News: ONF holds open house on watershed activities

The Olympic National Forest invites the public to attend a presentation by Olympic National Forest on activities that have been proposed in the Dungeness River watershed by the Dungeness Collaborative Group. The meeting from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, will be at the Sequim Transit Center, 190 W. Cedar St. in Sequim.

This open house will include presentations on the work the Dungeness Collaborative Group has done to identify important restoration opportunities in the Dungeness River watershed. The Collaborative Group has included members from the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, Dungeness River Management Team, The Wilderness Society, North Olympic Lead Entity for Salmon Recovery, Back Country Horsemen of Washington, Olympic National Park, Dungeness River Audubon Center, OHV clubs, Olympic Park Associates, Sierra Club, Clallam County, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Olympic Forest Coalition.

The presentations will focus on proposed projects to improve water quality, enhance fish habitat throughout the drainage, enhance terrestrial habitat conditions, repair or restore recreation sites, and identify future recreational opportunities.

The Dungeness watershed encompasses over 129,000 acres. For more information about the meeting, contact team leader Dana Butler at danabutler@fs.fed.us, or 360-956-2280.