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Future of Protection Island deserves more public scrutiny before transfer - Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader
7+ hour, 27+ min ago (141+ words) If I told you that a prized National Wildlife Refuge was going to be handed over to an aquaculture company, what would be your reaction? If I told you it was going to be handed over to the Jamestown Su2019 Kallam…...
Geologist floats wild theory on Canadian Rockies" Nevada origins - Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (145+ words) Geologist Nick Zentner, known for the PBS program u201c Nick on the Rocks, u201d didnu2019t mince words when he spoke to the Quimper Geological Society about a theory thatu2019s caused controversy in geological circles. u201c This is some wild (stuff), u201d Zentner told The Leader, before…...
County backs Tribe on island - Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (137+ words) Jefferson County Commissioners signed off on a letter addressed to Rep. Emily Randall supporting the transfer of Protection Island to the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, calling the proposal u201ca powerful step toward land justice. u201d The commissioners' letter, however, came with a caveat....
Tribe pushes for control of Protection Island - Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (145+ words) The Jamestown Su2019 Klallam Tribe is seeking support from local governments for federal legislation that would transfer the Dungeness and Protection Island national wildlife refuges from federal ownership into tribal trust. The transfer proposal, supported by U. S. Rep. Emily Randall as the…...