme Court ruling. Lastly, increased capacity for carbon sequestration
mitigates the impacts we are already seeing from climate change regionally.
Please consider the Hoh Upland Restoration for funding with our full support.
Thank You,