560 More Acres of Columbia River Shoreline Conserved!

2012 is already a banner year for Columbia Land Trust! In just the first three months, we have completed four conservation projects totaling 1,480 acres of prime habitat, benefiting wildlife and future generations.

Columbia Stock Ranch got us started with 960 acres of prime Columbia River floodplain near St. Helens, Oregon. Now, three more properties totaling 560 acres have just been conserved and will be stewarded for wildlife and future generations forever.

All three newly acquired properties are on the mainstem Columbia River Estuary. Knappton Cove (378 acres) is located on the Columbia south of Naselle in Pacific County, Washington, across the river from Astoria. Deep River Mouth (65 acres) is on Grays Bay near Rosburg in Wahkiakum County Washington. Wallicut River (117 acres) is on Bakers Bay in Ilwaco, Washington.

All Columbia River salmon and steelhead, including all 13 Endangered Species Act-listed threatened salmon, use this portion of the Columbia at least twice in their life cycles – on their way to the ocean and upon their return to spawn. The properties also provides important habitat for migratory birds, black bear, Roosevelt elk, and river otter.

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