Donovan Creek Estuary

The Donovan Creek Estuary lies on the Quilcene bay on the coast of Jefferson County, Washington in north-west Washington state on the Olympic Peninsula. (Donovan Creek Estuary: 47.828°N 122.856°W / 47.828; -122.856)

Protected area

The Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group partnered with the JCCD, Jefferson Co., local property owners and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to design, construct and manage the Donovan Creek Estuary restoration. The project permanently protects and restored 76 acres of the lower Donovan Creek coastal ecosystem in the upper Quilcene Bay.

Species

Primary Species Benefiting

• Chum salmon

Secondary Species Benefiting

• Bull trout
• Chinook salmon
• Coho salmon
• Coastal cutthroat trout
• River lamprey
• Steelhead
• Other Wildlife

See also

• Hood Canal
• Quilcene, Washington
• Big Quilcene Estuary
• Big Quilcene River
• Little Quilcene Estuary
• Little Quilcene River
• Olympic Peninsula

References

• "Federal funds distributed for Lower Donovan Creek, other wetlands". Peninsula Daily News.
• "National Wetlands Conservation Grant Program". Washington State Department of Ecology. Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
• "Quilcene Bay Projects". Kitsap Sun. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08.
• "Big.Little Quilcene Estuary Restoration (03-03)".
• "B. Donovan Creek Acquisition and Restoration (03-03-012)".

External links

• Jefferson Land Trust