"To conserve and preserve the waters, wetlands, wildlife habitat, timberlands, undeveloped land, and scenic space in the areas around or near Miller Bay, Washington."

- Friends of Miller Bay Mission Statement

                                                                                                Cowling Creek:  Photo by Jeff Reinking

Buy new plants for your home and support Cowling Creek at the same time! 

Check our Upcoming Events page for information on our Plant Sale in April and Lawn Care seminar in May.

Welcome to the home of the Friends of Miller Bay.  Learn why the Great Peninsula Conservancy and the Friends of Miller Bay are working to preserve 18 acres of critical habitat; visit Membership to get personally involved; see who is on our Board of Directors and how to reach us in Contact Us; for more information, visit Cowling Creek Bird Inventory, History, and Earth Day 2005.
 

Cowling Creek:  Why this project is so important!
    º    Sanctuary:  Walking trails will be built so that people may visit the forest to rejuvenate their spirits
    º    Watershed Protection: Natural systems moderate the flow of water, which both prevents erosion and
          facilitates aquifer recharge
    º    Clean Water: This land was designated an "aquifer recharge area of concern by the
          Kitsap County Comprehensive Plan
    º    Ancient Cedar:  The largest cedar tree in Kitsap County grows here:  over 18 feet in circumference,
         120 feet tall, and 300-400 years old.  This cedar was already hundreds of years old when Old Man House
         was still home to the Suquamish people.  For more information,
         click on this link:  North Kitsap Herald Article
    º    Forests:  Trees utilize carbon dioxide and produce oxygen thus reducing green house gases
    º    Habitat:  This land is home to bear, deer, and fox, as well as smaller, yet equally important
         flora and fauna.
    º    Salmon:  Cowling Creek is an ideal chum hatchery site.  The hatchery was stocked with native chum
          salmon from Chico creek
    º    Fifty Acre Forest Preserve:  This land was designated as open space in the 1999 Suquamish Rural
         Village Plan.  Combined with surrounding properties now permanently deeded as open-space,
         these parcels will ensure that a significant and accessible woodland environment continues to exist
         in our community.
    º    Green Way:  Miller Bay Road is greatly enhanced by the beauty of the natural corridor

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