The organization plans to build a 4,800 square-foot facility that will support commercial salmon fishers, seaweed and oyster farmers, cottage-scale businesses, and subsistence processing of fish and game.

The festival, which officially started today, runs through Sunday.

The two main themes for this year's summit are regenerative outdoor visioning and resources.

"Giddy, ecstatic, and overjoyed are some of the words I am hearing Cordovans use to express how they feel about having our beloved pool open again," Mayor Smith writes.

After pressure from officials, the agency extended the comment period through Sept. 17.