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Sustaining our region's quality of life, environmental health and economic vitality
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Creating a linked system of publicly-owned trails, protected marine & upland habitats, and sustainably managed forests.
Saving Special Places Kitsap Forest & Bay Project is targeting 6,690 acres in five large tracts for conservation. This biologically rich landscape includes shorelines, tidelands, wetlands, and upland forests in the Port Gamble Bay watershed and beyond. The five tracts include:
Port Gamble Upland Block - 3316 acres Port Gamble Shoreline Block - 564 acres, including 1.8 miles of shoreline Hansville Block - 1784 acres Divide Block - 664 acres Park Expansion Block - 366 acres
Get Involved! . Kitsap Forest & Bay Coalition invites community and business organizations from Kitsap County and greater Puget Sound to become involved. The Coalition meets monthly to share project updates and develop strategies for advancing the Kitsap Forest & Bay Project. Contact our Coalition Chair. Coalition Meetings Coaltion meetings are usually held the 4th Wednesday of the month, 10 am - noon. April 18, 2012 10 am - 12 pm Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe Longhouse 31912 Little Boston Rd NE Kingston, WA May 23, 2012 10 am - 12 pm Poulsbo Fire Station 911 Liberty Rd Poulsbo, WA June 27, 2012 10 am - 12 pm Poulsbo Fire Station 911 Liberty Rd Poulsbo, WA Coalition Community Activities April 11, 7 pm Poulsbo City Council April 14, 9:30 am Daughters of the American Revolution April 25, 7 pm Bainbridge Island City Council September 12, 12 pm Kingston Rotary Club Presentation Miller Bay Fire Station You Can Help!
Contact Information: Sandra Staples-Bortner Executive Director Great Peninsula Conservacy . Chairperson Kitsap Forest & Bay Coalition
To Learn More: Kitsap Forest & Bay Coalition welcome opportunities to make presentations to community and business organizations, and to participate as an exhibitor at community events. Please contact our Community Outreach Chair to schedule a presentation or community event particpation. |
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| Kitsap Forest & Bay Project Kitsap Forest & Bay Project is a community-wide effort to conserve nearly 7,000 acres of forest and 1.8 miles of shoreline on the Kitsap Peninsula of Washington's Puget Sound. With Port Gamble Bay at its heart, the land has been used to grow trees and produce lumber since 1853. The landowner, Pope Resources – a timber company, wants to move out of this urbanizing region at the tip of Hood Canal. Recognizing the value of their lands for public recreation, wildlife habitat and cultural sustenance, the company has given the community an incredible opportunity to determine the land's future. But, time is running out...the community's option to purchase the land expires in March 2013, with a possible extension to March 2014. At that time, Pope Resources will pursue other options for disposing of its land.
Kitsap Forest & Bay Coalition Kitsap Forest & Bay Coalition is a collaboration of community and business organizations that has mobilized to advance the Kitsap Forest & Bay Project. Working as a group and independently, Coalition Partners support efforts of the Project Principals (Kitsap County, Pope Resources, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, and Suquamish Tribe) and fundraising leader (Forterra) to conserve the land. The Coalition's task is to: rally community support, help advance public and private funding efforts, integrate community voices into the conservation strategy, and participate in long-term land stewardship. A Treasure for all Generations Conservation of Kitsap Forest & Bay Project lands will help sustain our region's quality of life, envirnomental health, and economic vitality in myriad ways.
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