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Salmon & Snow Creek Estuary
- Status
- Funded in 2005
This project in Jefferson County will protect excellent habitat for Puget Sound chinook and coho, sturgeon, steelhead and cutthroat trout, shellfish, shorebirds, waterfowl, eagles and elk. Salmon Creek is the stronghold of Endangered Species Act listed Strait of Juan de Fuca summer chum salmon. Its stable spawning habitat and high quality estuarine rearing habitat are essential to the survival of this salmon stock. Salmon Creek also contains the highest seasonal concentration of white sturgeon in Washington (1995 and 1996 data). Shorebirds, waterfowl and shellfish are abundant in the estuary. Bald and golden eagles feed on salmon carcasses along the creeks and in the intertidal areas. Roosevelt elk use the site. The project area encompasses about 300 areas of prime habitat proposed for easement or acquisition. Included are the estuary and associated tidelands, wetlands and riparian corridors that together contain nearly two miles of beach and three miles of anadromous stream.
Location
The intersection of SR 101 and SR 20, 12 miles southwest of Port Townsend, lies nearly in the center of the project site (between the estuarine and reparian components.).
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Salmon & Snow Creek Estuary
- This project in Jefferson County will protect excellent habitat for Puget Sound chinook and coho, sturgeon, steelhead and cutthroat trout, shellfish, shorebirds, waterfowl, eagles and elk. Salmon Creek is the stronghold of Endangered Species Act listed Strait of Juan de Fuca summer chum salmon. Its stable spawning habitat and high quality estuarine rearing habitat are essential to the survival of this salmon stock. Salmon Creek also contains the highest seasonal concentration of white sturgeon in Washington (1995 and 1996 data). Shorebirds, waterfowl and shellfish are abundant in the estuary. Bald and golden eagles feed on salmon carcasses along the creeks and in the intertidal areas. Roosevelt elk use the site. The project area encompasses about 300 areas of prime habitat proposed for easement or acquisition. Included are the estuary and associated tidelands, wetlands and riparian corridors that together contain nearly two miles of beach and three miles of anadromous stream.
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What is the WWRP?
The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) is a state grant program that creates and conserves local and state parks, wildlife habitat and working farms. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office administers WWRP grants, and the legislature funds the program.
