Bone River and Niawiakum River NAPs
Description:
This proposal is for acquisition of high priority properties within two coastal Natural Area Preserves that include the Bone and Niawiakum Rivers. These coastal wetlands and estuary ecosystems are the highest quality examples remaining of native coastal salt marsh communities. The superb wetlands of the Bone River and Niawiakum River preserves are recognized as national priorities for protection, as evidenced by past and current USFWS grants awarded for coastal wetland acquisition at both sites. It is critical to secure additional funding to pursue acquisition of the remaining undeveloped lands, which are threatened with conversion to incompatible and/or ecologically irreversible uses, such as residential development.
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Bone River and Niawiakum River NAPs
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This proposal is for acquisition of high priority properties within two coastal Natural Area Preserves that include the Bone and Niawiakum Rivers. These coastal wetlands and estuary ecosystems are the highest quality examples remaining of native coastal salt marsh communities. The superb wetlands of the Bone River and Niawiakum River preserves are recognized as national priorities for protection, as evidenced by past and current USFWS grants awarded for coastal wetland acquisition at both sites. It is critical to secure additional funding to pursue acquisition of the remaining undeveloped lands, which are threatened with conversion to incompatible and/or ecologically irreversible uses, such as residential development.
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The preserves are 11 miles southwest of Raymond/South Bend on Highway 101. The Bone River is approximately 4 miles south of Bruceport. A small side road on the left side just before the Hwy 101 Bone River bridge leads to riverbank access. The Niawiakum River is 1 1/2 miles south of the Bone River, and can be viewed looking east from the south side of the Hwy 101 Niawiakum bridge. The site may also be viewed from a bridge crossing on the South Bend-Palix Road on the east end of the river.
