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Conservation district seeks county sign-off on 12.6-acre Skokomish Valley restoration grant
Summary
The conservation district asked Mason County to confirm county parcel titles and sign a landowner certification so a grant can fund removal of Himalayan blackberry and knotweed and replant native conifers across about 12.6 acres of county-owned land in the Skokomish Valley. The grant runs through June 2029.
Marissa Newby, the riparian program coordinator with the conservation district, briefed the commissioners about a proposed riparian restoration project that would treat and replant roughly 12.6 acres of county-owned parcels in the Skokomish Valley.
Newby said the parcels have limited conifer cover and are infested with invasive plants such as Himalayan blackberry and knotweed; the conservation district has a grant that would fund removal and replanting and asked the county to confirm there are no title or mitigation restrictions on the parcels and to consider signing a landowner agreement required by the grant. She said parcel numbers and maps were included in the restoration plan provided to county staff and that the grant would pay for work over the next four years (noting the funding window runs through June 2029).
County staff told Newby they would search parcel histories and title records and get back to her if any restrictive covenants or mitigation requirements would bar restoration work. No county action was taken that day; staff said they would follow up on title checks and return with any needed recommendations.
Provenance: discussion recorded at 01:36:22; excerpt: "it's about 12.6 acres of areas that are either lacking conifer cover or infested with invasive species" (Marissa Newby, 01:36:26).
