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Snow Creek mid-reach - Hopkins property
Project in progress
Snow-Salmon watershed
Jefferson Land Trust Nature Preserve
Privately Owned Conservation Area
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2017 aerial imagery (NAIP)
SNOW CREEK MID-REACH PROJECT
CONSERVATION FUTURES FUNDS ILLUSTRATIONS – 2018
Snow Creek looking south and upstream
Mature forest on west side of Snow Creek
Riparian habitat on east side
East side riparian– future restoration area
East side floodplain/remnant side channel habitat West side remnant side channel habitat
Board of Directors
Mike Langley
Acr ing Presidenr
Ron Deisher
Treasu rer
Jean Erreca
Secretary
Harry Bell
Cathy Lear
Kurt Lawler
Hannah Me rrill
Sarah McMahan
Andy McGregor
Co lema n Byrnes
Micha el Blanton
NORTH OLYMPIC SALMON COALITION
Restoring wiid salmon habitat on the North Olympic Peninsula
www.nosc.org
March 23, 2018
To: Conservation Futures Advisory Committee
Subject: Hopkins Property Acquisition on Snow Creek
The North Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC) offers its enthusiastic support for the
Jefferson Land Trust's project application for the acquisition of the Hopkins property on
Snow Creek.
The NOSC, the Jefferson Land Trust and a multitude of partners have been working in the
Discovery Bay watershed for a decade to restore habitat for salmon, including ESA-Iisted
summer chum. Property acquisition of targeted parcels has been a key component to our
successes in the watersheds and has allowed over a half mile of Salmon Creek to be
restored, 30 acres of salt marsh have been reclaimed and restored, tens of acres have
been replanted with riparian forest, and over soo acres have been permanently protected
with conservation easements and preserves.
This project will acquire and preserve the last undeveloped and intact privately-owned
property in this section of the Snow Creek watershed. Acquisition and protection of this
property would result in a naturally forested section of contiguous Snow Creek habitat of
more than 100 acres, containing appro x imately .8 miles of Snow Creek channel. The Land
Trust's 73-acre Upper Snow Creek Forest Preserve is directly upstream of the proposed
acquisition , and the 20-acre Snow Creek Barry property set to close in February is directly
downstream. This property is an important parcel within NOSe's proposed Snow Creek
Middle Reach Large Woody Debris Restoration project that will restore salmon habitat
conditions along a 1-4 mile stretch of Snow Creek.
We hope that the Conservation Futures Advisory Committee sees the value in protecting
this important parcel on Snow Creek.
Sincerely,
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Rebecca Benj,a in
Executive Director, North Olympic Salmon Coalition
205 B Wes t Patison Street, Port Hadlock, Washington 98339 I phone : 360.379.8051 fax: 360.3 79 .3558 emai l: in fo @nosc.org