Stewart-Deschutes Preserve

Conserved in 2012

Property Overview:

• The Stewart-Deschutes property consists of 59 undeveloped acres, located on the middle Deschutes River. This fee-simple acquisition conserves 1,800 feet of mainstem Deschutes River, with a wide and diverse riparian buffer and active side channels. The remaining forested uplands are in the Deschutes floodplain and contain the headwaters to Elwanger Creek. Wetlands cover approximately 17% of the property, totaling 10 acres, and are adjacent to the river.
• The northwest corner of the property contains forested wetlands in the riparian buffer. These wetlands surround a 1-acre marsh dominated by emergent plants on three sides. South of the emergent marsh, and following the shoreline of the river is a scrub/shrub wetland. This project builds upon Capitol Land Trust’s adjacent land holding, the Stewart Easement, which already conserves 45 acres.

Thank you to the following partners:

• Richard & Sharon Stewart
• WA State Recreation and Conservation Office – Salmon Recovery Funding Board
• Mell Family LLC
• Squaxin Island Tribe
• Adesa LLC

CLT Strategic Conservation Goal Achieved:

• Conserve wetlands, riparian areas, and associated upland forests.

Read more about our conservation work in this area here.