This declaration, filed before the Washington Supreme Court, was submitted by environmental scientist Dyanne Sheldon in support of the Airport Communities Coalition's emergency request to halt any construction or environmental changes at the Sea-Tac Airport expansion project site. Sheldon, who has over 20 years of wetland ecology expertise and helped establish King County's first wetland management program, argues that the wetlands at the project site cannot be recreated or adequately compensated for if destroyed. The motion asks the Court to maintain the status quo while appeals of a Pollution Control Hearings Board order are decided.Open full document
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Dyanne Sheldon, an environmental scientist with over 20 years of wetland ecology experience, submits this declaration supporting the Airport Communities Coalition’s motion to enjoin actions by the Department of Ecology or the Port of Seattle that would alter the status quo at a project site pending the Washington Supreme Court’s review of a Pollution Control Hearings Board order. Sheldon argues that once the wetlands are destroyed, they cannot be recreated or compensated for within 50 years. The declaration outlines her extensive background in wetland management, including her pioneering role as King County’s first wetland planner.