Lyre Conservation Area
Project Description
The Lyre Conservation Area is a 280-acre property is located along the Strait of Juan de Fuca, approximately 20 miles west of Port Angeles, just east of the Lyre River. The property contains a portion of the Lyre River estuary, over ½ mile of shoreline, over ½ mile of Nelson Creek, and approximately 2 miles of tributaries to Nelson Creek. There are 20 acres of undisturbed tidelands.
The Lyre River enters the strait in the northwest corner of the subject, although the river does not actually flow over any significant portion of the property. These waterways provide habitat for salmon a...
Project Map
County: Clallam County, WA
Project Size:
- 280.0 acres
Project Sites
- Lyre Conservation Area - parking area
- Lyre Conservation Area - restoration site
Goals and Targets
Primary Motivations:
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Conservation Mission
Forest and fish habitat conservation -
Public Benefit
Shoreline access
Primary Goals:
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Protection of a vital estuary for an intact river system, the Lyre River, and critical nearshore salmon migration corridor along the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Progress: Acquisition and protection complete.
Consistent With Plans:
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Habitat Conservation Plan
Part of this property includes priority #10 in the WRIA 19 North Olympic Land Trust (NOLT) Habitat Conservation Planning project, available at http://mhaggertyconsulting.com/WRIA_19-_NOLT_Project.php.
Targeted Habitats:
- Aquatic
- Estuarine
- Marine
- Rivers and Streams
- Forests and Woodlands
- Mixed Hardwoods and Conifer
- Wetlands and Riparian Habitats
Targeted Species:
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Chinook Salmon - Puget Sound Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 15
- Chum Salmon - Puget Sound/Straight of Georgia Oncorhynchus keta pop. 5
- Chum Salmon - Puget Sound/Straight of Georgia Oncorhynchus keta pop. 5
- Coho Salmon - Olympic Peninsula Oncorhynchus kisutch pop. 6
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Steelhead - Puget Sound Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 37
Conservation Actions
Action | Status | Start Year | End Year |
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Control invasive plants | Proposed | 2015 | 2016 |
Plant native riparian, wetland or aquatic vegetation | Proposed | 2015 | 2016 |
After noxious weeds are removed from the Nelson Creek buffer, re-planting with native vegetation will occur. |
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Other - Clean ups and contamination management: Removal of structures | In Progress | 2015 | 2016 |
Outcomes
Is the success of this project's actions being monitored? No/UnknownCitation
North Olympic Land Trust is the main managing partner. The Land Trust and local partners bought the property with grants from the state’s Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration (PSAR) Fund, Marine Shoreline Protection Fund, and Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program. The Land Trust also contributed its own money. The previous land owner has also provided a donation to pay for ongoing stewardship of the property. Critical partners include the North Olympic Peninsula Lead Entity, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Puget Sound Partnership, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and the Makah Tribe.