County retreats from endorsement as refuge transfer debate intensifies

By: Mallory Kruml

Outlets: Port Townsend Leader

Published: August 12, 2026

Words: 507

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners decided against sending a letter to Rep. Emily Randall to support the proposed transfer of Protection Island and the Dungeness Spit to the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe.

Under the tribe’s proposal, the land would be transferred from a co-management agreement between the Tribe and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs for the tribe to manage, similar to other lands held in trust for tribes …

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