Five Million Needed for Olympic Storm Repairs

Reported today, the National Park Service at Olympic estimates it will costs upwards of $5 million to repair the damage caused by this past fall storms. The Park Service is finding the 2007 storm, as compared to the one in 2006, was more devasting to Olympic in part because the damage is more widespread.

Olympic damage during the early December storm includes three severely damaged sites along Hurricane Ridge Road and Crescent Lake access roads, as well as significant damage in the Quinault Valley, and areas of Staircase, near the southern end of the park.