The overall goal is to preserve and enhance the Snow Creek riparian corridor to ensure that conditions are optimal for spawning and rearing of ESA listed summer chum, steelhead, and other species, and to maintain resilience in the face of climate change. This stock of summer chum is categorized as Group 1 in the current HCCC stock scoring and the steelhead is categorized as Group 3. Jefferson Land Trust is seeking funding for fee-simple acquisition and restoration of the riparian habitat on an 8.74-acre and a 1.92-acre property around RM 1.3 of Snow Creek, located in Jefferson County. These10+ acres include 5+ acres of riparian habitat to be protected and restored by planting native trees and shrubs to enhance the existing vegetation. These acquisitions will add to the 2012 Snow Creek Uncas Preserve that provides public access for low-impact nature walks and is a land-based learning site for 3 programs through 2 local school districts. Within the past year the salmon, riparian habitat, and water quality of this Preserve has been studied and stewarded by over 100 local students. This stretch of Snow Creek, identified by WDFW as priority palustrine aquatic habitat, provides spawning and rearing habitat for endangered Hood Canal Summer Chum, winter steelhead, coho, and fall chum salmon and cutthroat trout. This project fills an unprotected gap in the ongoing protection and restoration of the Snow/Salmon watershed and Discovery Bay estuary supported by Chumsortium partners.