chimacum creek watershed
left|300pxChimacum Creek is the largest drainage in the Quimper Penunsula, draining to Port Townsend Bay. It is a lowland, rain-fed watershed in valleys of Post-Glacial Geology and Geomorphology with extensive Wetlands organic soils, and Agriculture dependent on Drainage Infrastructure. The creek mainstem has been extensively modified for Agriculture and the area has a high concentration of sustainable agricultural efforts. The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is the most proximate recognized tribal community with usual and accustomed hunting, fishing and gathering in the watershed. The Chemakum Tribe (not a Klallam people) has been organizing to increase recognition of their unique heritage.
Relationships
- related to: Chimacum Creek Watershed
- related to: Lower Snohomish River Floodplain
- related to: Lower Stillaguamish Floodplain
- related to: Thurston County
- related to: Regional Support Team for Biocultural Restoration of Riverscapes
- related to: Sno-Stilly Riparian Zone Management Strategy