HomeMy WebLinkAbout196As noted in my previous e-mail (9/20/2017), our field visit to the
Pleasant Harbor MPR site on Black Point will be on October 19, 2017.
Starting time is 9:00 AM.
We should be finished by 12:00, but I advise you to bring your lunch in
case the meeting runs late.
We’ll meet at the Pleasant Harbor Marina Store and Restaurant. To get
there, go through the main entrance to the marina and follow the
driveway downhill. There is parking space just past the restaurant. For
those of you who haven’t been there before, the main entrance is on the
east side of U.S. 101 about 1.3 miles north of the Duckabush River
bridge.
The purpose of the field visit is to assess and discuss the risks of
conflicts between the Duckabush elk herd and the development—
particularly the golf course and landscaping—and how to reduce the
risks. This will include spending some time on the development site and
also visiting some key points in the home range of the Duckabush elk
herd.
We’ll start off with an overview of the Pleasant Harbor project, to
familiarize everyone with the topography, current habitat, the layout of
the golf course and residential/commercial areas. We’ll talk about
vegetation management on the proposed golf course, how the project will
change the habitat, and the risks of conflicts with wildlife,
particularly elk. We’ll take a brief tour of the property during which
we can discuss the range of options for addressing conflicts—e.g.
hazing, fencing, and off-site habitat enhancement to divert elk away
from the development.
We’ll take some time to drive up the Duckabush Valley and talk about
the current state of the habitat in the range of the Duckabush elk herd,
and about possible opportunities to do habitat enhancements. We might
even see the elk.
We’ll be outside most of the morning, so dress for the weather.
So, we’ll see you at 9:00 AM on October 19th at the Pleasant Harbor
Marina store and restaurant.
Tim Cullinan
Wildlife Program Manager
Point No Point Treaty Council
19472 Powder Hill Place NE, Suite 210
Poulsbo, WA 98370
360-731-8674
tcullinan@pnptc.org <mailto:tcullinan@pnptc.org>