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Clallam County approves $252,000 Ecology grant to fund marine monitoring and oyster restoration
Summary
The board approved a two-year $252,000 agreement with the Washington Department of Ecology to fund operations, monitoring, public outreach and oyster restoration work by the Clallam County Marine Resources Committee for Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2027.
Clallam County commissioners approved a two-year grant agreement with the Washington State Department of Ecology on Oct. 21 to fund the county’s Marine Resources Committee.
County staff told the board the $252,000 agreement (Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2027) covers day-to-day operations and several project areas: three areas of marine monitoring, public outreach and education about shoreline issues (including the Elwha estuary), and continued oyster-restoration work in Sequim Bay.
Why it matters: the grant funds monitoring and community outreach the county said are intended to reduce pollution sources, increase public understanding of marine-health issues, and support shellfish restoration that county staff said benefits local habitat and fisheries. The county will manage the contract and said the work supports data, stewardship and public access to information.
What commissioners and staff said: staff summarized the scope and noted the grant is part of the Shorelands/Northwest Straits program framework with Ecology. Commenters during the agenda-period public comment asked for updates on related local work—most notably a request for a county response to residents about Dungeness-area flooding and restoration work that affected private property; that comment was made by Jeff Tozer during the agenda-period public comment.
Next steps: staff will execute the Ecology agreement and oversee deliverables. County officials said monitoring results and project data will be available through county GIS and public data portals.
