The Conservancy Lands Committee reviewed a second‑draft ecological assessment and vegetation management plan for Confluence Pond and Pheasant Branch Conservancy, discussing mapping scale, inclusion of ecology/history, prescribed burn overlap, and dredging timing with an eye to invasive species and spoil relocation.

The HRA asked staff to obtain raw Market Street Research data, prepare blow-up parcel maps and draft a consultant scope to test three concept options (natural open space; funded preservation via parcel sales; blended approach). The board discussed RFP vs URP procurement and agreed scope clarity is needed first.

County staff announced a roughly $489,000 salmon-recovery grant to build a framework that will assess net ecological gain and loss from county regulations and programs, partnering with the Thurston Conservation District and outside expertise.