With this grant, Capitol Land Trust and its project partners conserved a 9.4 acre property with an intact forested riparian buffer along 1,100 ft of Goldsborough Creek in Mason County, WA, a stream of regional importance for salmon production. The project site faced imminent threat from proposed commercial development. Acquisition of the project site ensured continued access to spawning and rearing habitat for multiple salmonid species (coho, cutthroat, steelhead and rainbow trout). The project builds upon the 2001 removal of the Goldsborough Creek dam (adjacent to current project site) which restored access to more than 40 square miles of habitat upstream. The site’s riparian buffer provides shade and recruitment of large woody debris, which contribute to the holding habitat below the dam removal site. The riparian forest is also a source of large woody debris to the lower, more degraded reaches of Goldsborough Creek. Acquisition prevented removal of natural vegetation, introduction of impervious surfaces, and other adverse impacts to salmon habitat that occur with development. This project provided a unique opportunity to leverage SRFB funding while conserving functional riparian habitat in a strategic reach of Goldsborough Creek. Additionally, though not part of this funding request, collaboration between multiple agency, nonprofit, and tribal partners helped build public support for salmon recovery through educational infrastructure to be developed on the project site.