The forester pointed out the following native plant species on our property today: Douglas fir Grand fir Hemlock Pacific yew Madrone Alder Salal Rhododendron Oregon grape Sword fern Bracken fern Trailing blackberry Evergreen huckleberry Ocean spray Wild rose / Baldhip rose Salmonberry Honeysuckle
We had a very informative and entertaining walk through much of the property with a Whidbey Island consultant who specialized in land evaluation, forestry, slopes, and pre-building site inspections. We learned a lot. He had a policy of not providing a written report, which was...
I met with the archaeologist and his field technician today. They performed a visual reconnaissance of the entire property, and then began digging test holes at selected locations on a grid system. Their initial assessment early in the day was that there was little likelihood of an archaeological...
The title company had not yet sent me the preliminary title report attachments, so I requested that the information be sent to me via email. I was able to get into sleuthing mode detail, scouring the arcane language of surveys, easements, restrictive covenants, plats, and more. Some very...
A very friendly and forthcoming ex-planner from Island County government got back to me today by phone. We had a detailed discussion about the seller's prior application for land subdivision which was previously somewhat held up by an archaeological concern from the Swinomish tribe. I don't...