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Plan Element 6:rce conservancies
<br />6,0 OBJECTIVE: Assist with the planning, coordination, and preservation of unique environmental areas,
<br />wetlands, wildlife habitat, open spaces, forestlands, and scenic areas. Work with other public and mission
<br />related non-profit and private agencies, such as Cle Elum-Roslyn, Ellensburg, Kittitas, Thorp, and Damman
<br />School Districts, Central Washington University, Washington State Departments of Fish & Wildlife, Natural
<br />Resources, Parks & Recreation Commission (P&RC), US Forest Service (USFS), US Fish & Wildlife Service
<br />(USFWS) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Nature Conservancy, Yakama Nation, Suncadia, and others to
<br />provide access to and create an effective approach to the following conservation issues,
<br />Action ltem 6.1 Conserve Wildlife habitat
<br />ldentify and help conserve critical wildlife habitat - including nesting sites, foraging areas, and migration
<br />corridors within or adjacent to natural areas, open spaces especially within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness,
<br />Wenatchee National Forest, Teanaway Community Forest, LT Murray Wildlife Area, Oak Creek Wildlife Area,
<br />Wenas Wildlife Area, Naneum Ridge State Forest, Colockum Wildlife Area, Quilomene Wildlife Area, and
<br />Whisky Dick Wildlife Area, and along the Yakima River and Columbia River shorelines,
<br />6.1.2: Preserve sensitive habitat sites that support threatened species and urban wildlife habitat - particularly
<br />around the Little Kachess and Cle Elum Lakes, and along the Yakima River shorelines.
<br />Action item 6.2 Naturalarea
<br />Preserve and protect significant environmental features - including unique wetlands, open spaces, woodlands,
<br />shorelines, waterfronts and other characteristics that support wildlife and reflect Kittitas County resource
<br />heritage - especially Teanaway Community and Naneum Ridge State Forests,
<br />6,2,2: Provide public access to environmentally sensitive areas and sites that are especially unique to Kittitas
<br />County and surrounding area - including the length of the lron Horse State ParUJohn Wayne Trail corridor from
<br />Snoqualmie Pass through Yakima River Canyon to the Columbia River at Vantage.
<br />Action ltem 6.3 Conserve Forestlands
<br />ldentify and conserve forest cover and the scenic attributes woodlands provide - especially the Wenatchee
<br />National, Teanaway Community, and Naneum Ridge State Forests,
<br />Action ltem 6.4 Conserve Open spaces
<br />Define and conserve a system of open space corridors or separators to provide definition between natural
<br />areas and urban land uses in and adjacent to Roslyn and Cle Elum - especially the open spaces created by the
<br />Teanaway Community Forest and the recent acquisitions by Central Washington Forest, LLC and managed by
<br />The Nature Conservancy.
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