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Conservation groups press Thurston County to adopt climate mitigation, wildlife corridors and stronger aquaculture protections
Summary
Black Hills Audubon Society and other commenters urged the county to incorporate the county climate mitigation and adaptation plans into Thurston 2045, to protect wildlife corridors and legacy forests, and to reassess aquaculture practices including geoduck impacts.
Environmental organizations and industry representatives used the April 26 hearing to press Thurston County to strengthen climate, habitat and aquaculture language in the comprehensive plan.
Betsy Norton, speaking for the Black Hills Audubon Society, asked the commission to "adopt the actions and timeline from the Thurston County mitigation plan and the Thurston County adaptation plan…
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