Deschutes Estuary Restoration Project
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The restoration of Capital Lake to tidal wetland was described by PSNERP and pursued by the Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team and the Squaxin Island Tribe with support from the City of Olympia council. The Lake is governed by Washington Department of Enterprise Services which manages the state capitol campus.
https://deschutesestuaryproject.org/
Notes
- DES hosts a document library, however this may not be accessible over time.
- DES completed an assessment of the effects of the various alternatives for lake management and selected a preferred alternative of estuary restoration.
- File:DES 2022 capitol lake deschutes estuary EIS summary.pdf provides an overview of the EIS.
