Middle Waterway (City) Estuarine Resources Restoration

October 11, 2000 Dedication Event [Middle Waterway Estuarine Resources home] Click on the image for a larger version. A great turnout for the dedication activities! The crowd overlooking the project site. Commencement Bay waterways--amount of lost habitat. The restoration puzzle pieces--blank sections indicate NRDA projects being dedicated at today's celebration. Craig O'Connor, NOAA's Acting General Counsel, welcoming the attendees. Gilbert KingGeorge, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Fisheries Commissioner, provided the blessing. Penny Dalton, NMFS Administrator. Tom Fitzsimmons, Director of the Washington Department of Ecology. Don Miller, Tacoma City Council member. Jennifer Belcher, Commissioner of Public Lands, Washington Department of Natural Resources. Sandy Noble, USFWS. Craig O'Connor and David Kennedy, NOAA, planting one of the first trees for the restoration project. Roger Helm and Sandy Noble, USFWS. Representatives from both the Puyallup Indian Tribe and the Muckleshoot Tribe of Indians. The five restoration pieces in place. Construction of additional projects is scheduled for 2001 and 2002! Photos courtesy of R. Helm, USFWS-Portland and G. Siani, NOAA-Seattle; Photo 13 courtesy of D. Helton, NOAA-Seattle. [Middle Waterway Estuarine Resources home]