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Shoreline Community Meetings
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Shoreline Stewardship & Volunteer Program
Grant PUD is currently developing a Shoreline Stewardship and Volunteer Program. Once complete the program will offer participants ways to participate in recreational and natural resource opportunities on the Priest Rapids Project. Programs under consideration include ice age floods, habitat and wildlife, fisheries, boater safety and cultural resources. |
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 Respectful Use of Project Lands
Spring is here. As you work to spruce up your yard, remember to preserve vegetated area adjacent to the river. Before undertaking any type of construction or landscaping near the shoreline, be sure to contact Grant PUD. Removing/disturbing vegetation from Grant PUD property requires prior written permission. Please do not dispose of yard waste on Grant PUD property. Click here for gardening tips that are friendly to the environment and the Columbia River. | |
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All Hazard Emergency Planning for the
Crescent Bar-Trinidad Area
Grant County Emergency Management (GCEM) is working in cooperation with Grant PUD and other support agencies to develop a Basic All Hazard Emergency Plan for the Crescent Bar area. By working together proactively, community members and response agencies will be better prepared in the event of an emergency GCEM, in partnership with Grant PUD, will offer the training sessions to the Crescent Bar community in May. | |
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 Crescent Bar Island Lease Transition
The private residential use of Crescent Bar Island will end upon lease expiration on April 1, 2012.
Grant PUD is soliciting proposals for on-site management services to provide technical support, public outreach, relocation information and permit information for transport or disposal of personal property. This contract to assist with removal of personal property from Grant PUD properties will be awarded in May 2011.
Leaseholders and the general public will have direct access to on-site staff and resource information starting in June 2011.
Redevelopment of the island for full public use and access will begin following the expiration of the lease. Visit www.gcpud.org for current information on the Crescent Bar Recreation Area. | |
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 Aquatic Invasive Species - Do you know what to look for?
Aquatic invasive species are nonnative animals and plants that live in, on or next to water and are likely to cause harm to the economy, environment or human health. As part of Grant PUD's Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention Plan, staff will be conducting voluntary boater surveys at major boat launches during the 2011 recreation season.
If you are a boater, angler or aquatic recreation user, you can benefit from a short, on-line training designed to teach steps to stop aquatic hitchhikers. Once training is complete you will receive a certificate that shows authorities you are doing your part to control invasive species. Visit www.100thmeridian.org for more information. | |
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 Boating Safety - Be Aware
A successful day on the Priest Rapids Project is a safe day. Watch for environmental changes that can impact your experience on the water, including wind, sun, noise, glare, dehydration, tiredness and alcohol consumption. .Any combination of these stressors can affect on your judgment when operating a boat.
The state of Washington is phasing in mandatory boater safety education for all boaters by the year 2015. Each year, a new age group will need to carry a Washington Boater Safety Education Card. If you are required by law to have this card, then you must carry it on board the vessel while it is being operated. For more information, go to http://boat.wa.gov/safety-ed.asp. | |
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 Recreation Update - Wanapum Overlook
Grant PUD's federal license to operate Priest Rapids and Wanapum dams requires the utility to implement a wide variety of recreation measures. These requirements include a range of upgrades like: new boat launches, trails, campgrounds and stabilized shorelines and beaches.
The Wanapum Overlook Picnic Area is the first of many recreation enhancements underway. The project is currently under construction and is expected to be complete in late August. | |
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