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Capitol Lake - Deschutes Estuary Restoration Project After years of scientific study on the best long-term management for Capitol Lake, DES is undertaking a monumental effort called the Deschutes Estuary Restoration Project to remove the 5th Avenue Dam and tide gate to restore 260 acres of estuarine and salt marsh habitat at the mouth of the ...
Nov 5, 2022 · The City of Olympia, and now the state, have officially recommended that Capitol Lake revert to an estuary. The state says a return to tidal mudflats is the only way to meet state water quality standards. The recommendation to take down the dam and let the tides return is in the final Environmental Impact Statement, released on Monday.
- Bellamy Pailthorp
Dec 19, 2023 · After nearly 75 years, Capitol Lake will be turned back into an estuary. Ann Larson, the State Department of Enterprise Service's project director, said the project will take more than 10 years ...
- Drew Mikkelsen
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Jul 15, 2023 · Is a plan to return Olympia's Capitol Lake to an estuary an expensive “boondoggle,” as one critic says, or a chance to create a healthier watershed and environment? ... former co-chair of the ...
Oct 20, 2023 · A Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Capitol Lake – Deschutes Estuary Long-Term Management Project released in October 2022 identified estuary restoration as the preferred alternative for long-term management of the waterbody. DES received $7million in Climate Commitment Act funds in the 2023-25 Biennium from the Legislature ...
Nov 9, 2023 · by Mike McClanahan. For 70 years Capitol Lake has been a signature feature of the state capitol and downtown Olympia, but plans are in the works to transform the area back into an estuary. The lake was formed by the construction of the 5th Avenue Dam in 1951 which severed the connection between the Deschutes River and the Puget Sound.
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Nov 2, 2022 · by Mike McClanahan. The agency in charge of Capitol Lake in Olympia is recommending the site be converted back into an estuary. An Olympia landmark for the last 70 years, Capitol Lake was created with the construction of the 5th avenue dam at the mouth of the Deschutes River in 1951. The lake and the adjoining parks are a popular gathering ...
