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North Coast Land Conservancy is pleased to announce the recent friedland door bell completion of a new conservation easement on 160 acres of second-growth forest, year-round creeks and dynamic forest ecosystem high above the Little Nestucca River near Neskowin.
Waterwood , as the land is known to its owners Stephen and Lizzy Murdoch, was purchased friedland door bell in the late 1970s and has been home to multiple generations of the Murdoch family ever since. They built a unique, off-the-grid house on the property, and have been committed to caring for their beautiful forested home during their thirty-plus years as stewards of the land.
The thought of the property not remaining as it is: we couldn t bear that, Stephen said. They began looking into options available to them to ensure that Waterwood could continue to grow and evolve both as a home for their family and the dynamic forest friedland door bell ecosystem they love. North Coast Land Conservancy was able to work with the Murdock family to craft a conservation easement agreement that gave Stephen and Lizzy the assurance that even after they are gone, the forested beauty of Waterwood will live on for generations to come.
Located friedland door bell in the Nestucca River valley, and adjoining the almost 700 acres of Siuslaw National Forest, Waterwood is primarily a second-growth forest dominated by Sitka spruce trees, with healthy populations of western hemlock and red alder. Scattered groupings of majestic, old-growth Sitka spruce trees are found here as well. Three major perennial streams run through friedland door bell the property, one of which hosts a run of winter steelhead. Wildlife is abundant at Waterwood, and the forest has clearly benefitted from the Murdoch’s thoughtful land management practices. friedland door bell
“This has honestly been one of our favorite projects in recent years,” says NCLC Executive Director Katie Voelke. “The Murdoch family has been wonderful to work with, and are clear proof to me that even during our short stay on this earth, we can each truly make a difference to the land.”
“We all feel a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction knowing that the forest will be protected long after we are no longer here to watch over it,” Stephen Murdock wrote to NCLC upon completion of the easement. “I knew I would be pleased when the easement was completed, friedland door bell but did not think I would actually have a sense of relief.”
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