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Greenbelt Task Force member urges restricted access as Scottsbottom shows early recovery after wildfire
Summary
Josh Freeman of the Greenbelt Task Force updated the council on multiple fires at Scottsbottom, described surviving riparian vegetation and wildlife returns, and said volunteers and the parks department have installed fences and used pumps and sprinklers (with help from Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge) to aid revegetation.
A member of the Greenbelt Task Force, identified in the meeting as Josh Freeman, gave a detailed public comment on wildfire damage and early recovery at Scottsbottom and asked the council to consider limiting general public access while restoration continues.
Freeman described multiple recent fires in the area, showed photographs of burned patches and areas that retained vegetation, and said volunteers and city…
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