Hayden Creek Dan Tonsmeire Conservation Easement

The Hayden Creek Dan Tonsmeire Conservation Easement will protect, in perpetuity, approximately 62 acres and 0.52 miles of anadromous fish habitat including and surrounding Hayden Creek. Two separate parcels, both owned by the same landowner, will be covered under one conservation easement. Due diligence for the conservation easement was completed under PCSRF contract 014 19 SA. This funding will secure the conservation easement acquisition and development of the final conservation easement document, and will facilitate future restoration work on the property.

The conservation easement will prohibit most future development on the property, specifically any activities that may degrade fish and riparian habitat on Hayden Creek. This project will facilitate and protect future habitat restoration work on Hayden Creek,

specifically enhancing Chinook salmon spawning and rearing habitat. This project provides a cumulative benefit by extending the corridor of habitat protection surrounding Hayden Creek beyond existing conservation easements, such that upon completion, approximately 50% of the private lands on Hayden Creek will be protected from development and monitored into perpetuity for compliance with activities supporting fish habitat protection and enhancement.