Hamma Hamma Balds is a Washington state Natural Area Preserve . It is located in the eastern foothills of the Olympic Mountains in Mason County , above the Hamma Hamma River and adjacent to Olympic National Forest . The term "balds" refers to rocky outcroppings in the heavy forest. The preserve totals 957 acres (387 ha).[2]
The preserve was created in the 2008 fiscal year through intra-agency land exchanges between various trusts.[3] [4]
See also
References
^ Natural Area List by Agency: Washington DNR , Pacific Northwest Interagency Natural Areas Network
^ Hamma Hamma Balds Natural Area Preserve , Washington State Department of Natural Resources, archived from the original on 2013-04-14, retrieved 2013-05-21
^ Hamma Hamma Preserve planned , Kitsap Sun, May 23, 2008, archived from the original on September 5, 2008
^ Natural Heritage Plan 2009 Update (PDF) , Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands/Washington Department of Natural Resources, archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-19, retrieved 2013-05-21
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