Benefactors (Contributions above $10,000) Nisqually Indian Tribe Salmon Recovery Funding Board Stewardship Partners Weyerhaeuser Watershed Patron ($500+ Indiv. Family/$1000 Business) Glacier Northwest Golder Associates, Inc. Dean and Caroline Mills John and Clare Sleeter Tacoma Power River Steward ($200-400) e Alpine Experience * Ruta and Patrick Fanning Debby Hyde and Bob Hennings Legacy Tours Kim Malcom Mount Rainier Guest Services Charles Stephens Barry Troutman and Linda Strever Virginia Walter Anne Wahrmund and Charles Wilson Jim Wilcox, Wilcox Farms Inc. Osprey ($100) Wolfram Abicht Rick and Melissa Anderson Anne Appleby Tanya Barnett Christopher Bayley Gary Benson Ken Berg and Jan Weydemeyer Dana and Bruce Botka Ray and Jeanne Bowers* Capital Medical Center * Tom and Barbara Cook e Coot Company Bobbee Davidson Caroline Feiss and Gordon Davidson Jay Geck Jim Ellis Anna Graham and Fred Wolf John Grettenberger and Mary Mahaffy elma and Chuck Gilmur omas Goldsmith Kevin Haughton and Rachel Wood Margaret Holm* Susan Macomson Florence and George McGraw Edward and Patricia O’Brien Mary and Scott Oliver Philip Persons Harry and Jerrilee Petersen Annual Report 2004-2005 Financial Information Availability of important habitat coupled with successful acquisition of grant funding fueled the rapid expansion of Nisqually Land Trust’s property holdings in the Nisqually watershed. As of December 31, 2004, our most recently completed fiscal year, we owned in fee 853 acres of wild lands. We added seven properties, totaling 144 acres, a 17% increase of critical habitat in one year. None of this would be possible without the generous support of individuals, businesses, foundations and agencies that have donated land and financial support for conservation purposes. e Board of Directors takes its fiduciary responsibilities very seriously. Aiken & Sanders, Inc. PS, an independent firm of Certified Public Accountants, has audited our financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and issued their report. e auditors found no material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and operations and determined that the 2004 financial statements were presented fairly in all material respects. A copy of these financial statements and the audit are available at the Nisqually Land Trust office. Ruta Fanning Treasurer 2004-2005 Board of Directors George Walter, President William Kogut, Vice President Ruta Fanning, Treasurer Kelly R. McAllister, Secretary Dana Botka Patt Brady Steve Craig John Hanson David Troutt Looking Forward We’ve recently taken important steps that will influence our direction for years to come. One of our most exciting initiatives is a program to engage our members in hands-on stewardship of our properties. In early 2005 we hired our first Stew- ardship Coordinator, and we’ve been surprised and delighted by the number of volunteers eager to roll up their sleeves, grab a shovel, and go to work. A priority restoration site is the 96-acre Peterson Farm in the beautiful Ohop Valley, where we are working with citizens’ groups and governmental agencies to restore healthy salmon runs to Ohop Creek. e Ohop is a major Nisqually tributary and runs through the heart of the Farm. e Farm itself sits right on Highway 7. We envision it as a future showpiece for our work. Like the 64-acre Weyco-Mashel property we purchased in 2004, it represents our increasing focus on acquiring large parcels and linking sub- stantial blocks of protected habitat. Our purchase of 144 acres in 2004 made it a record year, but we expect to more than double that total in 2005. Joe Kane Executive Director Staff Joe Kane, Executive Director Constance Bond, Programs Manager Linda Kunze, Stewardship Coordinator Patrick and Leslie Pringle Professional Forestry Services, Inc. Susan Shafroth* Elizabeth Sholund Ed and Lasha Steinweg* Joanne Stellini and Gwill Ging Joan Sullivan* George Walter and Liz Hoenig Tim Walter Charles Wilkinson and Melanie Ito George Walter and Liz Hoenig Ward and Rita Willits Wiltermood Associates, Inc. Paul Wiseman Debbie Young Salmon ($50) David Armato Shelly and Brad Badger Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ballinger Ken and Nell Batker Ted Bottiger Patt Brady Edward and Betty Coates Sherburne and Jean Cook Cullen Law Office LLP Bernadene Dochnahl Steve Durrant and Chris Carlson Deborah Creveling and Don Whiting Nicholas and Tina Marie Federici JW and Nicki Foster Russel Fox and Carolyn Dobbs Mary Fries Dorothy Gage Dr. and Mrs. David Hellyer Jeff Jacobsen and Marianne Kenady Steve Klein William Kogut and Ann Eure John and Gloria Kuula Roxanne Lieb Doreen Ligrano Michael Ligrano Dianne Ludwig Steve Lundin Terry Maves* Kelly and Cindy McAllister Sheila McCartan and Tom Schooley Mikes Auto & Electric * e Mountaineers-Tacoma Branch Murray and Bonnie Nelson Bill Owen Kaia Petersen May Rampton Joann Richter and Sara Wiener Susan Ridgley Don and Judy Rogers Ethel M. Roy Karl Ruppert Suzanne Shafer Al Schmauder, CPA Cortland and Mary Gail Skinner Robert and Marjorie Smith Stanley Stahl Joan Sullivan* Tahoma Audubon Society Fred and Marilyn Tausend Peter Taylor Nikki Von Armin Walter Anthony Whiley and Ginnie Codd* Robert and Audrey Zimmermann Muskrat/Senior ($25) David A. Anderson* Karen and Roger Andrascik* Jack Beyers* Kristin Blalack and Gerald Suzawith* Judy Bourgault Maryln Brady Ken Braget* Ray and Carolyn Brown Tim and Nora Burke Douglas Canning Cecelia Carpenter Bob Degler Carol Degler Care Deleeuw Kristi Gilmur Dillman Leonard Docherty Leonard and Linda Elliott* Helen Engle John and Marilyn Erickson Diana Flannery Lori Flemm Pamela Freeman Katherine Gilmur Charles F. Gilmur Bryan and Sylvia Goheen Herberta Gray, Copyreader on Call * Jim and Carolyn Harmon Virginia Harris* Michael and Barbara Hill Sayre Hodgson Clarence and Pat Hoenig Mike and Drinda Holroyd Bettye Johnson Nicki Johnson Joe and Elyse Kane Ken Kildahl Babs Klee Walter Kuciej Ruth Ella Laughlin Yves Leblanc Britany Le Roy William Lysak Bruce Macdonald Terry Maves* Billie Mazzei Albert McBride Tim McLeod* Miles Sand and Gravel * Antanas and Aldona Minelga Virginia Mouw* H. Newcomb* Mark Nipper* North Cascades Buddhist Priory Robert Levinson Lee Overland Donald and Margaret Paffrath Roy and Maureen Paxton Elizabeth Penney Philip Persons Dudley J. Pitchford Virginia Ratliff and Dennis Schaffer Sandra and Fred Romero Eileen Ryan Joann and Bill Scott Cecilia Sheffers* Paul Shell Clyde and Jane Shiner Donna Snow Rosealma Smith Stella L. Sparks* Diane Stevens* Jan Stewart* Brett Trowbridge* Peter Uglesich* Elsie Van Eaton Steve Wang Harold Watson Fred and elma Waters* Sid White and Pat Matheny-White Donors Kimberley Alapai Riger and Karen Andrascik Richard Ballinger Kenneth and Nellie Batker Tanya Barnett and Jay Geck Connie and Jeff Bremer Ken Berg and Jan Weydemeyer Bruce and Dana Botka Patt Brady Ken Braget Sally R. Butts Sheila Chaney Tom and Barbara Cook Megan Davis Patricia Delaney George and Susan Dimitroff Leonard Docherty Sue Dubuisson ESRI Elaine Fischer Michael Flint* Dorothy Gage Juniper Garver-Hume Marcus Gaspard Faith Goetz Bryan and Sylvia Goheen John Grettenberger and Mary Mahaffy James and Carlyn Harmon William Harris* Stephen Hassett* Stewart Henderson* Roger Herness* John L. Scott Realty Knugie Kautz KGY Radio Barbara Klee Myron Kreidler Curt Leigh Doreen Ligrano Diane Ludwig Marianne and Roger Lincoln Steve Lundin and Linda Bondurant Miles Sand and Gravel Chris Maun and Jane Poole Billie Mazzei Helen Morris North Cascades Buddhist Priory Patricia Olson Pierce Conservation District Tom Pipkins and Cathy Butler Helen Pressley Red Wind Casino Sue Ridgley William and Arlene Ross Alan Schmauder Rosealma Smith Donna Snow Charles Stephens and Rebecca Liebman Stormans, Inc. Janet Strong Adam Torem Elsie Van Eaton Christian Ward* Armin Walter George Walter Tim Walter Virginia Walter Sid White and Pat Metheny-White Gary Wilburn Ward and Rita Willits 2004 Members and Donors Land Purchases $1,212,639 89% Outreach & Development $29,440 2% Administrative Costs $49,864 4% Programs & Stewardship $71,886 5% Loan for Property Purchase $370,000 25% Grants $730,340 51% Other Income $12,340 1% Events $36,311 2% Contributions & Memberships $46,074 3% Donations (Cash & In-kind) $268,628 18% Selected Financial Information Inflow 1/1/04 to 12/31/04 Outflow 1/1/04 to 12/31/04 2004 Year in Review 2004 was our best year yet for land acquisition. We added 144 acres to our conservation holdings and now have 853 acres of wonderful habitat un- der permanent protection. When we started this land trust, 15 years ago, I remember telling folks that we were going to protect our natural areas and shorelines by acquiring property “one acre at a time.” Back then, adding 20 acres was a good year’s effort. is “acre at a time” approach takes patience, but over the long haul it has yielded substantial, and permanent, results. No project better demonstrates this than the Wilcox Flats. is Nisqually floodplain land has numerous side channels and wetlands, and years ago it was subdivided into over 50 small lots. We purchased our first such parcel in 1995. We’ve since acquired virtu- ally all of the Flats, culminating with the purchase of three key properties in 2004 and creating a single large block of protected habitat. Protecting salmon habitat has always been our priority. As the map and table in this report illustrate, we now own over 6.5 miles of Nisqually River shoreline. We also own important shoreline areas on the Mashel River, which we added in 2004, and on Ohop Creek. Both are major salmon-producing Nisqually tributaries. In 2004 we also took essential steps toward building the organizational in- frastructure necessary for the Land Trust’s long-term sustainability. We now support a three-person staff, one that is dedicated to preparing the Land Trust to meet the demands of the next 15 years and beyond. We want to emphasize that these are really your accomplishments. e Nisqually Land Trust is the sum of the contributions, large and small, made by everyone involved since its founding: members, donors, directors, staff, landowners. Working together, we are building a very significant legacy. ank you. George Walter President Peterson Farm Annual Float Trip Wilcox Flats *(new member)
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Benefactors (Contributions above $10,000)Nisqually Indian TribeSalmon Recovery Funding BoardStewardship PartnersWeyerhaeuser
Watershed Patron($500+ Indiv. Family/$1000 Business)Glacier Northwest Golder Associates, Inc.Dean and Caroline MillsJohn and Clare SleeterTacoma Power
River Steward ($200-400)Th e Alpine Experience *Ruta and Patrick FanningDebby Hyde and Bob HenningsLegacy ToursKim MalcomMount Rainier Guest ServicesCharles StephensBarry Troutman and Linda StreverVirginia WalterAnne Wahrmund and Charles WilsonJim Wilcox, Wilcox Farms Inc.
Osprey ($100)Wolfram AbichtRick and Melissa AndersonAnne ApplebyTanya Barnett Christopher BayleyGary BensonKen Berg and Jan WeydemeyerDana and Bruce BotkaRay and Jeanne Bowers*Capital Medical Center *Tom and Barbara CookTh e Coot Company Bobbee DavidsonCaroline Feiss and Gordon DavidsonJay GeckJim EllisAnna Graham and Fred WolfJohn Grettenberger and Mary Mahaff yTh elma and Chuck GilmurTh omas GoldsmithKevin Haughton and Rachel WoodMargaret Holm*Susan MacomsonFlorence and George McGrawEdward and Patricia O’BrienMary and Scott OliverPhilip PersonsHarry and Jerrilee Petersen
Th e mission of the Nisqually Land Trust is to conserve and restore natural areas and wildlife habitat throughout the Nisqually
River watershed. We accomplish this by acquiring title, easements, and other rights to critical lands and
protecting those lands in perpetuity.
Annual Report 2004-2005
Financial InformationAvailability of important habitat coupled with successful acquisition of grant funding fueled the rapid expansion of Nisqually Land Trust’s property holdings in the Nisqually watershed. As of December 31, 2004, our most recently completed fi scal year, we owned in fee 853 acres of wild lands. We added seven properties, totaling 144 acres, a 17% increase of critical habitat in one year. None of this would be possible without the generous support of individuals, businesses, foundations and agencies that have donated land and fi nancial support for conservation purposes.
Th e Board of Directors takes its fi duciary responsibilities very seriously. Aiken & Sanders, Inc. PS, an independent fi rm of Certifi ed Public Accountants, has audited our fi nancial statements for the fi scal year ended December 31, 2004 and issued their report. Th e auditors found no material weaknesses in internal control over fi nancial reporting and operations and determined that the 2004 fi nancial statements were presented fairly in all material respects. A copy of these fi nancial statements and the audit are available at the Nisqually Land Trust offi ce.
Ruta FanningTreasurer
2004-2005Board of DirectorsGeorge Walter, President
William Kogut, Vice President
Ruta Fanning, Treasurer
Kelly R. McAllister, Secretary
Dana Botka
Patt Brady
Steve Craig
John Hanson
David Troutt
Looking ForwardWe’ve recently taken important steps that will infl uence our direction for years to come.
One of our most exciting initiatives is a program to engage our members in hands-on stewardship of our properties. In early 2005 we hired our fi rst Stew-ardship Coordinator, and we’ve been surprised and delighted by the number of volunteers eager to roll up their sleeves, grab a shovel, and go to work.
A priority restoration site is the 96-acre Peterson Farm in the beautiful Ohop Valley, where we are working with citizens’ groups and governmental agencies to restore healthy salmon runs to Ohop Creek. Th e Ohop is a major Nisqually tributary and runs through the heart of the Farm.
Th e Farm itself sits right on Highway 7. We envision it as a future showpiece for our work. Like the 64-acre Weyco-Mashel property we purchased in 2004, it represents our increasing focus on acquiring large parcels and linking sub-stantial blocks of protected habitat. Our purchase of 144 acres in 2004 made it a record year, but we expect to more than double that total in 2005.
Joe KaneExecutive Director
Staff
Joe Kane, Executive Director
Constance Bond, Programs Manager
Linda Kunze, Stewardship Coordinator
Patrick and Leslie PringleProfessional Forestry Services, Inc. Susan Shafroth*Elizabeth SholundEd and Lasha Steinweg*Joanne Stellini and Gwill GingJoan Sullivan*George Walter and Liz HoenigTim WalterCharles Wilkinson and Melanie ItoGeorge Walter and Liz HoenigWard and Rita WillitsWiltermood Associates, Inc.Paul WisemanDebbie Young
Salmon ($50)David ArmatoShelly and Brad BadgerMr. and Mrs. Richard BallingerKen and Nell BatkerTed BottigerPatt Brady Edward and Betty CoatesSherburne and Jean CookCullen Law Offi ce LLP Bernadene DochnahlSteve Durrant and Chris CarlsonDeborah Creveling and Don WhitingNicholas and Tina Marie FedericiJW and Nicki FosterRussel Fox and Carolyn DobbsMary FriesDorothy GageDr. and Mrs. David HellyerJeff Jacobsen and Marianne KenadySteve KleinWilliam Kogut and Ann EureJohn and Gloria KuulaRoxanne LiebDoreen LigranoMichael LigranoDianne LudwigSteve LundinTerry Maves*Kelly and Cindy McAllisterSheila McCartan and Tom SchooleyMikes Auto & Electric *Th e Mountaineers-Tacoma Branch Murray and Bonnie NelsonBill OwenKaia PetersenMay RamptonJoann Richter and Sara WienerSusan RidgleyDon and Judy Rogers
Ethel M. RoyKarl RuppertSuzanne ShaferAl Schmauder, CPACortland and Mary Gail SkinnerRobert and Marjorie SmithStanley StahlJoan Sullivan*Tahoma Audubon SocietyFred and Marilyn TausendPeter TaylorNikki VonArmin WalterAnthony Whiley and Ginnie Codd*Robert and Audrey Zimmermann
Muskrat/Senior ($25)David A. Anderson*Karen and Roger Andrascik*Jack Beyers*Kristin Blalack and Gerald Suzawith*Judy BourgaultMaryln BradyKen Braget*Ray and Carolyn BrownTim and Nora BurkeDouglas CanningCecelia CarpenterBob DeglerCarol DeglerCare DeleeuwKristi Gilmur DillmanLeonard DochertyLeonard and Linda Elliott*Helen EngleJohn and Marilyn EricksonDiana FlanneryLori FlemmPamela FreemanKatherine GilmurCharles F. GilmurBryan and Sylvia GoheenHerberta Gray, Copyreader on Call *Jim and Carolyn HarmonVirginia Harris*Michael and Barbara HillSayre HodgsonClarence and Pat HoenigMike and Drinda HolroydBettye JohnsonNicki JohnsonJoe and Elyse KaneKen KildahlBabs KleeWalter KuciejRuth Ella Laughlin
Yves LeblancBritany Le RoyWilliam LysakBruce MacdonaldTerry Maves*Billie MazzeiAlbert McBrideTim McLeod*Miles Sand and Gravel *Antanas and Aldona MinelgaVirginia Mouw*H. Newcomb*Mark Nipper*North Cascades Buddhist PrioryRobert LevinsonLee OverlandDonald and Margaret Paff rathRoy and Maureen PaxtonElizabeth PenneyPhilip PersonsDudley J. PitchfordVirginia Ratliff and Dennis Schaff erSandra and Fred RomeroEileen RyanJoann and Bill ScottCecilia Sheff ers*Paul ShellClyde and Jane Shiner Donna SnowRosealma SmithStella L. Sparks*Diane Stevens*Jan Stewart*Brett Trowbridge*Peter Uglesich*Elsie Van EatonSteve WangHarold WatsonFred and Th elma Waters*Sid White and Pat Matheny-White
DonorsKimberley AlapaiRiger and Karen AndrascikRichard BallingerKenneth and Nellie BatkerTanya Barnett and Jay GeckConnie and Jeff BremerKen Berg and Jan WeydemeyerBruce and Dana BotkaPatt BradyKen BragetSally R. ButtsSheila ChaneyTom and Barbara CookMegan Davis
Patricia DelaneyGeorge and Susan Dimitroff Leonard DochertySue DubuissonESRIElaine FischerMichael Flint*Dorothy GageJuniper Garver-HumeMarcus GaspardFaith GoetzBryan and Sylvia GoheenJohn Grettenberger and Mary Mahaff yJames and Carlyn HarmonWilliam Harris*Stephen Hassett*Stewart Henderson*Roger Herness*John L. Scott RealtyKnugie KautzKGY RadioBarbara KleeMyron KreidlerCurt Leigh Doreen LigranoDiane LudwigMarianne and Roger LincolnSteve Lundin and Linda BondurantMiles Sand and GravelChris Maun and Jane PooleBillie MazzeiHelen MorrisNorth Cascades Buddhist PrioryPatricia OlsonPierce Conservation DistrictTom Pipkins and Cathy ButlerHelen PressleyRed Wind CasinoSue RidgleyWilliam and Arlene RossAlan SchmauderRosealma SmithDonna SnowCharles Stephens and Rebecca LiebmanStormans, Inc.Janet StrongAdam ToremElsie Van EatonChristian Ward*Armin WalterGeorge WalterTim WalterVirginia WalterSid White and Pat Metheny-WhiteGary WilburnWard and Rita Willits
2004 Members and Donors
Land Purchases$1,212,639
89%
Outreach & Development
$29,4402%
Administrative Costs
$49,8644%
Programs & Stewardship
$71,8865%
Loan forProperty Purchase
$370,00025%
Grants$730,340
51%
OtherIncome$12,340
1%
Events$36,311
2%
Contributions & Memberships
$46,0743%
Donations(Cash & In-kind)
$268,62818%
(Cash & In-kind)
Selected Financial Information
Inflow1/1/04 to 12/31/04
Outflow1/1/04 to 12/31/04
2004 Year in Review2004 was our best year yet for land acquisition. We added 144 acres to our conservation holdings and now have 853 acres of wonderful habitat un-der permanent protection. When we started this land trust, 15 years ago, I remember telling folks that we were going to protect our natural areas and shorelines by acquiring property “one acre at a time.” Back then, adding 20 acres was a good year’s eff ort.
Th is “acre at a time” approach takes patience, but over the long haul it has yielded substantial, and permanent, results. No project better demonstrates this than the Wilcox Flats. Th is Nisqually fl oodplain land has numerous side channels and wetlands, and years ago it was subdivided into over 50 small lots. We purchased our fi rst such parcel in 1995. We’ve since acquired virtu-ally all of the Flats, culminating with the purchase of three key properties in 2004 and creating a single large block of protected habitat.
Protecting salmon habitat has always been our priority. As the map and table in this report illustrate, we now own over 6.5 miles of Nisqually River shoreline. We also own important shoreline areas on the Mashel River, which we added in 2004, and on Ohop Creek. Both are major salmon-producing Nisqually tributaries.
In 2004 we also took essential steps toward building the organizational in-frastructure necessary for the Land Trust’s long-term sustainability. We now support a three-person staff , one that is dedicated to preparing the Land Trust to meet the demands of the next 15 years and beyond.
We want to emphasize that these are really your accomplishments. Th e Nisqually Land Trust is the sum of the contributions, large and small, made by everyone involved since its founding: members, donors, directors, staff , landowners. Working together, we are building a very signifi cant legacy. Th ank you.
George WalterPresident
Peterson Farm
Annual Float Trip
Wilcox Flats
*(new member)
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HahnThe Hahn properties, located in rural Thurston County off Hobson Road, include
two parcels with a total of some thirteen acres and fi ve hundred feet of river shoreline. They are of particular value to the Land Trust because they are directly across the river from the Wilcox Flats and therefore give us a substantial section of river that is protected
on both sides. Though undeveloped, these properties had several old shacks, and the Land Trust completed their demolition and removal in late 2004. An SRFB grant covered the clean up and some 80 percent of the property’s appraised value. The Hahn family generously agreed to a purchase price below the appraisal, in effect donating the remaining 20 percent.
BartlettThough small, this six-acre parcel, also located in rural Thurston County off Hobson Road, was a key Land Trust acquisition for several reasons. First, it
adjoins a twenty-acre property we already own. Second, it includes fi ve hundred feet of Nisqually River shoreline in a section of the river that is very dynamic, with many logjams and frequent channel changes. Having this property under Land Trust ownership allows this
natural process to continue without damage to private property values and a consequent threat of artifi cial containment. Third, this purchase was an important and essential step toward our long-term plan of acquiring several miles of continuous shoreline in this section of the river. As well, this parcel was used only for hobby gardening, and no major clean-up is needed. An SRFB grant provided 85 percent of the $40,700 purchase price, with the remainder raised through our annual auction.
Weyco-MashelThis 64-acre parcel, by far the most expensive acquisition in the Land Trust’s
history, is strategically located on the Mashel River, the most important salmon-producing tributary of the Nisqually River. It includes over one mile of river shoreline and has excellent riparian and upland habitat. Located adjacent to the new Nisqually-Mashel
State Park, it will likely be managed as part of the park’s open-space habitat area, thus creating a continuous block of protected land and increasing the habitat values of both properties. The SRFB provided 85 percent of the funding for this purchase. The seller, Weyerhaeuser, and its subsidiary, Quadrant, agreed to accept 85 percent of the appraised price of $620,000 and count the remainder as a donation to the Land Trust. This act of generosity made a tremendous difference in our ability to complete the purchase.
Miller ShorelineThe Land Trust took a gamble on this 60-acre parcel, which is located along the Nisqually River downstream of McKenna. It contains some of the best habitat to be found in this part of the Nisqually watershed—mature timber, excellent streamside buffers, several large wetlands, and two small tributary streams with potential as salmon-spawning habitat. We proposed an SRFB grant to cover most of the property’s $375,000 price. It was a complex proposal, because the deal included a small log home and thus required a boundary-line adjustment to qualify for the grant. The property also includes $120,000 in merchantable timber, and the owner was about to obtain a harvest permit. While the Land Trust by no means opposes timber harvesting, we were concerned that in this case it would compromise the property’s high habitat values. Needing to move quickly, we borrowed the purchase price and closed the deal in early October. Fortunately, the SRFB subsequently approved our grant proposal, which covers about two-thirds of the purchase price. Rental income from the log home should cover the rest.
Wilcox FlatsWilcox Flats is an area of about 150 acres along a sweeping bend of the Nisqually River south of the Wilcox Farms in Pierce County. Despite the presence of several old river side channels, in the 1960s it was subdivided into over 50 small parcels and sold for homesites. The Flats are in a fl oodplain, however, and fl ood events have subsequently destroyed some homes and prevented others from being built. Consequently, this area has changed little over time; it has excellent ecological integrity, with high value as salmon habitat.
Recognizing this, the Land Trust in 1995 began purchasing some of these parcels. Our annual auction proceeds funded the initial purchases. After the 1996 fl ood, Pierce County acquired some damaged homes and, following demolition, turned this acreage over to the Land Trust. An SRFB grant funded our most recent purchases, which included 19 properties totaling 51.8 acres. Deals for the last three of these properties closed in 2004. Meanwhile, with further funding from Pierce County, the Land Trust removed tons of debris from the Flats, making it our largest restoration project to date. We now own virtually the entire Wilcox Flats area.
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Nisqually Land Trust Properties
Fee Ownership: 71 properties 863 acres
Acquired 2004: 7 properties 144 acres
Total Shoreline Protected: 42 river miles (84 shoreline miles) of the Nisqually River are considered accessible to salmon and steelhead. To date, 58 of these miles, or 69 percent, are protected in some signifi cant way:
Fort Lewis: 21.5 miles Tacoma Power: 13.5 miles Nisqually Land Trust: 6.5 miles Nisqually Indian Tribe: 6.5 miles Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge: 4 miles Washington State Parks: 4 miles Centralia City Light: 2 miles
Total: 58 of 84 miles (69 percent)
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In 1999, the Legislature created the Salmon Recover Funding Board (SRFB). Using federal and state funds, the Board provides grants to protect or restore salmon habitat and assist related activities. It works closely with local watershed groups known as lead entities to implement local salmon-recovery plans.
Recognizing the relatively undeveloped character of the Nisqually River watershed, this basin’s salmon-recovery plan emphasizes the importance of permanently protecting shoreline and riparian habitat. Th e Land Trust has played a major role in this recovery plan. We received our fi rst SRFB grant in 2000. In total, the SRFB
has provided to the Land Trust grant funds of over $1.5 million. With these funds we have acquired to date over 430 acres of habitat lands along the Nisqually and its major tributaries.
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