Protection Island

Handing off of control of the isalnd to the Jamestown S'kallam Tribe is being contested

By: Mallory Kruml

Outlets: Port Townsend Leader

Published: July 31, 2026

Words: 1,228

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Lorna Smith has spent her life studying birds and other wildlife.

“As you might guess, as their population changes, things could be happening that could affect the human population,” she said. “They’re like a canary in a coal mine, seabirds are.” Decades ago, Smith, along with Eleanor Stopps, led the charge to have Protection Island — a 364- acre island sitting just off the beaches of Port Townsend — designated as a National Wildlife Refuge.

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