Protected Properties

Sawmill Creek

King County

Protected Since 2004

Acreage 302.0

- Located in King County

- 302 acres

- Property designated as a “natural zone” requiring no timber harvesting or road building, left alone to maintain water quality and habitat value

- Property contains pockets of old growth, mostly dominated by Douglas-fir, Western red cedar and Western hemlock

- One of the healthiest tributaries in the heavily impacted Green River Watershed

- Supports distinct population of native trout and only one of two tributaries in upper
Green River basin to provide good fish habitat with a mix of pools, riffles and large woody debris

- Provides critical link in the North/south connectivity of the Cascade Crest