Jefferson Land Trust and Northwest Watershed Institute are hosting a property tour of the Tarboo Wildlife Preserve this coming Saturday afternoon, June 12, from 2:00–4:30 p.m. This 316-acre property lies along Tarboo Creek, the largest tributary to the Dabob Bay. The area features working forestland, low-lying valley bottom, and important riparian habitat and wetlands.
Tarboo Wildlife Preserve is protected by a conservation easement held by JLT and owned and managed by NWI. Jefferson Land Trust is inviting members to come and see this beautiful area and the restoration work already completed by NWI and local community members.
Dabob Bay is the largest remaining functional tidal wetland system in the Hood Canal area. The shorelines in Dabob Bay are still largely undeveloped. Most of the surrounding slopes are managed either for timber production or as a state natural area by the Department of Natural Resources.
The Jefferson MRC has a long history of interest in the protection of Dabob Bay. In 2003, the MRC funded forage fish surveys that resultd in: "Fish Distribution and Abundance in Shallow Intertidal Habitiats of Tarboo and North Dabob Bays", Peter Bahls, Northwest Watershed Institite. In 2008, the Jefferson MRC weighed in to support the exapnsion of the Dabob Bay Natural Area Preserve.
Land Trust Stewardship Director Erik Kingfisher and Northwest Watershed Institute Director Peter Bahls will lead the tour of this special property. The tour is scheduled from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. If you would like to car-pool, please contact the JLT office for details at (360) 379-9501; or e-mail jlt@saveland.org.
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