The bulk of Buckley’s share of the White River shoreline is rife with opportunities for native vegetation re-plantings, water quality improvement and wetland restoration, according to the city’s shoreline management plan.

The city of Buckley’s plan for the White River and its south side shore-land will be subject to a public workshop at 6 p.m. Jan. 24.

The city received a grant from the state Department of Ecology in 2009 to complete a comprehensive update to its shoreline plan.

Under the state’s Shoreline Management Act, all cities with bodies of water greater than 20 acres and exceeding 20 cubic feet per second in flow must have, and regularly update, a shoreline master program. The White River is the only body of water in Buckley’s city limits that exceeds 20 acres.

“Within the White River Shoreline area, land use is primarily natural open space, with the exception of the diversion dam and related access and facilities,” read the report, prepared by the Watershed Company of Kirkland. “Regulations within the shoreline jurisdiction are unlikely to impact the developed areas of the city. Development likely to occur within the shoreline is limited to public access and other public uses, as well as maintenance of the diversion dam facilities.”

The public workshop will take place after press time and before release of the Jan. 26 issue of the Courier-Herald. Expect coverage online and in the Feb. 2 issue of the paper.