President Channel hosts large numbers of juvenile chinook salmon as they start their journey to the open ocean. Increasingly, research shows the important connection between juvenile chinook and terrestrial food sources, primarily arthropods. The President Channel Shoreline Project includes approximately 4,000 feet of undeveloped shoreline and 50 acres on the western side of Orcas Island. The applicants sought SRFB funds to purchase the Jolley property which encompasses roughly 20 acres and 2,500 feet of shoreline. The shoreline features a number of significant features for juvenile salmon, including several pocket beaches and kelp beds in the nearshore. Its upland is largely forested with mature douglas-fir, pacific madrone, shore pine and remnant garry oak. The Jolley property shoreline was vulnerable to development because it is quite steep and erodible in places and because it is common for shoreline owners to heavily modify the landscape, for example replacing forest with lawn and creating extensive impermeable surface areas with large structures and driveways. Aerials of nearby properties illustrating this potential are attached. Now that purchase of this property succeeded, the Land Bank and Preservation Trust are to working toward protecting the adjacent Department of Natural Resources School Trust Land to the south. This property is approximately 30 acres with an additional 1,500 feet of shoreline. It is also in excellent condition with mature forest, rocky outcroppings and pristine shoreline. DNR has included this property on its Trust Land Transfer Program list for the upcoming biennium.