A Rare Forested Wetland System
The wetlands of the lower Columbia River are a high priority for NCLC conservation work. We are particularly focused on the lower Skipanon River and upper Neacoxie Creek near Warrenton and the extensive wetlands and fens among the dunes here. The Sitka spruce wetland forest and swamp community found here is considered globally rare. It contains an intact and ecologically high-functioning forested wetland habitat network of a kind that may be unique in the world. Our goal in this pristine, minimally fragmented landscape is to maintain and promote wildlife corridors and other types of ecological connectivity.
NCLC properties in the Columbia Quiet Waters Initiative
Wolf Bay
John Day River Marsh
Pacific Wetlands
Sand Creek Wetland
Skipanon Forest at Warrenton High School
Wild Ace Lake
Gardenia Wetland
Crosel Creek
