Bayfield Resource Co. Gull Harbor Conservation Easement

Conserved in 2006

Property Overview:

• 105 acres on Gull Harbor, west of Boston Harbor Road in northern Thurston County and adjacent to the Cushman Conservation Easement.
• The conserved property is composed of the Gull Harbor estuary, freshwater and saltwater wetlands, lowland deciduous and coniferous forests, a segment of an unnamed perennial stream and hay fields.
• The property protects key habitats for seven different species of anadromous salmonids, including the Puget Sound chinook salmon (listed as threatened by the Endangered Species Act in 2005).
• The Bayfield property comprises the northern half of Gull Harbor. Gull Harbor is one of the last pristine estuaries in south Puget Sound.

Thank you to the following partners:

• Bayfield Resources Company
• Forterra
• WA State Recreation and Conservation Office – Salmon Recovery Funding Board
• Entrix Environmental

CLT Strategic Conservation Goals Achieved:

• Conserve wetlands, riparian areas, and associated upland forests.
• Conserve working lands.
• Conserve marine shorelines and estuaries.