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Botts Marsh: Protected, Forever – LNCT acquires 30 acres of saltwater marsh

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Editor

It’s OFFICIAL! After nearly 40 years of effort by the community to protect Botts Marsh, located just north of Wheeler in Tillamook County, it has finally come to fruition. On June 24, Botts Marsh was acquired by Lower Nehalem Community Trust (LNCT). This acquisition would not have happened without the persistent work by the community to protect the 30-acre salt water marsh from development. Special thanks is due to the North Coast Land Conservancy who, earlier this year, partnered with Craft 3, a regional non-profit, who provided a bridge loan to purchase the property, allowing time for LNCT to complete Federal and State grant requirements.

The acquisition of Botts Marsh is a part of the LNCT effort to “Protect the Edge” of Nehalem Bay. Botts Marsh is an intact salt marsh that provides habitat for more than 125 species of birds and is a critical rearing habitat for Chinook and Coho salmon. Conservation of the marsh also provides an opportunity to educate the public about intertidal wetlands and how they provide a variety of ecological services. These range from fish and wildlife protection to flood control, and carbon sequestration – important factors in off-setting climate change.
Funding for the acquisition was provided by gifts from individual donors, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its North American Wetlands Conservation Act grant program.
It is not without notice that our community cares about our natural world. That is evident in the support of our many volunteers, donors and partners. On behalf of all of us at the Lower Nehalem Community Trust – thank you!
LNCT protected habitat almost doubles in just two years

The graph above shows Lower Nehalem Community Trust land acquisitions since 2005 starting with Alder Creek Farm. Since then, several critical parcels along the Nehalem Bay and within the north coast region of the Nehalem valley have been protected. In just two years, overall acres of protected habitat have doubled.

For more information about the Lower Nehalem Community Trust (LNCT), go to https://www.nehalemtrust.org/

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