Funding for this work is provided by SURFRIDER FOUNDATION, PATAGONIA, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, Rose Foundation and the Coastal Watershed Institute.
WHO ARE THESE OUT OF TOWN Living on the Edge NON-GOVERNMENT SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS?
WHY ARE THEY HERE?
Big meeting? Landowner Update and Discussion?
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WHO INVITED THEM? Who’s collaborating with them?
AND WHO AUTHORIZED PAYMENT OF COUNTY FUNDS FOR THIS?
http://www.coastalwatershedinstitute.org/earthEconomics.pdf
NATURE’S VALUE IN CLALLAM COUNTY: THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF FEEDER BLUFFS and 12 Other Ecosystems. Earth Economics: Tacoma, Washington (a 146 page document)
EARTH ECONOMICS would like to thank all who contributed valuable information to this project: Anne Shaffer and Nicole Harris from the Coastal Watershed Institute, CATHY LEAR AND STEVE GRAY FROM CLALLAM COUNTY, Dave Parks from Department of Natural Resources, George Kaminsky and Heather Barron from Department of Ecology, Kathryn Neal from the City of Port Angeles, Clea Rome from the WSU Extension, Ian Miller from WA Seagrant and Helle Andersen, formerly of CWI
We deeply appreciate those who helped review and edit this document, Donna J. Nickerson, Aaron Schwartz, CATHY LEAR, Anne Shaffer and Dave Parks
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COASTAL WATERSHED INSTITUTE CWI IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT
EARTH ECONOMICS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
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WHAT DO THEY REALLY WANT?
Behind My Back | Surfrider Foundation Wants?
www.behindmyback.org/2013/07/14/surfrider-foundation/
Jul 14, 2013 – The WE’S WHO WANT OUR WA STATE WAVES? THE WE’S WHO … ENTER Surfrider Foundation ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. Surfrider …
THE WAVES OF 18 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD
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THE CLALLAM COUNTY SHORELINE UPDATE IS A LOCAL PROCESS
Why are THEY being given an special SMP UPDATE before the first notification, publication, workshop, has been sent or given to the 3300 affected private shoreline property owners in Clallam County?
WHO AUTHORIZED PAYMENT OF COUNTY FUNDS FOR THIS?
Why is Clallam County paying A COUNTY EMPLOYEE, our Taxpayer Dollars, TO GIVE THEM AN SPECIAL SMP UPDATE BEFORE NOTIFICATION OF THE AFFECTED CITIZENS?
Clallam County will provide an update on the Shoreline Master Program (SMP)
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WHO ARE THESE OUT OF TOWN NON-GOVERNMENT SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS?
Living on the Edge? OR ARE THEY LIVING ON THE FRINGE OF AGENDA 21?
Landowner Update and Discussion?
How much land do THEY own CLALLAM COUNTY?
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Why do THEY keep showing up in OUR back yard? THEY Pretend to be living on the edge?
THEY Pretend they represent, “US” the 3300 VESTED CLALLAM COUNTY SHORELINE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS AFFECTED BY THE CLALLAM COUNTY SHORELINE UPDATE.
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THEY ARE NOT MY REPRESENTATIVES.
THEY ARE THE CHOIR, THAT SINGS TO THE EPA, ECOLOGY, THE TRIBES, AND a plethora of PAID GOVERNMENT (including Clallam County) EMPLOYEES AND NGO SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS GLOBAL, AND OTHER, AND FOR-PROFIT CONSULTING GROUPS.
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And, Clallam County employees are in collaboration with THEM?
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AND? THEY ARE GOING ALL WORKING TOGETHER? THEY ARE GOING TO DEFINE THE BEST STEWARDSHIP? AND? THEY ARE GOING PROVIDE LONG TERM MANAGEMENT ACTIONS? THEY ARE GOING TO PROTECT THE DUNGENESS FEEDER BLUFFS?
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OUR FAMILY HAS PROVIDED OVER 60 YEARS OF PRISTINE LONG TERM MANAGEMENT AND STEWARDSHIP ON OUR PRIVATE PROPERTY.
OUR PRIVATE PRISTINE SHORELINE FAMILY TRUST PROPERTY IS NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS.
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BUT WOW, IF I GO TO THEIR MEETING?
THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE ME A LANDOWNER UPDATE AND DISCUSSION
THE CWI and collaborators, including Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife, Natural Resources and Ecology, North Olympic Land Trust, Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, the Surfrider Foundation, and the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe are working together to define the best community stewardship and long term management actions to protect the Dungeness feeder bluffs.
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THESE OUT OF TOWNER’S ARE ALL coming here, to CLALLAM COUNTY WITH THEIR NGO AGENDA.
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WHO ARE THESE OUT OF TOWN NON-GOVERNMENT SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS?
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Coastal Watershed Institute (CWI)
CWI IS A SMALL 501C3 NON-PROFIT FIRST FORMED IN 1996. CWI’s goal is to advance protection of intact and critical natural ecosystems thru long-term wise ecosystem management, nearshore restoration at the ecosystem level, and mentoring our next generation of scientists and managers, and citizen partnerships. Over our careers we at CWI have learned that -without exception- what is good for the environment is good for community. CWI has also learned that saving what we have is best for the ecosystem and economy- so CWI emphasizes protection,. We also know that when we are restoring, true restoration must occur at the ecosystem level to be successful.. Our experience is also that the majority of the community – which is growing rapidly – wants to be wise stewards but need the tools to do so. Our work is extremely challenging. Preservation and restoration can take decades-and that bureaucratic and political challenges (sometimes significant) are not reasons to quit. In total our work is to link senior scientists, managers, and citizens to motivate for the best, not just the easiest, management actions and solutions. Our work is never ending and crosses generations. Collectively CWI senior scientists have hundreds of years of experience managing and researching the natural history of this region CWI engages these scientists with college students, citizens, and landowners on the ground to understand how our natural ecosystems function and how to protect them while training the next generation of managers and scientists. We bring science to management in a rural, and sometimes extremely conservative, but ecologically critical region of the Pacific Northwest. Top priority work for CWI include coordinating the Elwha Nearshore Consortium, a group of scientists, citizens, and managers dedicated to understanding and promoting the nearshore restoration associated with the Elwha dam removals, and conduct unique and critical research to understand and promote nearshore habitat function, and define how to protect the nearshore functions, including cross regional fish use of nearshore habitats, and the importance of Dungeness and Elwha feeder bluffs for surf smelt. CWI also regularly sponsor’s community forums on emerging and ongoing topics including Elwha nearshore science, management, and restoration, and net pen aquaculture. Nearshore ecosystem services are complex, compelling, and integral element of CWI’s work. We are honored to be a partner in this new frontier of ecosystem management
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Earth Economics
EARTH ECONOMICS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION located in Tacoma, Washington, dedicated to researching and applying the economic
solutions of tomorrow, today.Earth Economics provides robust, science-based, ecologically sound economic analysis, policy recommendations and tools to
positively transform regional, national and international economics, and asset accounting systems. Working with leading ecologists, economists and modelers, we serve a large circle of businesses, non-profits, government agencies, policy makers and media channels with research, reports, presentations, workshops and investigations. Our goal is to help communities shift away from the failed
economic policies of the past, towards an approach that is both economically viable and environmentally sustainable.Mission Statement: Earth Economics applies new economic tools and principles to meet challenges of the 21st century: achieving the
need for just and equitable communities, healthy ecosystems, and sustainable economies.
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SO HERE IS YOUR BIG INVITE
(I called Jamie Michel 206-282-3025 no response)
Press Release
Date: December 5, 2014
**For Immediate Release**
FROM: COASTAL WATERSHED INSTITUTE, PO box 2263, Port Angeles www.coastalwatershedinstitute.org, 360.461.0799
Contact: Jamie Michel, jamie.michel@coastalwatershedinstitute.org, 206-282-3025
Living on the Edge
Landowner Update and Discussion
Tuesday January 27th, 2015
6:00-8:00 pm at Dungeness Schoolhouse 2781 Towne Road, Sequim
The Coastal Watershed Institute (CWI) and partners invite the community to a bluff management workshop the evening of 27 January 2015 at the historical Dungeness Schoolhouse from 6:00 – 8:00 pm.
This workshop will provide an update to our ongoing work to understand and promote wise stewardship of this important region of the nearshore. CWI will provide an update on efforts including the development of a realtor funding pool for distressed landowners (see photo), and protection grants.
Clallam County will provide an update on the Shoreline Master Program (SMP), and Washington Department of Natural Resources will present findings long term bluff erosion study just published. Staff from the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge will provide details on their upcoming anniversary celebration in May.
CWI and collaborators, including Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife, Natural Resources and Ecology, AND THE NORTH OLYMPIC LAND TRUST,
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UPDATE
The Land Trust has completed its largest land conservation project ever! We are pleased to announce that we have purchased a 280-acre property just east of the Lyre River on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. This stunning property features the estuary at the mouth of the Lyre River, streams, wetlands, tidelands, kelp beds and bluff-backed beaches. It also includes a large upland area with a diverse forest at various ages of growth, Learn more › “The Land Trust has been working with community partners for years to conserve this property,” Planning is underway for the use of the property. VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO PARK ABOUT A MILE FROM THE BEACH and walk in from there. Visitors can enjoy DAY-USE activities such as birdwatching, wildlife viewing, surfing, picnicking, and beach walking. The area will be closed to all motor vehicles.
THE USUAL? NO HORSES? NO RUNNING? NO JOGGING? NO BARKING?
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AND, Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, the Surfrider Foundation, and the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe are working together to define the best community stewardship and long term management actions to protect the Dungeness feeder bluffs.
The January 27th workshop will continue this dialogue between scientists, managers and bluff landowners on next steps for all of us to the benefit of our community and the environment. Join us!
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The bottom line
WHO INVITED THEM?
Who’s collaborating with them?
AND WHO AUTHORIZED PAYMENT OF COUNTY FUNDS TO COUNTY EMPLOYEES FOR THIS MEETINGS SMP PRESENTATION?
Funding for this work is provided by Surfrider Foundation, Patagonia, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, Rose Foundation and the Coastal Watershed Institute.