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Snohomish County PUD –Pre-Application Document 4 – Existing Environment Table 4-61. Site-specific description of the presence of the loggerhead sea turtle by project area Site All Sites Species Present: Unlikely Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) - Status: Threatened Description Sightings of the species in Washington are rare with the furthest north sighting occurring distantly south of the project areas, in Gray's Harbor. No sightings were identified in Puget Sound (NMFS and USFWS 1998b). 4.7.5.4 Golden Paintbrush Golden paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta) is an herbaceous hemiparasitic plant known from a total of eleven populations in Western Washington and British Columbia. Golden paintbrush habitat consists of Puget Sound Trough grasslands, including on coastal bluffs, and islands, from sea level to approximately 300 feet in elevation. The plant was listed as threatened on June 11, 1997; a recovery plan for the species was issued on August 23, 2000 (USFWS 2000). No critical habitat has been designated. GIS data maintained by the WNHP indicates that one occurrence of golden paintbrush is known from the vicinity of the Admiralty Inlet permit area; although none are known to occur adjacent to the District’s other permit areas, suitable habitat is likely to occur. 4.8 Recreation and Land Use The District’s seven permit sites, together with their associated underwater cables and terrestrial transmission corridors, lie within or bisect five Washington counties: Jefferson County, San Juan County, Island County, Kitsap County, and Skagit County. Major land and water uses in the project area include recreation, commercial fishing, transportation, and commerce. The permit sites also include portions of the Cascadia Marine Trail, which was certified as a National Recreational Trail in 1994 (Washington Water Trails Association 2008), as well as several features of the San Juan Islands Wildlife Refuge, which consists of rocks, reefs, grassy islands, and forested islands scattered throughout northern Puget Sound. 4-160 January 31, 2008
Snohomish County PUD –Pre-Application Document 4 – Existing Environment 4.8.1 Recreational Use in the District’s Permit Areas 4.8.1.1 Overview Puget Sound is a national tourist destination, and tourism generates an estimated $5.2 billion in revenue and 68,000 jobs annually (WSDE 2007). The Puget Sound Partnership reports that this represents nearly 80 percent of the statewide revenues from tourism and travel and 75 percent of all tourism related jobs. Public access to Puget Sound has been identified as an important issue (ICOR, 2002). Soon after statehood in 1889, Washington State began to sell tidelands in order to raise money and to encourage both marine commerce and shellfish harvesting (WDFW 2000). The sale of publicly owned tidelands and shorelines continued until the passage of the Shoreline Management Act in the early 1970s. According to a Trust for Public Land report (2005), only 425 miles or 19 percent of Puget Sound’s shoreline are publicly assessable. However, as only half of these public shores have upland access points, only ten percent of Washington’s inland marine waters are readily accessible. Approximately 390,000 people participate in a wide range of recreational activities in, on, or around Puget Sound at least once a year. Activities include kayaking, scuba diving, windsurfing, fishing, whale watching and boating (WSDE 2006). The following is a description of the recreational resources that generally occur within the project area. Boating-Related Activities Recreational boating provides relaxation and enjoyment for thousands of Puget Sound area residents and visitors. Residents own more than 165,000 powerboats, 21,500 sailboats, and 45,000 canoes, kayaks, inflatable boats and other personal watercraft (PSAT 2003). There are 331 launch sites for small boats throughout the region and an additional 244 marinas that have a total of over 39,000 mooring slips. 4-161 January 31, 2008
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