Are you a landowner on Bainbridge Island who owns waterfront property with an undisturbed shoreline area covered with native vegetation? Are you committed to protecting the ecological health of your shoreline and nearshore habitat? Do you want to ensure that your stewardship commitment to these resources lives on forever? Would you like some financial assistance to permanently protect these fragile natural resources? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, please contact Brenda McMurray, Stewardship Director, (206) 842-1216 for more information.
Bainbridge Island Shoreline:
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BainbridgeIsland has 53 miles of shoreline. Puget Sound shorelines are exceptionally valuable as spawning and rearing areas as well as migratory pathways for fish, birds, and other wildlife due to the rich interface between marine water, fresh water, and terrestrial ecosystems. An estimated 82% of our shoreline properties have been wholly or partially developed. Development on the shoreline has degraded important riparian, nearshore, and estuarine habitats upon which many Puget Sound aquatic, plant, bird and wildlife species rely.
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The Bainbridge Island Land Trust (BILT) has worked since its formation 22 years ago to increase the amount of protected and restored shoreline on the Island.
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BILT currently holds eight conservation easements on privately owned lands protecting over 6,600 linear feet of shoreline.
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BILT has also helped to purchase and permanently conserve five public parcels that protect an additional 9,900 linear feet of shoreline.
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Link here to find out more about Conservation Easements
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