Chapman Cove Preserve conserves 30 acres of salt and freshwater wetlands and upland habitat. Photo by Mike Melton.
Chapman Cove Preserve
Conserved in 2025
Property Overview:
Chapman Cove is a key estuary in CLT’s Oakland Bay conservation strategy that builds on the already conserved Malaney, Johns, Cranberry and Deer creek estuaries. This watershed is a high priority for salmon recovery.
30 acres including 23 acres of fresh and saltwater wetlands and seven acres of upland habitat.
5,330 feet of marine shoreline, including the estuary of Uncle John Creek and important estuarine habitat near the mouth of Campbell Creek.
Habitat for fall chum, coho, winter steelhead, and coastal cutthroat trout, migratory waterfowl, songbirds, shorebirds, shellfish, and terrestrial and marine mammals.
Thank you to the following partners:
Washington Opportunity Fund
CLT Strategic Conservation Goals Achieved:
Conserved marine shorelines and estuaries
Conserved wetlands, rivers, streams and the forests that surround them
Chapman Cove Preserve conserves 30 acres of salt and freshwater wetlands and upland habitat. Photo by Mike Melton.