The forested “Dewatto Shoreline Preserve” encompasses 1,700 feet of high-bank waterfront, as well as streams and tidelands. Its beaches provide spawning area for surf smelt, a food source for salmon and halibut. The property borders state forest. At the north end of the canal, the “Bob and Melissa Olson Shoreline Preserve” spans 490 feet of shoreline…
Landowner Partners with Land Trust to Save Salmon
Press Release BREMERTON, WA The first time he saw the place he knew it was special. It was November 1994 and Steven Tyner was looking at real estate in South Kitsap for a family retreat. “The 30 acres was heavily wooded and the stream was thick with chum salmon in the midst of their spawning…
The Return of the Salmon
Every year in early November tens of thousands of chum salmon return through the recently restored estuary into Chico Creek to spawn. And hundreds of Kitsap residents return to the stream to view the remarkable event! This year the weather was cold but clear and the salmon were easily viewable from the creek. Great Peninsula…
Hitting the Hansville Greenway Trails with ‘Urban Trails’ Author Craig Romano
A walk through wooded, well maintained and (well-marked) trails bring hikers to a sturdy observation platform overlooking wetlands protected by Great Peninsula Conservancy in the heart of Hansville Greenway. Look closely for a beaver lodge, wood ducks and river otters. This is the perfect place to observe a watershed at work, feeding clean water to…
Exploring Davis Family Farm
Just in time for September harvest, GPC members toured a working farm protected by GPC! Visitors to the farm began their tour with a brief history lesson about the Davis Family from farmer Ken VanBuskirk , which included the opportunity to view old family photos that Ken had laid out for viewing. Senses were heightened…
Port Gamble Forest Campaign Nears Deadline
Press Release KINGSTON, WA Community efforts to Save the Port Gamble Forest (SavePG.org) is fast approaching the July 31, 2017 fundraising deadline. This multi-year campaign to purchase 3500 acres of forest as a public park will soon come to an end. To date, 1890 acres have been purchased (in 2014 and 2016). The campaign underway…
Restoring Nature at the Klingel Wetlands Wildlife Refuge
Looking out over the wide expanse of Klingel Wetlands Wildlife Refuge you’ll see squiggly traces of tide channels and tracks of shorebirds, deer, and coyote. It’s hard to imagine that here once grazed cattle to feed a thriving early 20th century logging industry, or more recently that families gathered here to swim and play on…
Agreement Reached to Grow Grovers Creek Preserve
Press Release PORT ORCHARD, WA Today, Kitsap Forest & Bay partners signed a purchase and sale agreement with Pope Resources to protect 175 forested acres as a nature preserve and a link in the Sound to Olympics Trail. The property will be part of the new 270-acre Grovers Creek Preserve and is across the road…
Revisiting the Petersen Farm Campaign
Silverdale’s Petersen Farm sits in the midst of the Clear Creek Valley. Its green fields, meandering Clear Creek, and wooded hillsides provide habitat for wildlife, ensure a year-round supply of clean water for salmon, and offer a pastoral landscape for passersby to enjoy. Its two original homesteads and c. 1902 barn have stories to tell…
We want to celebrate with you! Support the lands and waters of the Great Peninsula on May 2nd at Kiana Lodge. You bring the funds, we’ll bring the fun.