- Kennedy Creek Natural Area Preserve (dnr.wa.gov)
This combined natural area preserve (NAP) and natural resources conservation area (NRCA) protects 1,121 acres, including most of the creek and estuary on the Puget Sound. Kennedy Creek Natural Area Preserve (NAP) includes the tidal reaches of Kennedy Creek and Schneider Creek, as well as adjacent salt marsh, tide flats, uplands and riparian forests. The salt marsh protected at the preserve is among the highest quality in the Puget Trough Ecoregion.