Ebey's Landing Administrative History

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER

PREFACE

CHAPTER ONE:
Introduction

CHAPTER TWO:
Description of the Resource

Geography of Whidbey Island
Local Demographics and Economy
Description of the Reserve
Historical Resources

CHAPTER THREE:
Historical Background of Central Whidbey Island

European Exploration
First Inhabitants
Era of the Fur Trade
Oregon Territory
The Donation Land Claim Act of 1850
Col. saac Neff Ebey
The Settlement Grows
Into the Twentieth Century
New Pressures on the Land

CHAPTER FOUR:
The Movement to Preserve Central Whidbey Island

Environmental Protection Vs. Private Property Rights
The National Register of Historic Places
Keystone Spit Contested
Ebey's Prairie: Second Round
Ebey's Landing: Beach For Sale
Keystone Spit: New Owners, SWIFT Response
New Partners on Smith Property: The State Buys the Beach
Lloyd Meeds Steps In
The Reserve Concept
Legislation of Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Terms of Public Law 95-625
The Reserve Raises as Many Questions As It Answers

CHAPTER FIVE:
Preparing A Comprehensive Plan

Getting Started
The Citizens Advisory Committee
The Conceptual Plan
Ebey's Landing Suddenly Expands
Conceptual Plan Completed
Comprehensive Plan
County Zoning, County Comprehensive Plan

CHAPTER SIX:
Land Acquisition and Protection

"Our Own Little Gaza Strip"
Funding for EBLA Delayed
"Both Sides Are To Be Respected"
The Terms of the Smith Farm Sale
The EBLA Land Protection Plan
Major Acquisitions
Priority I Acquisitions
Priority II Acquisitions
Priority III Acquisitions
Acquisition Issues Today

CHAPTER SEVEN:
Administrative Overview

Pre-Trust Board Management
The First Trust Board
Transfer of Authority Delayed
The Independence of the Trust Board Grows
Richard Hoffman Becomes New NPS Manager
The Reserve Coordinator
Vicki Brown Elected Chairwoman
Interlocal Agreement Signed
Trust Board Officially Takes Over
EBLA Status
Adjusting to Change
Scenic Easement Monitoring
George Knapp and Cindy Orlando Take the Lead
Wilbur Bishop Becomes Chairman
New Type of National Park Service Representative
Recent Events

CHAPTER EIGHT:
Interpretation and Visitor Facilities

BLA Interpretive Prospectus
The EBLA Brochure
Early Public Education and Outreach
Interpretive Panels
First Wayside Installed: Coupeville Wharf Kiosk
The Trust Board Modifies the Wayside Program
Additional Wayside Exhibit Plans and Visual
Compatibility Guidelines
Original Ebey's Landing Wayside Eliminated
Bluff Trail Overlook
Monroe's Landing Wayside
Crockett Blockhouse
Admiralty Inlet Overlook
U. S. Navy Outlying Field
Grasser's Hill
Ebey's Prairie Wayside
Island County Historical Society Museum
Scenic Routes and Entrance Signs
Recent Public Education and Outreach
EBLA Trails
The Bluff Trail
The Ridge Trail
Other Concerns and Proposals

CHAPTER NINE:
Managing Resources

NPS Cultural Resource Inventories
Cultural Resource Protection
Archeological Sites
Natural Resources re or Threatened Plants
Crockett Lake
Pipelines
The Kettleholes
Camping
Scenic Easement Administration
Grasser's Hill
Ebey's Prairie
Albert Heath Property Easements
Scenic Easement Monitoring Issues Today

CHAPTER TEN:
Conclusion

APPENDICES:

Appendix One: Public Law No. 95-625
Appendix Two: Land Protection Plan Priorities (omitted from on-line edition)
Appendix Three: Trust Board Members and Staff

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX (omitted from on-line edition)

MAPS:

Map 1: Outline of Western Washington
Map 2: Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Map 3: Topography of Whidbey Island
Map 4: Salish Boundaries and Village Sites
Map 5: Donation Land Claims