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Page A-16 Shelton-Mason County Journal Thursday, July 9, 2020 '
Shellfish study keeps private Hood Canal shoreline healthy
By Isabella Breda
/sabe//a@masoncounly.com
Bivalves for Clean Water,
a Washington Sea Grant pro—
gram, is conducting its annual
State of the Oyster Study to
examine the levels of bacte-
rial contamination in shellfish
on privately owned beaches
along the Hood Canal.
“Clams and oysters are like
Petri dishes,” said Teri King,
Washington Sea Grant marine
water quality specialist. “They
filter everything and show
what was in the water, they
can help people identify septic
problems, poor animal keep-
ing practices and help gauge if
there’s feces in the water.”
King said although the
state departments of Fish
and Wildlife and Ecology test
water quality and marine life
health on public shoreline,
they do not monitor private
shoreline - enter, the State
of the Oyster Study.
The citizen science moni-
toring program has been
helping waterfront property
owners along the Hood Canal
and Puget Sound mitigate the
sources of fecal contamination
since 1987.
Property owners are invit-
ed to drop off their shellfish
samples on July 19 and Aug.
30 at Hunter Farms in Shel-
ton or the QFC parking lot in
Belfair to participate in the
2020 survey.
Shellfish must be harvest-
ed at low tide on the collection
day and participants are re-
quired to wear masks. ‘
For $25, shoreline resi-
dents can drop ofi" 24 clams or
six large oysters and expect to
receive lab results that deter-
mine the level of bacteria per
100 grams of shellfish.
Biologists will explain the
results and help the home-
owners understand the poten-
tial source of contamination.
“Four bacteria per 100
grams of shellfish is relatively
low,” King said. “But let’s say
the results show 46,000 bacte-
ria per 100 grams of shellfish,
I would ask if they noticed
seals or killer whales in the
area (depositing their fecal
matter).”
This is the process of iden-
tifying the cause and working
to provide shellfish the clean
water that is essential for
their survival, King said.
During a previous study,
one group of homeowners
identified contaminants from
large amounts of Canada
goose feces and they were able
-to use yard art to keep the
geese away and efl‘ectively re-
duce the bacteria levels, King
said.
Mitigation measures can be
anything from septic system
repairs to adaptations in dock,
deck and shoreline cleaning.
Homeowners who live near
Treasure Island, North Bay,
South Shore and Oakland Bay
have participated in the pro-
gram for decades, King said.
She added that some commu-
nities test their community
beaches so they can work to—
gether to mitigate local issues
in marine ecological health.
In addition to fecal con—
tamination, for $30 Bivalves
for Clean Water will test the
samples for Vibrio parahae—
molyticus ~— a bacterium in
the same family as those that
cause cholera.
“(Bivalves for Clean Water)
would get calls from people at
their summer homes of people
eating raw shellfish and get-
ting really sick,” King said.
By testing their shellfish,
waterfront property owners
can determine Whether their
shellfish are safe for consump—
tion.
Bivalves for Clean Water
also offers education for both
recreational shellfish harvest—
ers and waterfront property
owners about coastal pollu-
owner move
tion, ecosystem health, water
quality and resource manage-
ment issues specific to Puget
Sound and Hood Canal.
The organization leads
workshops, field trips and
on-site visits, offers one-on-
one technical assistance and
shares educational publica-
tions. .
King said the State of the
Oyster Study has blossomed
into something that many
community members value.
“It’s amazing,” King said.
“We will have a new home-
in and some
neighbors will tell them, ‘Oh
the previous owners had their
shellfish tested’ and the new
owners will call (Bivalves for
Clean Water) and say: ‘What
are our shellfish like?’ ”
More information about
the survey and how to par-
ticipate is available at
https://wsg.washington.edu/
wordpress/wp-content/up-
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Hills: Original plan included housing, school, sports park
continued from page A—1
hurdles when the developer
was working with the City of
Shelton and other agencies
between 2013 and 2015, ac-
cording to emails obtained by
the Journal through a public
records request.
At the time, the state De-
partment of Transportation
required Hall Equities to pro-
vide traffic signals and widen
ramps on the northbound
US. Highway 101 ramp near
Wallace Kneeland Boule-
sbuoai. BRIEFS
Pioneer Kiwanis
awards
scholarships
The Pioneer Community Kiwanis
Club awarded $1,000 scholarships to
2020 Shelton High School graduates
Ethan Bursch and Grace Toney.
Bursch, one of the graduating
class’s six valedictorians, plans to at-
tend Western Washington University
in Bellingham. Toney plans to attend
Grand Canyon University in Phoenix.
2022.
or 360—275—4467 Ext. 644
' Proposals must be received by 4:00pm.
To request‘the proposal specifications:
Website: www.co.mason.wa.us
Email: kbergh@co.mason.wa.us
Phone requests: 360-427-9670 Ext. 644
vard.
Mason PUD 3 asked Hall
Equities for $4.25 million
— $750,000 to get power for
phase one of the project and
$3.5 million to build a nearby
substation. 1
Joel Myer, public informa-
tion and government rela-
tions manager for PUD 3, said
Tuesday that Hall Equities
had not recently contacted the
utility regarding an updated
plan. He said he had reached
out to Hall Equities.
Patti said in an interview
The club also awarded $500 schol-
arships to seven Pioneer students
who just finished the eighth grade.
Those grants can be used after high
school graduation at any college or
trade school.-
The Pioneer honorees, and the cat-
egories, are Izabella Sukolsky, arts;
Carly Vind, citizenship; Lean Lock-
wood, ELA; Naomi McKenney, math
and science; Madison Layman, most
improved; Caleb Brennan, social stud-
ies; and Sophie Kipple, technology/
engineering.
' Request for Proposals
Mason County, an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer,
is seeking proposals from well qualified individuals or entities to provide
community outreach and education focused on microenterprises
within the county as well as technical assistance for program eligible
microenterprise owners. Minority— and women-owned firms are
encouraged to submit proposals. This program is funded under a
Community Development Block. Grant through the Washington State
Department of Commerce in partnership with the US. Housing and
Urban Development. The County will enter into a fixed price contract
with the su‘ccessful proposer(s). The all-inclusive contract value is
$20,000 which may be divided amongst more than one individual(s) or
entity(s). The contract will start upon execution and will end March 31,
Due to the coronavirus outbreak,
the club postponed its annual crab
on July 24, 2020 to be considered.
that Central Mason contracts
with the city for fire protec-
tion. He said as fire marshal,
he gets to look at Shelton
Hills’ plan for water supply
and access.
Patti said the proposed ho-
tel would be large enough to
require fire systems. It would
also include restaurants and
retail buildings.
“We’re kind of hoping that
this goes\through,” Patti said.
“We would welcome it.”
Hall Equities originally
purchased the land, which
Lake City.
dinner and auction originally set for
March 24. For more information, con-
tact Pamela Harrell at 360-490-0954
or pharrell.jh@gmail.com.
Fratello earns BA
at Univ. of Utah
Shelby Fratello of Shelton earned a
Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiol—
ogy at the University of Utah in Salt'
Fratello was among the 8,628 grad-
uates who were honored during the
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runs parallel to US. Highway
101 west of downtown Shel-
ton, in 2006.
The original development
included a proposed. school,
sports park, wetlands and out—
door space and village green.
A rendering on Hall Equities’
website still shows the origi-
nal concept drawing, which
the Journal ran along with
a story about the proposal in
February 2016.
_The website states “rec-.
ognizing the" importance of
forest land to the City of
Shelton’s early history, the
development will include ap—
proximately 300 acres of for—
est, wetlands, and passive
and active parks and recre-
ational spaces, including a
network of pedestrian trails
linked throughout the com-
munity.” '
The development site sits
between Goose Lake to the
north, which the state Depart-
ment of Ecology says is con-
taminateduzith metals and,
dioxins, an" ‘ the citfs former
C Street dump to the south.
university’s virtual commenCement
April 30.
Forsman excels
at Gonzaga
Cole Forsman of Shelton earned a
spot on the dean’s list for the spring
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