for the Wild Olympics Campaign at the Ocean Shores Razor Clam Festival.
Our goal is a conservation plan tailor-made for diverse local recreation, access and economic needs designed through extensive public input. The Wild Olympics Campaign has been working for more than two years to craft a carefully balanced proposal that provides the strongest possible protection for salmon habitat, clean water and recreational opportunities while accommodating concerns and requests from diverse local stakeholders.
Outreach Efforts
The Wild Olympics Campaign continues our ongoing Olympic Peninsula public input process to this day. To date the Campaign’s extensive public feedback process has included:
- Conducting more than 40 group presentations, listening tours and workshops in all four counties of The Olympic Peninsula and Kitsap County with local community groups, churches, civic organizations and local community leaders.
- Initiating more than 300 small group or individual meetings with local stakeholders and land owners, including local Tribes, timber interests, local elected officials, conservation groups, backcountry horsemen, mountain bikers, businesses, shellfish growers, sport and commercial fishermen, community leaders and other local residents.
- Gathering support from more than 4,300 Peninsula residents who have written letters, signed postcards or petitions in support of the Wild Olympics Campaign.
If you want to set up a meeting with the Campaign, contact us through the comment section [1] of the web site.
Campaign Chronology
The Wild Olympics Campaign has been developing its proposal to protect watersheds on the Olympic Peninsula since 2008. Since then we have been committed to soliciting feedback from local stakeholders, educating the public through local public workshops, the media and the Campaign’s web site. Visit the Campaign Chronology [2] page to view the timeline.
Addressed Issues
We have received feedback on our conservation vision and refined it repeatedly to address different concerns and requests from different local constituencies. We continue to reach out to collect public input to refine our draft proposal today. Visit the Addressed Issues [3] page for full details.