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Conservation board approves bid for
additional Skokomish estuary work
By NATALIE JOHNSON
nalalie@ma~'onccm n~y.com
The Mason Conservation District
Board met in a special meeting Fri-
day to approve a bid allowing work to
begin on Phase 3A of the Skokomish
Estuary Restoration Project.
The board voted unanimously "to
award a bid for Phase 3A to Quigg
Brothers. Inc.. in the amount of
$157,841.46. the lowest of three bids
received. The engineer's estimate
for the cost of the work was between
$140,000 and $175,000.
Conservation District Executive
Director John Bolender said the dis-
trict has worked with Quigg before
and has been satisfied with the work.
"They've been extremely flexible to
work with in the field." he said.
Phases i and 2 of the project have
been completed and included resto-
rations in and around Nalley Island.
and the removal of the Nalley dikes.
Phase 3 involves installing 29 cul-
verts and bridges, or "stream cross-
ing structures," said district engineer
Rich Geiger. The culverts and bridges
are designed to help direct the flow of
freshwater streams to the Skokomish
estuary, increasing an area of low-
salinity, or brackish zone, which is
prime habitat for young salmon and
other species.
The district hopes to complete the
installation of four culverts, as well
as the restoration of two stream chan-
nels, this year as part of Phase 3A.
The district split the project be-
cause of concerns about an aquifer in
the Skokomish estuary.
The aquifer, Geiger said, is only a
few feet below ground level, meaning
that crews will likely pierce its top
layer during installation of the cul-
Skokomish Estuary Restoration Phase 3A, 2012 Construction Season
Courtesy pnotc
This aerial photo shows land which will soon be the subject of
Phase 3A of the Skokomish Estuary Restoration Project, which
will install four culverts to restore freshwater streams in the
estuary.
verts.
Geiger said water could "come up
and be difficult to control, so we're
starting small."
The district plans to begin work as
soon as construction materials arrive.
The project is a joint effort be-
tween the conservation district and
the Skokomish Tribe, which owns the
land. The tribe will maintain the new
culverts and bridges when work is
completed.
Geiger said Phase 3B is expected to
be completed in summer 2013.
Together.'the three phases of the
Skokomish Estuary Restoration Proj-
ect will affect 600 acres in the estu-
ary.
"After Nisqually, I think it's the
largest estuary restoration project in
Washington state," Bolender said.
Conservation district staff mem-
bers expect that the project, when
completed, will have a significant ef-
fect on wildlife in the estuary.
"We suspect it will also have a posi-
tire affect on a nutrient problem in
Anna's Bay and the low dissolved oxy-
gen problem in hood canal." Bolender
said.
Thelma E. Ratley
Thelma E: Ratley, 92,
long time Shelton resident
passed away at Fir Lane
Health and Rehabilitation
on Tuesday, August 4,
2012. A funeral service
will be held at Hope
Chapel on Thursday,
September 13, 2012 at
11:00 am. McComb
Funeral Home is privileged
to serve the family.
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block of South First Street. Howard Office has
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Fred Matson. another
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come homeless, according to
the Mason County Sheriffs
Office.
Matson was convicted
in Mason County Supermr
Court in December 2001 of
child rape in the third de-
gree.
He was 19 when he had
' multiple A
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counters
with a
14-year-
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Blaze destroys mobile home in Shelton
said. "When crews first arrived, the
roof had already collapsed and trees
were on fire."
He said first responders focused
on extinguishing the trees and con-
taining the fire to the mobile home
while waiting for backup.
Mason County fire districts 11 and
13 provided mutual aid along with
Thurston County fire districts 9 and
13.
"The homeowners were gone foi~ a
few minutes and come home to the
fire and called it in," Seals said.
He said the fire appears to have
started around the stove area in the
kitchen.
However. due to the heat of the
blaze burning the stove knobs off.
Seals said they could not determine
if the stove had been left on or if it
had malfunctioned somehow.
No injuries were reported to the
homeowners or firefighters.
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By EMILY HANSON
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Two outbuildings were
destroyed in what has been
called a preventable brush
fire.
At 4:45 p.m. on Aug. 28,
Mason County Fire District
9 responded to a structure
fire at 6610 W. Skokomish
Valley Road.
At the scene, a 1 1/2- to
2-acre brush fire was burn-
ing and had reached two
outbuildings of a mobile
home in the process of de-
molition, said Mike Patti,
assistant chief fire marshal
with Central Mason Fire
and EMS.
"There was a campfire
the night before and the
next day, a brisk wind found
a still-hot ember and it took
off," Patti said.
While the mobile home
went untouched, the two
outbuildings were total loss-
es.
"I would like to remind
people we're going through
a real, real dry period with
no rain in sight and it only
takes a small ember to set
off a grass fire," Patti said.
"This brush fire and loss of
outbuildings was complete-
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