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DES highlights public access, safety and cultural education in estuary restoration plan
Summary
DES said the restoration will reopen the lake to boating and active recreation, add a boardwalk and a pedestrian bridge, and provide opportunities to share Squaxin Island history and civic education on the Capitol campus.
Anne Larson, special assistant to the director at the Department of Enterprise Services, described how the estuary restoration will change public access and safety on the State Capitol campus. Larson said DES plans to restore boating and active recreation after the lake was closed, add boardwalk access and build a new pedestrian bridge to improve walking conditions. "We're gonna restore the ability for people to get out on the water, active recreation, a miles worth of boardwalk," Larson said.
Larson said the project is intended to bring economic benefit to the City of Olympia and to create opportunities for civic education and to "tell the story of the Squaxin Island people." She said DES is working closely with the City of Olympia and the Port of Olympia on design and emphasized that the finished space will be transformative for visitors to the Capital Campus.
