The Teanaway is a key watershed in the central east Cascades, providing habitat for spotted owls, goshawk, steelhead, bull trout, deer, elk and many other species of interest. Habitats are mid elevation, mixed-conifer forests, open ponderosa pine and riparian corridors. The scenic Teanaway valley is considered a "gem" in the region, with high recreational use. Currently, 50,000 acres are owned by a timber company (American Forest Resources) who are working with WDFW to transition this landscape from commercial forests to a combination of planned development and conservation lands. An emerging Conservation Plan identifies approximately 45,000 acres of this landscape as protected in a sustainably managed forest, providing habitat and recreational opportunties in perpetuity, while clustering development in a small proportion of the main block. The conservation lands portion of the plan likely will include public land acquisitions. This grant would provide funding to acquire 1,280 acres of key habitat lands checkerboard with existing public lands as a part of Phase I protection of the conservation lands. This project would protect key owl and fish habitats long-term, assist with spotted owl and bull trout recovery, and help the landowner and partners move closer to the shared vision of a sustainably managed, publicly accessible upper Teanaway.