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By Kirk Boxleitner kbox/eirner@masoncounty com The Port of Hoodsport Com~ mission took a moment at its June 7 meeting to review the May 27 grand reopening for the Hoodsport Community Trail Park and the accompany- ing disc golf course. Port ofHoodsport Executive Director Kathleen Wyatt noted that tables had been stocked with discs and packages ofpine tree seeds, stamped with the Port of Hoodsport logo, which were given to the public, along with an assortment of drinks and snacks Port Commission- or Terry Brazil had prepared near the entrance of the disc course. “Among the many people in attendance were those walk- ing their dogs, as well as folks playing on the Hoodsport Hills Disc Golf Course,” said Wyatt, who added that a “worldwide” disc golf tournament had been organized at the Shelton Disc Golf Course that same day, so some of those players showed up to play the nine-hole course at the Hoodsport park. “They all loved it. They praised its beauty, and said it one of the nicest par-3 courses they’d ever seen.” i Among those in attendance to help answer questions were port Commissioner Cody Mor— ris and Facilities Maintenance Supervisor Scott Lindgren, and Forest McCullough, owner - Branndi Bowechop, 'Makah Tribe ' Kaeden Butterfield, 'Makah Tribe -, Thursday, June 22, 2023 ~ Shelton-Mason County Journal — Page 9 HoodSport celebrates open park after year-long project People gather for the grand reopening of the Hoodsport COmmunity Trail Park and disc golf course May 27 in Hoodsport. Courtesy photo and operator of the Hoodspmt— based Northwest Land and Tree Service. Lindgren and McCullough were available to explain aspects of the park’s hazardous tree removal, reno— vation and. reforestation. At her grandbpening speech May 27, port Commissioner Lori Kincannon thanked Lind- gren, McCullough and Wyatt for their “hard work and perse— verance” in seeing the yearlong restoration project to remove Christina Hoekstra, Makah Tribe r Roan Howard, Tlingit Haidalndian Tribes diseased, dying and fallen haz— ard trees to completion. According to Kincannon, Wyatt was instrumental in coordinating the project and “keeping us all on track." Lindgren and McCullough likewise received plaudits from Kincannon for investing “hours upon hours” of their time into the project “through snow, wind, rain and a pandemic,” to the point that “we, really would not have been able to do this today without (them).” . Wyatt agreed, citing Lind- gren and McCullough’s “care~ ful thought and consideration of the public, everyone’s safe- ty, the health of the forest, dangerous situations and the aesthetic beauty of the final product.” Kincannon said 3,000 ce- dar trees were purchased and planted in the park “to help restore the forest andrwildlife habitat, and to protect soil and Emily Poolin, Skokomishazindian Tribe Nizhoni Price, Port; Gamble S‘Klailam Tribe , water resources.” , The replacement trees are impervious to the laminated root rot known as Poria wei- rii disease, which hadclaimed many of their predecessors at the park. “With continued support and investment, our parks have the potential to make a lasting impact onthe environ— ment, ecosystems and economy ofour community," Kincannon said. Kincannon extended her thanks to the community for its patience, through all the construction equipment and logging trucks that moved through the park and along. surrounding roads over the past year. “I’m sure you will believe, like we do, that it was all worth it,” to preserve the park’s “beautiful gem of a natural landscape,” she said.‘ The Hoodsport Community Trail Park is 3.1 miles west of Hoodsport off state Route 119, while the Hoodsport Hills Disc Golf Course is on the south side of Route 119, adjacent to Lake Cushman Golf Course. Disc golf clinics, tourna- ments and other events at the nine-hole disc golf course can be scheduled by submitting an event application to the Port. of Hoodsport. The applications are on the port’s website under the “Facility Use Events” sub— .tab of the “About Us” tab, at portofhoodspoxtus. \‘iASHlx‘lGiON—I—I r I I on: —» I INDIAN GAMING, . 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