Although the Land Trust does not often engage in habitat restoration, we occasionally find an opportunity to match our land conservation work with habitat enhancement (making existing habitat better) or restoration (re-creating habitat that once existed). These activities create important reserves for wildlife, maintain traditional, low-impact agricultural use, and provide public access for recreation.

Freshwater Farms Reserve – Find out about our efforts to restore 35 acres of former tidelands along Freshwater Slough. View the map of the completed restoration project. See the construction process!
McNamara Dairy – The Land Trust is developing a management plan to improve the biological and agricultural resources on 77 acres in the Redwook Creek watershed. View the property map.

Freshwater Farms Reserve

The Northcoast Regional Land Trust owns and manages the 54-acre Freshwater Farms Reserve located on former tidelands along Humboldt Bay. In 2006 the Land Trust, in partnership with the Redwood Community Action Agency, Natural Resource Services Division, initiated development of a habitat restoration project on the property project titled the “Wood Creek Tidal Marsh Enhancement Project”.
The construction phase of the restoration project began in August 2009, and took two-and-a-half weeks to complete. See property map for details.

For more information:
The Freshwater Farms Story
The Construction
Property map
Events at Freshwater Farms Reserve

McNamara Dairy

With assistance from the California State Coastal Conservancy and Western Rivers Conservancy, the Land Trust acquired the 77-acre McNamara Dairy in 2009. The Land Trust looks to create, and ultimately implement, a restoration and management plan which will provide guidance for the holistic management of the property, balancing agriculture and wildlife habitat, and planning for improvements of both. It will set protective buffers to promote watercourse and riparian health, while also ensuring for sustainable agricultural production.

For more Information:
The McNamara Story
Property Map