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Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 H Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 Shelton-Mason County Journal Page A-25 BELFAIR ERALD Serving the communities of Belfair, 'Allyn, Grapeyiew, Tahuya, Mason Lake, South Shore and Victor Sam Strombach, Central Mason Fire and EMS’s newest full-time employee, works to mop up the scene of a wildfire, digging up hot spots with her ax and wetting down debris off state Route 3 in Grapeview on Aug. 5. See story on A-11. Herald photo Isabella Breda Park benefits fish, the. disabled ' ADA accessible recreation, restoration to Belfair By is’abeiisréaé“ isabe/la@masoncounty com “This is a great opportunity to see more folks appreciate Belfair for the gem it is with increasing recreational oppor- tunities,” said Mendy Harlow, executive director at the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group, on her and Port of Al- lyn’s third push to receive funding from the state Recre— ation and Conservation Office (RCO) to complete the Sweet- ' water Creek Waterwheel Park JOIN US! 7. Brim": LICENSING [VISITOR CENTER project. Lary Coppola, executive di- rector of the Port of Allyn, and Harlow led a technical pre- sentation via Zoom on June 26 that Harlow said was well- received. The primary elements of the proposed park are a natu- ral playground, interpretive trail describing the history of hydropower in Washington, and an American Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible fishing' dock and hiking trail. The fishing dock would be- .Vlslt North Mason Chamber, Belfair Licensing, and Visitor Center in'Belfair & Union the first ADA dock in Mason County. In addition to the recre- ational opportunities, a key' element of the project is re— rOuting Sweetwater Creek to permit fish passage. ‘ “At the Salmon Center, three big objectives we have are to have environmental ed- ucation opportunities for kids, also habitat restoration and we conduct-a lot of research,” Harlow said. , This project checks all three boxes. Did you know? North Mason Chamber can bring your business to our lobby with "in the Loop” TV screen advertisement, where over 35,000 people do business every year at our Belfair Licensing and Visitor Information Center. Contact Pam-Volz to find out how we can help your business grow 360.275.4267 Sweetwater Creek flows into the Union River estuary. The Salmon Enhancement Group works in the river an- nually to monitor Hood Canal summer chum populations and health. This species is threatened under the Endan- gered Species Act. According to the project ap— ‘ plication, the “project restores salmonid access to 1.2 stream miles.” In order to complete the stream reroute necessary to permit salmon passage, the Port of Allyn needs to acquire Brian Petersen’s parcel. northmasonchamber.com The port acquired the Schindelheim parcel —— adja- cent to the Petersen parcel — earlier this year through an intergovernmental transfer. The North Mason School Dis- trict acquired the Schindel- heim parcel through a RCO Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account grant in 1997. “This parcel was acquired by the school district in 1997 with the idea to 'help with environmental education,” Harlow said during the Aug. 3 Port of Allyn meeting, “it’s really part of a bigger plan.” see PARK, page A-26 explorehoodcanal.com , u .... u....,m.:.~