Kitsap Lake - Natural Resources

In September 2010, Ueland Tree Farm received certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). FSC certification helps to ensure sustainable forests as well as environmentally responsible forest products. FSC is the only forest certification system endorsed by the nation’s leading environmental organizations including The Nature Conservancy, National Wildlife Federation, Sierra Club, World Wildlife Fund, and the U.S. Green Building Council. Find out more about FSC at their web site.

In December 2009, The Mountaineers Foundation accepted a gift of a conservation easement from Ueland Tree Farm, protecting approximately 100 acres of critical watershed near Chico and Lost Creeks in perpetuity. The conservation areas are in the northern portion of the Ueland Tree Farm property in central Kitsap County and borders the Mountaineers “Rhododendron Preserve”. The easements include critical portions of the Lost Creek and Chico Creek watersheds. This gift ensures that riparian zones adjacent to these watercourses in the Rhododendron Preserve, near the Mountaineers Forest Theater, are preserved in perpetuity and is another step toward ensuring the long term health of these important salmon-bearing stream systems. Here are additional sources of information about the easement:

Draft Wetland Delineation Report – 06/14/07 (PDF | 510 KB) — *Currently Unavailable

Draft Sub-Basin Assessment Report – 03/25/07 (PDF | 3 MB) — *Currently Unavailable

Photos: Waterfalls of Ueland Tree Farm (81 MB, zip archive) — *Currently Unavailable