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As far as the eye can see

This view is looking across the former Pope & Talbot Mill Site on Port Gamble bay. It has been undergoing toxin/pollutant clean up for quite some time. The site was used by Pope & Talbot, Inc. to manufacture forest products from 1853 to 1995. The mill was shut down in 1995 and removed in 1997.

 

 

Cleanup highlights include:

Over 8,500 mostly creosote-treated pilings removed

Wood waste and contaminated sediment removed: over 110,000 cubic yards

Overwater and derelict structures removed: over 55,000 square feet, or about one acre

Clean capping and habitat materials placed: over 200,000 tons

Clean sand placed to accelerate natural recovery: over 113,000 cubic yards

Length of shoreline improved along mill site: over 3,400 feet

 

apps.ecology.wa.gov/cleanupsearch/site/3444

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Uploaded on August 19, 2025
Taken on August 14, 2025