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DES outlines decade-long estuary restoration at State Capitol campus
Summary
Anne Larson of the Washington Department of Enterprise Services described a decade-long estuary restoration at the State Capitol campus, citing a roughly 260-acre water body, planned boardwalks, boating access and collaboration with the Port of Olympia, City of Olympia and Squaxin Island people.
Anne Larson, special assistant to the director at the Washington Department of Enterprise Services, presented an overview of a decade-long estuary restoration at the State Capitol campus. She said the estuary is part of the campus that DES manages and described the water body as roughly 260 acres. "This is the largest estuary restoration in an urban setting in the nation," Larson said.
Larson said the restoration aims to reopen the lake to active recreation and boating after a period of closure and to create public amenities, including a boardwalk and a new pedestrian bridge. She named DES partners as the Port of Olympia, the City of Olympia and a local tribe, and said the project would support civic education and economic development for the city. Larson described the finished space as "transformative" for the Capital Campus and said it will create opportunities to share the history of the Squaxin Island people and the state.
