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TO: Jefferson County Board of Commissioners Chair Kate Dean, Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour, Commissioner Greg Brotherton
Dear Chair Dean and Commissioners:
I'm writing about outreach to the county that will be led this month by region-office staff with the Department of Natural Resources concerning our application for a Dabob Bay Natural
Area land acquisition grant, #24-1548A from the Recreation and Conservation Office. While we hope to connect with you via email, phone or in person before our grant deadline on May
1, I’m also forwarding this additional (optional) invitation to comment in writing on the grant.
Below, you’ll find the grant project description and a map of our priority parcels in this Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) proposal. WWRP grants are administered by
the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) and the grant process includes opportunities for local jurisdictions to comment on proposals in writing. If you choose to comment on this
project, contact RCO at PO Box 40917, Olympia, WA 98504-0917. Letters received by RCO will be shared with the governor and the Legislature when the WWRP project list is submitted for
funding, per RCW 79A.15.110.
In addition, if you’d like to follow-up directly with our field staff, please feel free to contact DNR Natural Areas Manager Renee Mitchell at at renee.mitchell@dnr.wa.gov.
If you have any questions about this process, contact me at: curt.pavola@dnr.wa.gov.
Sincerely,
Curt Pavola, Natural Areas Program Manager
Recreation and Conservation Division
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Olympia, WA
Copy: Renee Mitchell, DNR
Dabob Bay Natural Area – Natural Areas WWRP Category 2024
RCO Grant Application #24-1548A
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to acquire 19 acres of shoreline and mature upper forest property located within the Dabob Bay Natural Area. The natural area is located
in Jefferson County, within the Hood Canal region of Puget Sound. This project adds 0.15 acres of riparian land, including 96 feet of shoreline, 2.55 acres of natural feeder bluff,
including 792 feet of shoreline, and 16.25 acres of developable uplands to Dabob Bay Natural Area. Two of the three priority properties are adjacent to existing DNR-owned parcels that
are managed for conservation in perpetuity. The third priority property is adjacent to the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife’s 150-acre North Olympic Wildlife Area–Tarboo Unit,
which is also managed for conservation. By acquiring these priority properties, DNR will further strengthen the long-term protection of the natural area, support future education and
research opportunities, and provide potential opportunities for appropriate low-impact public use.
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Curt Pavola, Program Manager
(he,him,his) pronunciation: "PAW - voh - luh"
Natural Areas Program
WA State Dept of Natural Resources
Olympia, WA
Curt.Pavola@dnr.wa.gov <mailto:Curt.Pavola@dnr.wa.gov>
www.dnr.wa.gov <http://www.dnr.wa.gov/>
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