Gordy Jolma Family Natural Area

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The new 118-acre natural area is adjacent to the Salmon-Morgan Creeks Natural Area and supports open space, regional water quality and salmon recovery goals. Clark County is partnering with Cowlitz Indian Tribe to improve recreational opportunities and restore fish habitat in Salmon Creek. The property was formerly part of the Cedars on Salmon Creek golf course. It was purchased with Legacy Lands funds in 2022.

Gordy Jolma Family Natural Area Park Plan and Environmental Restoration design

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Open House - April 24

Thank you for joining us at the April 24 open house to learn more about the Gordy Jolma Family Natural Area.

Materials are available in Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian. To request interpretation, translation or accommodations to participate in the open house, please contact the project manager.

Open House Presentation (PDF)
Open House Presentation - Spanish (PDF)
Open House Presentation - Russian (PDF)
Open House Presentation - Ukrainian (PDF)
Open House Concepts (PDF)
Open House Concepts Spanish (PDF)
Open House Concepts Ukrainian (PDF)
Open House Concepts Russian (PDF)

About The Project

The goal of this project is to return the property to a more natural state and improve nature-based recreational opportunities like walking, birdwatching, fishing, picnicking and cultural and environmental education.

In partnership with the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, fish habitat and environmental restoration improvements may include increasing floodplain resiliency and improving shoreline stability. This will focus on fish passage improvements along two miles of Salmon Creek. The Cowlitz Indian Tribe secured grant funding from the Salmon Recovery Funding Board to develop a preliminary restoration design. The design process began in 2024 with preliminary data collection and surveys assessing the site’s conditions, limiting factors, stream flow dynamics and surrounding infrastructure.

Salmon Creek provides critical spawning and rearing habitat for populations of fall chinook, coho and chum salmon, and winter steelhead.

This project supports the County’s goals of conservation under the Legacy Lands program. The Legacy Lands program (Clark County’s Conservation Futures Program) protects natural lands highly valued for habitat, scenic corridors, low-impact recreation and other qualities that enhance our local environment.

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe secured grant funding from the Salmon Recovery Funding Board to develop a preliminary restoration design.

Project timeline

Design: 2024-2026

The County will work closely with the tribe to incorporate the restoration design into the recreational plan. Planning is anticipated to take one to two years and will involve public engagement and communication with community stakeholders. Read the news release announcing the partnership at https://clark.wa.gov/public-works/county-and-cowlitz-indian-tribe-kick-partnership-improve-recreational-opportunities.

Property Background

Mailers

April 2025 Open House Mailer (PDF)
March 2025 Open House Flyer, English (PDF)
March 2025 Open House Flyer, Spanish (PDF)
March 2025 Open House Flyer, Ukrainian (PDF)
March 2025 Open House Flyer, Russian (PDF)
February 2024 Heads up (PDF)

Hours

7 am to dusk

Related information

Location

15051 NE 181st Street
Brush Prairie, WA 98606
United States

Gordy Jolma Family Natural Area (GJFNA) Survey

Clark County is working with the Cowlitz Tribe to restore habitat and improve nature-based recreational opportunities at the Gordy Jolma Family Natural Area in Brush Prairie. Feedback gathered from this survey will inform the development process for envisioning the future of this natural area.

Survey in English

encuesta en español

Опитування українською мовою

Опрос по русски