How the Jamestown Corporation Positioned Itself to Take Control of Our National Wildlife Refuges

Clallam County Watchdog · Apr 13, 2026 · 41m

What started as “co-stewardship” may be the final step in a much longer strategy. Documents—and now outside reporting—show the Jamestown Corporation has been laying the groundwork for years to control the Dungeness and Protection Island National Wildlife Refuges—raising serious questions about access, accountability, and what happens next.

There’s a difference between stewardship and ownership—and right now, Clallam County residents are being asked to ignore that distinction.

Buried in federal testimony submitted by Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Chairman and CEO Ron Allen is confirmation of what…