Project: Columbia River Estuary System
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Project: Columbia River Estuary System |
Acres: 24.58 ac.
Date Acquired: December 10, 2003
Location: Area inside northeast bend
of John Day Riever
Description of Property:
Nestled in the bend of the John Day River, this forested wetlands is braided with tidal channels and is within the salt water wedge of the tidal salt water prism of the Pacific. This property and the nearby Wolf Bay property ultimately connect to the Columbia River Estuary.
Natural Resource Features:
John Day River Marsh is a Sitka spruce forested wetlands. There is also a large population of willow with a carex meadow understory. Connected to John Day and Columbia River brackish water drainage, the tideland spruce do well in these systems acting as a carbon sink for carbon dioxide uptake.
Management Type:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service holds a conservation agreement on this property.
Habitat surveys with the Nature Conservancy help satisfy an annual report.
GPS: N 4909.438
W 12343.861
Management Type: Passive
Fee Title from: Clatsop County
 aerial view
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