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Allyn: No natural predators to sea lions in North Bay
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migrating orcas. The killer whales,
who are sea lion predators, don't fre—
quent north (Jase inlet, Merrill said.
The sea lions have destroyed all
six of the powe and water pedestals
that supply vessels with utilities at
the Allyn dock, Merrill told the Her»
old in an email.
“None of them are in workng or—
der." he said.
.{eplacements will cost more than
$28,000, according to Merrill.
“Once an effective plan can be im~
plemented to prevent future damage,
replacement of the pedestals will be
on the horizon. With no consistent
natural predators, the sea lions just
linger in the North Bay until the or-
czr ’s return to push them to other ar—
eas,” Merrill said.
One solution might be to protect
the utilities with cages and barri-
ers and do nothing about the marine
mammals, he said.
“Keep investigating,” Scott said to
Merrill at the meeting.
SweetWater Creek
clean up report
Two full truckloads of mate-
rial were removed from Sweetwa—
ter Creek in an Earth Day clean-
up April 20, Merrill said at the
meeting.
Merrill said there were still is—
sues with debris on the proper-
ty and those issues needed to be
“wrapped up” before the end of the
summer on the port’s and Hood Ca-
nal Salmon Enhancement Group’s
.4» er
The Port of Allyn boat launch} Hera/d photo by June William
properties to bring them into Recre-
ation and Conservation Office com»
pliance, he said.
“It’s my recommendation to, not
go after funding this grant cycle at
Sweetwater Creek with the Salmon
Enhancement Group,” Merrill said.
“As getting the project into RCO
compliance is the current directive
from the commission, I will only
recommend processes that achieve
this goal at this time,” he said.
Merrill said he and a Depart-
ment of Natural Resources employ-
ee will go to the property later in
the month. to cut hazardous trees
within the proposed t ‘ail route.
Belfair resident Ken VanBuskirk
advised the commissioners to “for—
get about” constructing new trails
and use the old road bed on the
property during public comments.
Commissioners thanked Trash-
Mashl, HCSEG, Jesfield Construc-
tion, individual members of those
groups, VanBuskirk and Merrill for
their help with the cleanup.
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