Originally published December 18, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Page modified December 18, 2008 at 1:39 AM
Print$7.1 million awarded to protect wetlands
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded Washington $7.1 million in grants to protect coastal wetlands, including seven projects in Puget Sound.
SEATTLE —
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded Washington $7.1 million in grants to protect coastal wetlands, including seven projects in Puget Sound.
The grants announced Wednesday are part of $20.1 million given to 12 states to conserve shoreline and wetlands to benefit fish, wildlife and other habitat.
The agency says seven grants will advance the goals of the Puget Sound Partnership. An eighth will protect coastal wetlands near Grays Harbor.
Projects include conserving shoreline and wetlands near Point Roberts Peninsula in Whatcom County, Lynch Cove on the Hood Canal and McMicken Island State Park in south Puget Sound.
State, tribal and private partners provided more than $4.4 million, in addition to the grants.
Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company
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