Snoqualmie Valley Restoration Projects

We have obtained funding support for seven landowner-based projects throughout the valley. Collectively, these projects will restore and enhance over 3 miles of riparian habitat, improve the channel connection between the Snoqualmie and a productive off-channel habitat area, stabilize several sloughing slopes, and open ¼ mile of habitat to migrating fish by removal of a fish blockage.

Groeneveld Dairy is a 240-acre dairy farm located along the Skykomish River near Sultan. The landowner has been actively involved in fish and wildlife restoration since 1999 and is currently working to open additional off-channel habitat located on the property. View Map   (Google)

Reiner Farms is a fifth-generation 300-acre Salmon-Safe cattle ranch along the Skykomish River. We have collaborated with Northwest Chinook Recovery, the landowner and other partners to open two miles of Haskell Slough, a former off-channel pond of the river. Sixty-plus acres are enrolled in the CREP program.
View Map   (Google)

Werkhoven Dairy Farm is a 400-acre fourth-generation dairy operation located on the Skykomish River containing approximately 650 head of cattle. State-of- the-art facilities for managing waste and runoff have been installed and several habitat enhancement projects are currently underway. Brothers Jim and Andy Werkhoven are actively involved in developing a bio-gas digester that will process cow manure into methane gas to improve stream health while generating income from electricity production. Werkhoven Dairy Farm is the first dairy in the state to become Salmon-Safe certified. View Map   (Google)

Willie Green’s Organic Farm is a certified Salmon-Safe and organic farm in the Tualco Valley between the Skykomish and Snoqualmie Rivers. The property borders Riley’s Slough which flows west towards the Snoqualmie River. The Snohomish Conservation District has planted a mixed species buffer along the slough, and several partners are looking at opportunities to reconnect the slough to the river. View Map   (Google)

Hollandia Farms is a 320-acre third-generation dairy farm along the Snoqualmie River — one of only four remaining dairies in operation in the Snoqualmie Valley. The landowner is part of the planned bio-gas facility to be used by several nearby agricultural landowners. We are collaborating with Northwest Chinook Recovery and the landowner to restore a 1,160-foot degraded section of People’s Creek. Twenty-seven acres are enrolled in the CREP Program. View Map   (Google)

Cherry Creek Equestrian Center is located where Cherry Creek flows into the Snoqualmie River. The property has a carefully planned pasture management and a state-of-the-art manure composting facility. We have established an extensive riparian restoration project along a mile-long section of the river immediately upstream from the mouth of Cherry Creek. View Map   (Google)

Cherry Valley Dairy is a small family dairy operation which supplies milk to Beecher’s to make fresh local cheese. The farm borders Rasmussen Creek that flows into Cherry Creek and then into the Snoqualmie River. We are working with the landowner to remove a blockage for salmon to access upstream habitat. We are also seeking funding for implementation of various Best Management Practices, with an eye on achieving Salmon-Safe certification. View Map   (Google)

HerbCo Farm is a certified organic and Salmon-Safe operation that grows fresh herbs under the Snoqualmie River Ranch label to retail grocers through the western Unites States. The property abuts the Snoqualmie River and encompasses the lower 2,500 feet of Tuck Creek, a severely degraded tributary. We have planted the landowner’s section of the river and are exploring opportunities to restore Tuck Creek.
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Oxbow Farm is a 100-acre certified organic and Salmon-Safe farm whose edges are surrounded by the meandering Snoqualmie River. Serving as the initial base for the Snoqualmie Stewardship Program, we are working with the farmers to enhance the oxbow pond and improving its connection with the river, restore over one mile of riparian habitat, and restore a wetland. View Map   (Google)

PCC Farmland Trust works to secure and preserve threatened farmland in Washington State and move it to organic production. The Trust recently secured this 178-acre property called Ames Creek Farm, that will now be farmed by Growing Things, Children’s Garden Farm and Full Circle Farm. Ames Creek, a Snoqualmie River tributary, runs through the property. We are working with the farmers to restore the lower 2,000-foot reach of the creek. View Map   (Google)

McEloe Pearson Levy is a county owned property adjacent to private landowners. We are working with those landowners to enhance the natural area by planting native plants, improving trail access, and eliminating off-road vehicular access.

Tolt River Farm is a small organic farm located 100 feet from the Tolt River outside of Carnation. A spring fed watercourse originates on the property and is seasonally connected to the Tolt during the winter. We have worked with the farmer to become certified as Salmon-Safe. View Map   (Google)

Full Circle Farm is a 140-acre certified organic and Salmon-Safe farm located near Carnation along Griffin Creek and the Snoqualmie River. The farm is one of Western Washington’s major suppliers of organic produce and has received recognition for their conservation efforts. We are helping to address the loss of land by stabilizing an eroded section of the Snoqualmie River. View Map   (Google)

Jubilee Farm Jubilee Farm is a Salmon-Safe certified farm surrounded by a mile-long section of the Snoqualmie River. The property contains numerous wetlands and an unnamed tributary that runs through the property. We have completed planting a one mile section of the river. View Map   (Google)

Nature’s Last Stand is a 16-acre farm that grows fresh produce for CSA members and farmers’ markets. The property borders the Snoqualmie River and contains a slough in what was a former river channel. We are working with the landowner to plant the banks of the river, explore opportunities to reconnect the slough, and become certified as Salmon-Safe. View Map   (Google)

Keller Dairy is a fifth-generation 180-acre dairy farm. The property encompasses over two miles of the Snoqualmie River and includes the lower half mile of Patterson Creek. We are currently working with the landowner to conduct restoration on Patterson Creek and sections of the river. View Map   (Google)

Moon Meadow Farm is a five-acre farm that produces Kobe Beef for local consumption. The farm borders a small tributary to Patterson Creek which it is protecting through a forested "protected area" on the property. We are assisting the landowner in implementing BMPs and becoming certified as Salmon-Safe. View Map   (Google)

Fall City Farms is a specialty produce U-pick and direct farm market offering a variety of "chemical free" fruits and vegetables. The Salmon-Safe farm is located just outside of Fall City along the Snoqualmie River’s most productive salmon spawning area. We are replanting a 400-foot gap in an otherwise intact floodplain forest along the river. View Map   (Google)

Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater is a 95-acre forested property used for outdoor theater. We worked with the landowner to remove a fish blockage that has opened three-quarters of a mile of pristine spawning and rearing habitat to coho, steelhead and cutthroat trout on ‘O’ Creek, a tributary in a nearly pristine reach of the Snoqualmie River. View Map   (Google)