To: Governor Kate Brown
West Hayden Island: PERMANENTLY Preserve ALL as Wildlife Sanctuary
Permanently preserve all of West Hayden Island as a natural area and wildlife sanctuary. If the development proposed for West Hayden Island is truly needed, put it somewhere else.
Why is this important?
West Hayden Island is a small remaining fragment of lower Columbia River habitat which functions as a refuge for bald eagles, deer, and other native species which used to thrive here. Proposals to develop any part of it for other than natural wildlife refuge should be unthinkable for multiple reasons, but firstly due to air and water quality impact. None of the benefits promised by development of West Hayden Island are worth either the loss of this remaining jewel or the associated off-site environmental degradation.