Conservation Easement Tour

Since 1997 we have helped protect 91 properties with conservation easements. These easement agreements cover 7,326 acres and 26.2 miles of critical riparian shoreline habitat along the Methow River and its tributaries. Below we have highlighted a few areas where easement properties are clustered on the landscape.

Winthrop to Mazama Area Easements 29 properties; 1,211 acres; 11.79 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 To read a conservator story, click here
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
Moccasin Lake Ranch 1 property; 1,400 acres * shrub-steppe habitat protection * wildlife habitat protection To read a conservator story, click here.
Middle Methow River: On the valley floor between Winthrop and Twisp 17 properties; 1116 acres; 5.46 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.
Lower Methow River: On the valley floor between Twisp & Pateros 3 properties; 300 acres; 2.01 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.
Twisp River 17 properties; 739 acres; 5.04 miles of riverfront * Twisp River riparian and aquatic habitat protection through riparian zone buffers * shrub-steppe habitat protection * wildlife habitat protection * agricultural land protection To read a conservator story, click here
Chewuch River 6 properties; 243 acres; 0.67 miles of riverfront * Chewuch River riparian and aquatic habitat protection through riparian zone buffers * shrub-steppe habitat protection * wildlife habitat protection * agricultural land protection