homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Environment


Subscriber content preview

September 23, 2014

$25M grants OKd for salmon projects

By JOURNAL STAFF

[enlarge]
About $13.6 million was approved for work on Fir Island. The project involves moving a mile-long coastal dike to restore tidal flow to 131 acres. About 125.5 acres of tidal marsh habitat will be restored and 5 acres of new habitat will be created.

[enlarge]
Jefferson County will get $4.2 million for a bridge to replace two culverts under SR 116 to increase tidal flushing, improve water quality and restore salmon habitats in Kilisut Harbor, at the south end of Indian and Marrowstone Islands.


 
. . .


To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.




Email or user name:
Password:
 
Forgot password? Click here.