
Type: Easement
Year Acquired: 2000
Acres: 11.0
The Schmidt easement is located on Center Road in Center Valley. State Salmon Habitat Funding provided for the purchase of the easement protecting approximately 11 acres of the headwaters of the west fork of Chimacum Creek, just upstream from the Barnhouse easement and restoration work.
Important conservation values of the property include the forested uplands, riparian habitat, spawning and rearing habitat for salmon and cutthroat trout, and habitat for other wildlife species. The easement prevents any use that would jeopardize these conservation values.
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Owners' IntentProtect forested riparian habitat/headwaters of "Barnhouse" Creek, a tributary of Chimacum Creek.
Plants and WildlifeAlder, big-leaf maple, cedar, hemlock, doug fir and associated understory plants. Deer, raccoon and other common forest mammals have been observed.

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