Click here to learn why we oppose a Conference Center on Steamboat Island Road

Some planning-related links are also on our Public Issues pages.

Clicking on any of our links below will open a new window in your browser.

• Local Businesses
  • Missy Watts of the Greene Realty Group
  • Ortega Gardening, Roger & Kathy Ortega, (360) 352-3777
  • Steamboat Animal Hospital
  • Buyolympia.com

    To-Go: 866-2274 Click here for the menu

  • Olympia Food Cooperative
  • Prosperity Grange - Washington State Grange #315, organized June 19, 1909.
  • Skyline Drive-In

   

• Local Educational Institutions
  • Griffin School District
  • Steamboat Island Cooperative Preschool
  • Olympia Community School - K-3 since 1973

   

• Economic Development
  • Economic Development Council of Thurston County

    FULL SERVICE DRIVE THRU AND WALK UP ESPRESSO STAND 3403 STEAMBOAT ISLAND RD. behind the Island Market's Chevron gas pumps MON-FRI 6AM TO 6PM SAT 7AM TO 6PM SUN 7AM TO 4PM click here for the menu and syrup list

   

• Local Event Calendars and Recreation
  • Thurston County Chamber of Commerce
  • Visitor & Convention Bureau
  • Mixx 96 FM
  • The Olympian "Weekend"
  • County Parks Locator Map
  • Bike Map of the Griffin Area

   

• Local Governments and Representatives
  • Public Records Request Form for Thurston County
  • Thurston County
  • Thurston County Code (LexisNexis site)
  • City of Lacey
  • City of Olympia
  • City of Tumwater
  • Tim Sheldon, Senator - (360) 786-7668 - sheldon_ti (at) leg.wa (dot) gov
  • Bill Eickmeyer, Representative - (360) 786-7902 - eickmeye_bi (at) leg.wa (dot) gov
  • Kathy Haigh, Representative - (360) 786-7966 - haigh_ka (at) leg.wa (dot) gov
  • Bob Macleod, Commissioner, District Three - (360) 754-4645 - macleor (at) co.thurston.wa (dot) us

   

• YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS IN ACTION Do you know what your legislators are doing? Click on the logos below to find out more. Your Legislative Contingent in the News    What the Blogosphere is Saying About Our Legislators Tim Sheldon Senate web page (committees and bill sponsorship) Current Votes   Kathy Haigh House of Representatives web page (committees and bill sponsorship) Current Votes   Bill Eickmeyer House of Representatives web page (committees and bill sponsorship) Current Votes   Bill Information and Bill Tracking Find a bill and track a bill online! Want to follow a particular bill? Sign up for the State Legislature's "Bill Tracking" system and create personalized lists of bills you wish to track through the legislative process. Click here to access Bill Information and to sign up for Bill Tracking

  Web Sites of Historical Interest
  • Griffin School 1927-1969 - A nice set of photos of local schools and the Carlyon Beach and Steamboat Island area. local stories and newspaper clippings

   

• Land Trusts and Conservation Easements
  • Capitol Land Trust - information regarding donations of land and conservation easements in the South Sound
  • Land Trust Alliance - promoting voluntary land conservation across the country
  • Current Use Programs - information regarding the County process which allows property owners to have their open space, farm/agricultural, and timberlands valued at the current use rather than the highest and best use.

   

• Land Development, Planning and Urban Growth
  • The Olympian "Development Locator"
  • Thurston County Development Services - many links to departments related to permitting.
  • Thurston County Code (LexisNexis site)
  • Thurston Regional Planning Council
  • Thurston County GeoData Center
  • County Assessor's Parcel Lookup System - use the Thurston GeoData Center to locate parcels by street address
  • Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board
  • FutureWise - promoting healthy communities and cities while protecting farmland and forests for this and future generations.

   

• Land Stewardship and Environment
  • Department of Natural Resources Backyard Forest Stewardship
  • Streamside Livin' - web site for owners of property with streams on it.
  • Department of Ecology - Shoreline Aerial Photography
  • Department of Ecology - Coastal Atlas
  • Environmental Protection Agency - EnviroMapper
  • USGS - (1990) aerial photos of the Griffin area on the TerraServer web site
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System - information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States.
  • Olympia/Thurston County Freecycle™ - don't throw it away - freecycle it! A Yahoo! Group.
  • Washington State Department of Natural Resources Home Page - we are in the Pacific Cascade Region (home office in Chehalis at (360) 748-2383)
  • Low Impact Development Technical Manual - The goal of Low Impact Development is to prevent measurable harm to streams, lakes, wetlands, and other natural aquatic systems from commercial, residential, or industrial development.
  • Drinking water quality resources from Thurston County Public Health & Social Services Department

   

• Local Mapping Resources
  • Thurston County GeoData Center
  • USGS - (1990) aerial photos of the Griffin area on the TerraServer web site
  • Environmental Protection Agency - EnviroMapper
  • Department of Ecology - Shoreline Aerial Photography
  • Thurston County GPS Basestation
  • Google Earth - a free mapping tool.

   

• Neighborhood Associations
  • Carlyon Beach Homeowner's Association
  • Cooper Point Neighborhood Association
  • Delphi Association

   

• Public Safety
  • Griffin Fire Department
  • Thurston County Sheriff's Department
  • Department of Health Marine Biotoxin Bulletin - shellfish harvesting closure information
  • The Washington State Sex Offender Information Center - or, click here to "search for offenders near me"
  • Keeping Children Safer - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
  • DOT Traffic Camera on US-101 and Oyster Bay Rd.

   

• Emergency Preparedness
  • Department of Homeland Security "Ready" web site
  • Washington State Department of Health Emergency Preparedness Fact Sheets
  • "Family Emergency Preparedness Plan" booklet
  • Washington Military Department Emergency Management Division books and videos
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency offers a selection of Preparedness Guides
  • American Red Cross information regarding emergency preparedness

   

   

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