Satsop Historic Video Tours bring home WPPA Community Outreach Award
Press Release:
May 17, 2024
Contact: Kayla Dunlap, Director of Government & Public Affairs
kdunlap@portgrays.org or 360-581-4776
ABERDEEN, WASH. – – The Port of Grays Harbor’s Satsop Historic Video Tours took home the Washington Public Ports Association’s Community Outreach Award at its Spring Meeting this week. The Community Outreach Award recognizes a Port effort or project that engages the citizens of the port district in a positive manner on a community issue.
The five-part video series was released last June in celebration of the Satsop Business Park’s 10-year anniversary as a Port facility. The videos take viewers on an exclusive tour of many of the off-limits structures and restricted sites of the unfinished nuclear power plant including both cooling towers, the reactor building and the turbine building.
“We very much appreciate WPPA’s recognition as the Port Commission is extremely proud of our staff and these well-executed videos,” stated Port Commission President Phil Papac. “These videos have proven to be an outstanding tool in sharing Satsop’s unique history, while allowing staff to focus on Satsop’s future as a growing and diverse Business Park.”
The videos were funded by a grant from the Grays Harbor County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and produced by local media company Capture.Share.Repeat. The videos have been viewed more than 1,400 times since their posting 10 months ago, allowing for far broader public outreach than the walking tours before them. The Satsop Historic Videos are available on the Port’s website or on the Port’s YouTube channel.
Founded in 1911, the Port of Grays Harbor is one of Washington State’s oldest port districts and Washington’s only deep-water port located directly on the Pacific Ocean. The Port of Grays Harbor operates 4 deep-water marine terminals, the Westport Marina, Bowerman Airport, Grays Harbor ship assist services, numerous public waterfront access facilities, in addition to industrial and business parks throughout the County. The addition of Satsop Business Park increased the Port’s properties to more than 1,000 acres of industrial properties and an additional 1,200 acres of sustainably managed forestland. Strategically located midway between Seattle and Portland and less than 1 ½ hours from open sea, the Port of Grays Harbor provides businesses a diverse portfolio of facilities. More information on the Port of Grays Harbor’s facilities and operations is available at portofgraysharbor.com or satsop.com.
Port of Grays Harbor Commissioners and staff accept the Community Outreach Award for their Historic Satsop Videos at the WPPA Spring Meeting. Use the QR code below to view the videos.
