BLYN — The public is invited to give suggestions for management of a 360-mile scenic loop for tourists that includes the North Olympic Peninsula.
The Pacific Coast Scenic Byway extends from Olympia through the North Olympic Peninsula and down the Pacific Coast to the Oregon border on U.S. Highway 101.
The Northwest Tribal Tourism is updating the marketing section of the management plan for the corridor.
A meeting is set for 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday in the Red Cedar Room at the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Center, 1033 Old Blyn Highway, which is 7 miles east of Sequim off U.S. Highway 101.
The meeting is the first of five. Dates and locations of future meetings, which will be held in November, have not been announced.
Meetings will be facilitated by Judy Walden of Walden Mills Group. Appetizers, coffee and tea will be provided.
Community members, elected officials, business owners and operators, and representatives of local tourism organizations and chambers of commerce are invited.
Area of loop
The loop encompasses 22 towns and 10 Native American nations. Among the places on the loop are Brinnon, Quilcene, Discovery Bay, Gardiner, Blyn, Sequim, Port Angeles, Forks and Kalaloch.
The management plan was created in 1997 to identify ways to protect and enhance the byway’s scenic, cultural, historic, recreational and natural qualities and to promote it.
As part of updating the plan’s marketing section, Northwest Tribal Tourism representatives say they want to discuss ways to use tourism to help support local plans and ideas.
For more information about the corridor management planning process, contact Leslie Johnson, Northwest Tribal Tourism co-chair, at ljohnson@squaxin.us; Victoriah Arsenian, Northwest Tribal Tourism consultant, at 206-595-8227 or victoriah_a@hotmail.com; or Judy Walden, Walden Mills Group, at judywalden1@gmail.com.
