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Conservation Easement Tour
Since 1997 we have helped protect
67 properties with conservation easements. These easement agreements cover
5,646 acres and 18.3 miles of critical riparian shoreline habitat along
the Methow, Twisp and Chewuch Rivers with a variety of special habitats
or land use features. Below we have highlighted a few areas where easement
properties are clumped on the landscape.
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Winthrop to Mazama Area Easements
22 properties; 882 acres;
9.2 miles of riverfront
Methow River riparian
and aquatic habitat protection through riparian zone buffers
agricultural land protection
protecting land from
threat of commercial development
wildlife habitat protection
scenic viewshed protection
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Upper Rendezvous Area Easements
9 properties, 506 acres
upland watershed protection
through riparian zone buffers
wildlife habitat protection
sustainable forestry
management
To
read a conservator story, click here.
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Moccasin Lake Ranch
1 property; 1,400 acres
shrub-steppe habitat
protection
wildlife habitat protection
To
read a conservator story, click here.
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Middle
Methow River:
Between Winthrop and Twisp & between Highway
20 and the East County Rd
12 properties; 695 acres; along 4.92 miles of riverfront
Methow River riparian
and aquatic habitat protection through riparian zone buffers
agricultural land protection
wildlife habitat protection
shrub-steppe habitat
protection
scenic viewshed protection
To
read a conservator story, click here.
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Twisp River
12 properties; 657 acres;
4 miles of riverfront
Twisp River riparian
and aquatic habitat protection through riparian zone buffers
shrub-steppe habitat
protection
wildlife habitat protection
agricultural land protection
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