Sondino Pond
Description:
This project is to acquire a 15 acre tract of land that is adjacent to the Sondino Pond property. It is critical habitat for the Western Pond Turtle. The existing Sondino Pond Site (180 acres) is the last remaining Western Pond Turtle site in the state and this site is used as the nursery area for introductions of the Pond Turtle to other sites around the state. The University of Washington has been taking turtle eggs and giving them a head start program to hatch the turtles and get them through their first year of life. This 15 acre site is used by the turtles for nesting and travel between properties. This site contains several small wetlands as well as a permanent pond. The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and the Nature Conservancy is in the process of buying the property with the hope of selling it to us.
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Sondino Pond
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This project is to acquire a 15 acre tract of land that is adjacent to the Sondino Pond property. It is critical habitat for the Western Pond Turtle. The existing Sondino Pond Site (180 acres) is the last remaining Western Pond Turtle site in the state and this site is used as the nursery area for introductions of the Pond Turtle to other sites around the state. The University of Washington has been taking turtle eggs and giving them a head start program to hatch the turtles and get them through their first year of life. This 15 acre site is used by the turtles for nesting and travel between properties. This site contains several small wetlands as well as a permanent pond. The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and the Nature Conservancy is in the process of buying the property with the hope of selling it to us.
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Traveling east on Highway 14, turn left onto Old Highway 8 (Lyle-White Salmon Road). Turn right on Biggers Road. Property is on the right starting at the corner of the Old Highway 8 and Biggers Road.
