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Shellfish Continued from page A-1 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Shellfish Initia- tive, and aims to create a partnership between government agencies and shellfish growers, promote shellfish habitat restora- tion and recreational shell- fish harvest and improve water quality in Washing- ton state. Gregoire, along with Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA administrator, Brig. Gen. John McMahon of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Billy Frank, Chair of the Northwest Indian Fish- eries Commission and oth- er community leaders, took a tour of Taylor Shellfish's processing plant with Tay- lor spokesman Bill Dewey before they spoke to com- munity and shellfish lead- ers about the initiative on Friday. "It's an exciting day to- day for the Shellfish indus- try in Washington state," Dewey said. "We're truly honored to serve as hosts for this historic announce- ment of the National Shell- fish Initiative." Dewey thanked Gregoire on behalf of the shellfish community for her leader- ship on the subject. "You have provided con- :~sistent leadership on water quality, we thank you for that," he said. '' ~ ~Washington leads the country in the production of shellfish, such as clams, oysters and mussels, with a yearly value of $107 mil- lion, Gregoire said. The initiative is designed to :: ,: :::increase both recreational :::and commercial shellfish growing, while also improv- ing water quality in Wash- ington. In fact, increased shell- 'fish habitat in the Puget Sound could help increase water quality, since shell- fish are filter feeders and naturally clean water, Dewey said. Organizers of the Wash- ington Shellfish Initiative have several goals and , plans to work with multiple i: s~&~ :and local agencies. For example, the program could help the Puget Sound Partnership with its goal of increasing harvestable shellfish acres by 10,800 acres by 2020. The initiative could also help streamline the per- mitting and licensing pro- cess for shellfish growers to help encourage shellfish production in the Puget Sound, while still protect- ing the environment, Mc- Mahon said. "When a strong state program exists ... great progress can be made on many fronts," he said of the initiative. The program also aims Gov. Chris Gregoire got a chance to tour Taylor saw workers such as Jose Reves, above, hard at to restore native species of shellfish to the Puget Sound and address ocean acidification and other sources of pollution into the sound. Gregoire said the pro- grams outlined in the ini+ tiative are funded through several sources. "It will take resources to solve this problem," she said. The Washington Sea Grant will provide $79,198. in grants during two years to support the development of a model to assess the risk of toxic algae blooms in the Puget Sound. NOAA will also give a $200,000 grant to the Northwest Straits Com- mission for the restoration of native Olympia Oysters to the Puget Sound and a $560,000 grant to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to in- crease the number of pinto abalone in the area. The largest grant, $4.5 million from the Environ- mental Protection Agency, will be dedicated to improv- ing water quality in the Puget Sound. More than $2 million of that grant will help local governments cre- ate programs to identify water pollution, officials said. Additionally, more than $1 million will go to local health jurisdictions to cre- ate sewage system man- agement plans and $1.5 million will be used to im- prove manure management on farmland. Gregoire stressed that changes need to be made in aquaculture policy in order to preserve the industry for the next generation. "What better way to do it than right here, right now, to make sure we have the shellfish industry we need," she said. Lubchenco applauded Gregoire and Washington for leading the way in pre- serving shellfish habitat. Journal photo by Natalie Johnson Shellfish on Friday and work. "I congratulate the gov- ernor and her staff ... for working with us to imag- ine and develop this ambi- tious initiative," she said. "We often hear that society must choose between the economy and the environ- ment ... that is a false di- chotomy. Clean water en- ables industry." Lubchenco said the Washington Shellfish Ini- tiative is the first regional version of the National Shellfish Initiative. Frank also spoke highly of the program. He said it will help preserve the cul- ture of shellfishing for fu- ture generations. "It's so important that we all tell our story. Com- mit yourself for a lifetime, that's what we've done and we're going to continue to do that," he said. 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The Ridge Motorsports Park got the go-ahead from Mason County to begin work on the track in March, when the county granted the owners a change of use permit to approve using the land, on Ells Hill Road near a Mason County Transfer Station for a motorsports park. Contractors worked through spring and sum- mer to grade and prepare the track surfaces for pav- ing, which happened dur- ing early fall. The park is unique in that it has a separate drag strip and road course, allowing drag and road racing events to happen simultaneously. However for the weekend's event, the drag strip had not yet been paved. Powell said the park should be complete, mean- ing all the paving will be done, and landscaping and buildings will be completed, in time for the first event of 2012 in April. Drivers came from throughout the Pacific Northwest for the two-day event and one motorcyclist came all the way from Eng- land, Powell said. Several racing organiza- tions were on site on Sun- day, including Hooked on Driving, a national racing instruction program with a Portland, Ore.-based fran- chise. The organization helped run the event, with volunteers manning some of the course's flags, and also signed interested driv- ers up for racing lessons. Drivers and other ob- servers over the weekend were also impressed with the motorsports park's new pace car, a Fisker Karma four-door luxury electric car with extended range. Powell said he was excit- ed this weekend to see cars on the track he's worked so long to build, and was hap- py to have a charity event for Shelton. "We're giving back to the community that was kind enough to host us," he said. "We're blessed ... we want the community to know it's their track too." GATEWAY CHRISTIAN CHILDCARE "A Place for Kids to Grow" Looking for childcare that does more than simply WATCH your kids? 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