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Photos courtesy of Tiffany RoyN/Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Skokomish natural resources staff pull in the beach seine net. In the middle of the net is a "purse" that collects marine life in the water, allowing the staff to observe what is living in the estuary. As part of the tribe's monitoring program of the Skokomish Tidelands at the southern end of Hood Canal, the tribe is seining locations throughout the estuary, looking for marine life that is taking up residency. monl Following the Skokomish River es- tuary restoration effort in 2010, the Skokomish Tribe has been closely monitoring the project site in hopes of seeing salmon using the new habitat for feeding and refuge. Since August, natural resources staff members have been seining doz- ens of locations within the restored 349-acre area, as well as 330 acres of tidelands nearby that escaped develop- ment. The project area includes 219 acres of tidelands (formerly Nalley Island) that was restored in 2010 and 130 acres that was restored in 2007, main- ly through culvert and dike removal, The tribe is looking for juvenile chinook, chum and coho salmon. The beach seining efforts have also includ- ed finding pacific herring, surf smelt, sculpins, pipefish, flounders, gunnels, anchovies and shrimp. "The undeveloped tidelands are about the closest thing to a natural salt marsh in the Skokomish estuary," said Matt Kowalski, the tribe's steel- head biologist. "This area creates a great opportunity to compare what is living here versus what is coming back to the newly restored areas." In the late 1930s, a large portion of the Skokomish estuary was convert- ed from estuary to the Nalley Farm. Dikes and ditches were used to drain the former tidelands, which had been filled with marine life. In 2007 and 2010, the tribe started restoring the tidelands to their natural state. "The project's goal to restore riv- erine and tidal hydrology within the treatment areas is expected to allow natural physical and biological process to restore the salt marshes wetlands," said Alex Gouley, the tribe's habitat manager. The tribe hopes to start a third phase of restoration in 2012, which will include removing remaining smaller culverts and dikes by hand. Skokomish Tribe natural resources staff Matt Kowalski and Anthony Battista pull one end Of a beach seine to gather marine life living in the estuary for a quick study. LOST DOG "Bear" .................... Large Newfoundland / Pyrenees cross. 160 Ibs. Mostly black with white on chest & feet. Very friendly. If you find Bear please call 360-229-1677. REWARD OFFERED New.transit manager takes the wheel on mobility By NATALIE JOHNSON poster shop and operating a mobile-DJ the driving staff - it makes a big dif- business, ference having someone who's worked Brad Patterson has done many jobs However, Patterson's jobs in promot- their way up," he said. "It's not a driv- over the last several decades, ing transit and mobility have been the ingjob, it's a customer service job." In December, Patterson officially most meaningful in his life. Originally from Fort Collins, Colo., took over as General Manager of the "I can't think of a better word, I'm Patterson said he has spent almost all Mason County Transportation Author- blessed to be here," he said in his first of his life living in Eastern Colorado. ity (MTA), but over the past several MTA meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 13. After operating a mobile DJ busi- decades, his various professions have Patterson has spent 14 years of his ness which performed 500'shows a year covered a broad swath of the economy, life working in transit - three of those ranging from selling eggs from his own as a parttime bus driver. chickens, owning a picture-framing and "It's one of the things you hear from See Transit on page A-6 Shelton-Mason Hearing Tests Set For Senior Citizens FREE electronic hearing tests will be given Tues- day 1/3/12 Friday 1/6/12 from 9 to 4. The tests have been arranged for anyone who suspects they are losing their hearing. Such per- sons generally say they can hear but can not understand words. Test- ing with the latest com- puterized electronic equipment will indicate whether you can be helped. Everyone, especially those over 65, should have an electronic hearing test once a year. If there is a hearing problem, a free electronic hearing test may reveal that newly developed methods of correction will help, even for those who have been told in the past that a hear- ing aid would not help them. Sponsored by: Avada Hearing Care 2020 Olympic Hwy N Call For An Appointment Today. 800.535-1840 ©2011 HHM, Inc. 390 County Journal -Thursday, December 29, 2011 - Page A-3