Category Overview
Conserving land along our waterways protects important habitat and helps keep our rivers healthy, clean, and more resilient to drought. Riparian Protection projects conserve and restore fresh and saltwater habitat while protecting fish habitat. In doing so, the grants help provide our families, farms, and fisheries with clean water across the state.
Project Highlights
The Department of Fish and Wildlife will use this grant to buy 80 acres of undeveloped riparian and upland habitat near the confluence of Canyon Creek and Bowman Creek. The acquisition will add to the Klickitat Wildlife Area in Klickitat County and will protect connections to other already conserved publicly and privately owned land. The primary conservation benefit provided by this project is preservation of habitat connectivity.