Marblemount - Skagit Land Trust

[48.50552,-121.4803]

Property Type: Trust-Owned
Date Added: 2019

Marblemount
67 acres
Open to the Public, Featured Property
Fishing
Hiking & Walking

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Marblemount Conservation Area, protected by Skagit Land Trust in 2020, is a 67-acre riparian forest along the Skagit River that includes nearly 3,000 feet of shoreline and diverse aquatic and forest habitats supporting wildlife such as salmon and bald eagles. Please visit this property!

Conservation Story

Marblemount Conservation area was protected in 2020 and is located along the north side of the Skagit River, west of Marblemount near Corkindale Creek. This forested property borders the Skagit River and protects almost 3,000 feet of shoreline.

This is one of the interpretive signs at Marblemount Conservation Area. It demonstrates the connections between plants and animals in our environment in relation to the change of the seasons, this 13 moons lunar calendar is used by Coast Salish Tribes.

Site History and Ecology

Marblemount Conservation Area is located in the Upper Skagit, where the river has historically migrated across the glacial valley. The land was primarily protected for its salmon and wildlife habitat. The Skagit River is a designated Wild & Scenic River, granting it a right to exist. The river is home to all 5 species of Pacific salmon and two species of trout: chinook, sockeye, coho, pinks, chum, cutthroat, bull trout, steelhead, and rainbow trout. The property helps sustain critical ecological processes, allowing flooding and river migration within the property, supplying coarse woody debris, nutrient production, and flood control.

*This Pink Salmon carcass was found on the property in a shallow slough off the main Skagit River.*

The property and adjacent lands are identified as Gray wolf and Northern spotted owl habitat. Bald eagles, beavers, coyotes, deer, cavity nesting birds, waterfowl, and many locally common amphibians are all known to utilize the property. The riparian forest contains a mix of conifer and hard wood species and provides habitat for a variety of wildlife such as Bald Eagles.

Access

There is a small parking area located at the gate that is big enough for two or three cars. The property is open for public access, which has been developed on the property via a 1.25-mile-long loop trail and partially covered gathering area. Find more information about this trail on Washington Trails Associations website.

How to Get There

Marblemount Conservation Area is located three miles west of the town of Marblemount on Highway 20. Look for the private road labeled Ponder Roses on the Skagit River side of the road. Visitors can park at the gravel area just before the gate. Walk down the driveway behind the gate, and take the first left. Pass a tall metal shed on your right and continue on until you see the trail split. This is the beginning of the loop; either direction will take you to the river.