Dungeness workshop to examine bluff erosion

Published 12:01 am Monday, July 15, 2013

SEQUIM — A shoreline workshop is set from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5.

The free workshop will be at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road.

Space is limited, and registration is requested.

“This workshop will focus on understanding and protecting the habitat-forming processes of the Dungeness bluff and spit system and the important linkages of our shorelines to the nearshore of inland marine waters of the Salish Sea,” said Anne Schaffer of the Coastal Watershed Institute, or CWI.

Partners with CWI in the workshop include Clallam County, the state Departments of Fish and Wildlife, Natural Resources and Ecology, as well as Earth Economics and the Surfrider Foundation.

“Landowners are the stewards of this critical zone of our shoreline,” Schaffer said.

“Our goal is to promote a better understanding of bluff erosion processes, define best stewardship actions and promote wise long term management for the benefit of our community and environment.”

Funding is provided by the Environmental Protection Agency, state Fish and Wildlife, Surfrider Foundation, Patagonia and CWI.

For more information and to register, contact Nicole Harris, 360-460-5092, nicole.harris@coastalwatershedinstitute.org.