Chinook Bend Natural Area Traditional Geocache
Chinook Bend Natural Area
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This 59-acre property lies within a large meander of the Snoqualmie River's 100-year floodplain. It contains significant habitat for a variety of fish and wildlife species. Approximately 20% of the chinook salmon that return to the Snoqualmie River watershed spawn in the Chinook Bend reach.
This cache is located along a mowed grass trail highlighting restoration projects which aim to provide erosion protection, enhance wildlife habitat and improve recreational access.
The Chinook Bend Natural Area is located two miles north of the City of Carnation, on NE Carnation Farm Road. The site includes former pastureland, wetlands, and mature deciduous forest that provide rich habitat for wildlife.
Chinook Bend is appropriate for walking, fishing, and nature observation. A small parking area is located just northwest of the NE Carnation Farm Road bridge over the Snoqualmie River. Chinook Bend Natural Area was donated to King County by the Nestle USA Corporation for habitat protection and passive recreation.
This cache was placed as part of the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the use of Conservation Futures.
Since 1982, King County had partnered with cities, nonprofit groups and civic leaders to protect 111,000 acres of land from development including 99,000 acres of Cascade foothills;
3,200 acres of urban greenbelts and parks;
4 miles of Puget Sound shoreline;
4,700 acres of riparian habitat on rivers and creeks;
$150 million in matching funds
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