About PPF
“Dr. Eloise Kailin helped fight against a nuclear power plant on the Miller Peninsula east of Sequim — and won. That was in 1973 and led to the formation of the nonprofit Protect the Peninsula’s Future, the North Olympic Peninsula’s longest-standing environmental group.”
“In 2007, Kailin was the first recipient of the People for Puget Sound Legacy Award given in the spirit of the late Sen. Warren G. Magnuson.”
“She also has been honored by the Washington Environmental Council and has received the 1987 Clallam County Community Service Award.” PDN News article
Protect the Peninsula’s Future (PPF) is a nonprofit public benefit corporation engaged in environmental protection and wise land use on the North Olympic Peninsula since 1973.
DUE TO OUR EFFORTS (often with the valuable assistance of others)…
- A nuclear power plant was not sited on Miller Peninsula. We also stopped subsequent attempts to use the same land for an off-road vehicle park, and a mega housing/resort development. We are currently working to protect Miller Peninsula State Park from being developed into a playground instead of place to appreciate wildlife.
- PPF co-led, with Save Our State Park, a successful legal action to stop Washington State from ceding to the Mitsubishi Corporation 1000 acres of dedicated State Park land. The land, almost 3000 acres, has become Miller Peninsula State Park.
- Two major proposals for Port Angeles to become an oil port were defeated.
- John Wayne Marina was required to have a public boat launch and park. Creosote pilings in the marina must gradually be converted to nontoxic materials
- After a 13 year legal battle, PPF made the City of Sequim treat its sewage water to a higher standard than elsewhere for non potable uses on land, keeping most of it from being dumped in Sequim Bay—where previously it had all been discharged. City of Sequim sewage is treated to the highest possible standards for beneficial uses, away from salt water and shellfish beds. (A created wetland would have cost $1.4 million according to our professional engineer, Dr. Gearhart. Sequim instead chose a $6 million conventional alternative.)
- Port Angeles ended its practice of forced medication of its citizens through fluoridation of the municipal water supply.
CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND GOALS…
- ensuring Clallam County enforces its Critical Area Ordinance (which PPF succeeded in strengthening);
- preventing public/environmental risks regarding measures associated with the County adopting 5G wireless (electro-magnetic radiation emitting technology);
- defending our coasts from industrial shellfish farms and other aquaculture projects, which ravage native marine and shoreline life, and add plastic to our marine ecosystems;
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tracking and commenting on the County’s proposed Shoreline Master Program (still needing major changes);
- working towards the prevention of toxic sewage wastes ending up on farm, forest and residential soils;
- stopping pollution of our waters by toxic sewage effluent from municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants;
- supporting protection of forests and watersheds from road damage;
- supporting local watershed protections by retaining a member on the Dungeness River Management Team;
- attending jurisdiction meetings to express concerns leading to better compliance and better protections for environmental and human health.
Photo: Sharle Osborne
PPF has keen interest in many key statutes: Acts dealing with Growth Management; Public Disclosure; Shorelines of the State; Clean Water; Clean Air; Endangered Species; and the Public Trust Doctrine.
We sponsor educational programs to enhance public awareness and appreciation of the environment and local issues.
Throughout the year, the Board of Directors meet to develop and implement plans to best spend PPF’s human and financial resources on issues important to protecting our peninsula’s environment and quality of life. Each year, the Board chooses to pledge financial support to other organizations pursuing environmental concerns on behalf of our communities. For 2021 PPF sent contributions to support the good works of Olympic Environmental Council, Toxic-Free Future, and Futurewise.