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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRuby Ranch Preservation 2018 CFF final applicationSo urces: Esri, HERE, De Lorme, In termap, increment P Co rp., GEBCO, USGS,FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase , IG N, Kad aste r NL , Ordnance Survey, Esri Japan,METI , Esri China (Hong Kong ), swisstopo, MapmyIndia, © OpenStreetMapcontributors, a nd the GIS User Community For in formation al pu rposes only. Alldata r epresented are from varyingsources and approximate.Map cr eate d in March, 2018 0 10,000 20,0005,000 FeetRuby RanchLocation ´ Ruby Ranch Land Tru st C ons ervation Easements Land Tru st F acilita ted Protection Land Tru st P re serve Boundaries Nearby Projects In Progress Oth er Co nse rv ation Land Watercourse 2017 Aeria l Image (NAIP) S R 1 9 For in formation al pu rposes only. Alldata r epresented are from varyingsources and approximate.Map cr eate d in March, 2018 0 250 500125 FeetRuby RanchBoundaries ´ Ruby Ra nch - Boundary Ruby Ra nch - Prelim Building Envelope - 3.5acres Coun ty A sse ssors Parcels Watercourse Roads 2017 Aeria l Image (NAIP) RUBY RANCH PROJECT CONSERVATION FUTURES FUNDS ILLUSTRATIONS – 2018 Looking east across to homesite and Beaver Valley Road Joe Goularte and Al Cairns (JCCD) inspect Chimacum Creek (N) Chimacum Creek facing south Apple orchard Looking west to DNR Egg and I Forest Tributary to Chimacum Creek looking west March 23, 2018 Jefferson County Conservation Futures Program, Dear Grant Review Team, Finnriver Farm & Cidery is pleased to express our support for Jefferson Land Trust’s grant application for conservation easement monies for Ruby Ranch, located south of Chimacum, WA. Ruby Ranch is strategically located in Beaver Valley with some of the best farmland in Jefferson County. Ruby Ranch farmers will be working with Finnriver to explore growing apples, pears and other crops for our cider production, and our orchard manager is working with them on the possibility of grafting from the Finnriver Orchard stock onto their trees. Like other farmers in the region, the Ruby Ranch landowners are interested in permanently preserving their prime agricultural soils and protecting critical Chimacum Creek and open space habitat for many wildlife species. Preserving this strategically located farm can give Jefferson Land Trust and the Jefferson LandWorks Collaborative, which we are both a part of, the leg up in moving forward with farm preservation in Jefferson County. The farmland preservation efforts of Jefferson Land Trust have ensured our historic agricultural community will be able to carry on the legacy of farming on these fruitful soils for generations to come. Thank you for considering Jefferson Land Trust and its conservation easement grant request. Sincerely, Crystie Kisler Co-founder Finnriver