Agenda
North Olympic Peninsula Lead Entity for Salmon
Clallam County Courthouse
223 E. Fourth Street, # 5
Port Angeles, WA 98362
360/417-2326
Final Project Presentations
Wed. April 23, 2025
Elwha Heritage Center, 401 E. First St. Port Angeles, WA 98362
Agenda
| Time | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 9 a.m. | Arrival & Networking |
| 9:15 – 9:30 | Introductions & Announcements if Needed |
| 9:30 – 10:30 | Presentation regarding Draft Elwha Channel Migration Zone With Aaron Lee, Olivia Vito & Tim Abbe of Natural Systems Design & Rebecca Mahan Clallam County |
| 10:30 – 11 | Johnson Creek Triple Culverts – Kevin Long, North Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC) |
| 11:00 -11:30 | Elwha Riparian Revegetation & Noxious Weed Control Allyce Miller, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe |
| 11:30-12 | Hoko River Watershed Riparian Restoration, Nate Roberts, NOSC |
| 12- 12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30-1 | Dungeness River Riparian Acquisition Hilton Turnbull, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe |
| 1-1:30 | Elwha Floodplain Rest. Design-McDonald Gauge Jamie Michel, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe |
| 1:30-2 | Dungeness River Planning & Design – Hilton Turnbull, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe |
| 2-2:30 | Scoring Walk Thru & Announcements |
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Topic: Final Project Presentations
Time: Apr 23, 2025 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Presentations
Meeting Summary
April 23, 2025
Final Grant Round Presentations
Scheduled 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Elwha Klallam Heritage Center, Port Angeles, WA
DRAFT MEETING SUMMARY:
Technical Review Group(TRG) Members in Attendence:
- Mike Auger, North Olympic Land Trust
- Steve Barclay, Citizen
- Eric Carlsen, Citizen
- Sean Halberg, Citizen
- Ray Kirk, Citizen
- Rebecca Mahan, Clallam County
- Marc McHenry, US Forest Service
- Mike McHenry, Elwha Klallam Tribe
- Jamie Michel, Elwha Klallam Tribe
- Ian Miller, WA SeaGrant
- Jay Petersen, Citizen
- Latrisha Suggs, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
- Jim Walton, Citizen
- Danielle Zitomer, WA Dept of Fish & Wildlife
Lead Entity Group (LEG) Members in Attendence:
- Hansi Hals, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
- Cathy Lear, Clallam County
- Raymond Moses, Elwha Klallam Tribe
- Tom Riepe, Citizen
- Meggan Uecker, City of Sequim
Project Sponsors in Attendence:
- Kevin Long, North Olympic Salmon Coalition
- Randy Johnson, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
- Allyce Miller, Elwha Klallam Tribe
- Nate Roberts, North Olympic Salmon Coalition
- Hilton Turnbull, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Others in Attendence:
- Tim Abbe, Natural Systems Design for the CMZ Presentation
- Randy Johnson, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
- Powell Jones, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
- Aaron Lee, Natural Systems Design for the CMZ Presentation
- Olivia Vito, Natural Systems Design for the CMZ Presentation
Virtual Participation:
- Affected Citizen
- Alissa Ferrell, WA State Recreation & Conservation Office
- Catharine Copass, Olympic National Park for the Elwha Reveg Presentation
- Owen French, TRG, WA Dept of Ecology
- Laura Gray, Olympic National Park for the CMZ Presentation
- Chase Lewine, Olympic National Park for the CMZ Presentation
- Stephanie Martin, LEG, Makah Tribe
- Steve Morrow, Federal Highways Administration for the CMZ Presentation
Lead Entity Staff & Consultants in Attendence
- Cheryl Baumann, Coordinator
- Shannon Weaver, Consultant
Introductions were done for those attending in person & also for those online.
Draft Elwha Channel Migration Zone Presentation-
Clallam County’s Rebecca Mahan introduced Tim Abbe, Aaron Lee, and Olivia Vito of Natural Systems Design which is doing a Channel Migration Zone study on the Elwha for the Clallam County Department of Community Development. This was an opportunity to get the draft report before the Lead Entity’s Technical Team for review.
There was time for question and answer afterwards. In addition, there are upcoming meetings for nearby landowners and the public as the CMZ study is finalized and goes before the Clallam County Commissioners.
Grant Round Presentations:
Project Grant round Presentations were given in order of appearance as listed on the Meeting Agenda. There was time for question and answer for every project.
Projects & Presenters Included:
- Johnson Creek Triple Culverts by Kevin Long of the North Olympic Salmon Coalition
- Elwha Riparian Revegetation & Noxious Weed Control by Allyce Miller of the Elwha Klallam Tribe
- Hoko River Watershed Riparian Restoration by Nate Roberts of the North Olympic Salmon Coalition
- Dungeness River Riparian Acquisition by Hilton Turnbull of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
- Elwha Floodplain Restoration Design- McDonald Gauge by Jamie Michel of the Elwha Klallam Tribe
- Dungeness River Planning & Design by Hilton Turnbull
Scoring Walk Thru –
Shannon Weaver did a brief scoring primer and walk thru for Technical Team Members since they will be scoring these projects & returning them within a week.
Announcements:
Brief Funding Update Provided & LEG agreed to have the Coordinator draft a letter for elected officials regarding a proposal to potentially pull funding from existing projects. The Draft will be sent to the LEG this week for review & edits before being sent.
Some of those in attendance gave project updates or other announcements.
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