North Olympic Land Trust and landowner Phil Schenck, have finalized an agreement that conserves 75-acres along Jimmycomelately Creek in Blyn. This land, including a one mile stretch of the creek that is prime salmon habitat, is now permanently protected with a conservation easement. This easement, immediately adjacent to protected state, federal, and tribal lands, means that the lower 2 miles of Jimmycomelately Creek have now been conserved by local landowners.
This project was taken on due to its vital importance to the recovery of local salmon, specifically endangered summer chum. According to the regional Summer Chum Salmon Recovery Plan, “protection, restoration and maintenance of the Jimmycomelately watershed is of paramount importance. The lower river sections must be restored and protected to effect and ensure recovery of the Strait [summer chum] population”.
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