Lower Icicle Creek Habitat Conservation
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Chelan-Douglas Land Trust; Lower Icicle Creek Habitat Conservation (#08-2060)
06/13/2013, Attachment #167212, Icicle River from Trail Access - upstream
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We request partial funding to acquire a conservation easement on 15 acres of floodplain on Lower Icicle Creek, a tributary to Wenatchee River. This easement will cover property that is 85% within the 100-year floodplain, designated by FEMA. The conservation easement will address the following protection elements in the floodplain: extinguishment of all development rights, plus a prohibition of paved roads, clearing and grading, wetland filling or draining, and agriculture. This project protects up to 3,155 feet of streambankand is the first of two phases of protection.
The Upper Columbia Recovery Plan states that “the highest priority for protecting biological productivity should be to allow unrestricted stream channel migration, complexity, and flood plain function. The principal means to meet this objective is to protect riparian habitat in Category 1 and 2 subwatersheds.” Icicle Creek is a Category 2 Watershed, a Minor Spawning Area for spring Chinook salmon, a Major Spawning Area for steelhead, and a Core Area for bull trout. The Recovery Plan also sets the Tier 3 Strategy for Icicle Creek to “protect existing riparian habitat and channel migration and floodplain function” and recommends “acquire conservation easements where appropriate from Leavenworth Hatchery to the mouth.” This project is in that reach and is an important corridor for migration, adult holding, juvenile rearing, and overwintering.
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General Area:
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South of Leavenworth
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Waterbody:
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Icicle Creek, Wenatchee River
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County:
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Chelan
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Legislative District:
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12
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Congressional District 2022:
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08
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Salmon Recovery Regions:
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Upper Columbia River
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Watershed Administrative Unit:
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Enchantment
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HUC8:
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Wenatchee (17020011)
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WRIA:
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Wenatchee
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Sections:
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13
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Township:
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T24NR17E
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Coordinates:
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47.57598960
-120.66377481
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| Worksite Name | Scope of Work |
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Fromm Family (#1)
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Administrative costs (Acq), Easement, Land, Signs (Acq), Standard Incidentals, Stewardship plan
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Amounts may not be complete
| Worksite Name | | Property Name | | Actual Acquisition
Acres | Actual Acquisition
Cost |
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Fromm Family (#1)
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Property 1 - Private Landowner
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0.00
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$50,561
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Fromm Family (#1)
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Property 2 - Private Landowner
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6.45
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$391,478
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| | | | Total | 6.45 | $442,039 |
Amounts may not be complete
| Milestone Name | Target Date | Description |
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Project Start
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12/12/2008
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Order Appraisal Review(s)
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06/30/2009
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Annual Project Billing Due
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07/31/2009
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Annual Project Billing Due
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07/31/2010
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Annual Project Billing Due
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07/31/2011
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Special Conditions Met
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09/30/2011
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Comply with Governor’s Executive Order 05-05
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Purchase Agreement Signed
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07/31/2012
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Acquisition Option Chosen by Seller
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Purchase Agreement Signed
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12/11/2012
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Signature Date by all Family Members
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Acquisition Closing
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01/15/2013
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Agreement End Date
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03/31/2013
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Final Billing Due
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06/30/2013
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