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Tarboo Creek

WWRP Applicant: Dept of Fish & Wildlife
RCO Project Number: 96-2850
County: Jefferson 
Legislative District: 24th 
WWRP Category: Critical Habitat
WWRP Grant: $472,704
Project Type: Acquisition
Acres Protected: 80
Date Funded: 1997

Description:

Lower Tarboo Creek is a rare example of an undeveloped lower river floodplain in Washington. The lower river and adjoining tributaries, side channels, wetlands, Sitka Spruce groves, cedar, and fir forest and Dabob Bay shoreline provide excellent habitat for at-risk salmon stocks and priority wildlife species. The site could serve as the primary ecological refuge in the watershed. This project has broad community, industry and tribal support.
Red Marker Tarboo Creek

Lower Tarboo Creek is a rare example of an undeveloped lower river floodplain in Washington. The lower river and adjoining tributaries, side channels, wetlands, Sitka Spruce groves, cedar, and fir forest and Dabob Bay shoreline provide excellent habitat for at-risk salmon stocks and priority wildlife species. The site could serve as the primary ecological refuge in the watershed. This project has broad community, industry and tribal support.

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Location:
 Dabob Bay

WHAT IS THE WWRP?

The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) is a state grant program that creates and conserves local and state parks, wildlife habitat and working farms. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office administers WWRP grants, and the legislature funds the program.
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