Legal Opinion
Orion Corporation v. State
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 11, 1985No. 49941-1PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
Padilla Bay lies east of Anacortes, Washington. It is an area of approximately 11,000 acres.
The uncontroverted record discloses fascinating details about this tidal land. The bay contains probably the largest and least disturbed stand of eelgrass on the West Coast of the United States with 73 percent of the bay covered by eelgrass beds. It supports the largest known wintering population of peregrine falcons in North America. Bald eagles winter in the area. Raptores are uniquely abundant. Merlin and snowy owls are frequently seen. Approximately 50,000 ducks of 26 species winter there. Over 200…
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