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Timber Harvest Update: Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park

Kitsap County Parks received formal notice that active timber harvest operations will begin immediately at Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park. Depending on weather conditions and operational constraints, the timber harvest project should conclude by June 2021.

Read the related Feb. 26, 2021 press release here for trail closures and other important information.

Kitsap County Parks is aware of the impact that the timber harvest activity will have on recreational activities and will provide updates as they become available. Signage will be posted before the start of any timber harvest activity at impacted roads and trails. Please keep yourself safe and respect the timber harvest operations. 

Ecological Forest Management Update: Square Lake Park

The process called "restoration thinning" involves the removal of small to medium-sized Douglas Fir trees to reduce disease, fire risk, and allow more sunlight to reach the forest floor with the overall goal of promoting a healthy diverse forest.

Kitsap County Parks is anticipating receiving the permit from the Washington Department of Natural Resources - Forest Practices in mid-February for restoration thinning at Square Lake. Thinning at Square Lake is expected to start in March 2021. Click here for more information and a map of thinning locations at Square Lake Park. 

Silverdale Waterfront Park - Parking Lot Closure and Restroom Closure

The parking lot and restroom facilities at Silverdale Waterfront Park will be closed for the near future due to the Bayshore, Washington & Byron Improvement Project. Click here for more information on the Bayshore, Washington & Byron Improvement Project.

Trail Closure at South Kitsap Regional Park

A section of a back trail at South Kitsap Regional Park is temporarily closed until construction can be completed to ensure public safety. Please respect trail barriers and signs.

Trail Closure at Guillemot Cove

Beach access trail is closed until required permitting and construction of an additional section of boardwalk is completed. Please respect trail barriers and signs.

• Conservation Futures Grant Update
  

  Early this year, the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners announced that the County would consider applications for land and/or conservation futures acquisition during the year through a competitive process and will distribute up to $300,000 of conservation futures tax revenue to eligible projects and organizations. Those entities include Cities, Metropolitan Park Districts, Metropolitan Municipal Corporations, Nonprofit Historic Preservation Corporations, and Nonprofit Nature Conservancy Corporations or Associations. Click here to view more information on the Conservation Futures Grant.