Skagit Land Trust purchased this property from Kermit and Doris Johnson in August of 2008 with a grant sponsored by the State of Washington and through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The grant explicitly funded habitat conservation for endangered species and was matched by Skagit Land Trust.

The maturing forests and Barr (or Swift) Creek make the property ideal as a bald eagle night roost, and is expected to become good marbeled murrelet nesting as well as northern spotted owl habitat. We affectionately named this spot after its former owner: Kermit's Woods.

The Hegg-Benson Trail, designed and constructed by Skagit Land Trust members and volunteers in 2009-2010, provides a short walk into this lovely conservation area. Less than a mile from the parking area, you can see Barr Creek cascade and course through the property. If you continue on, the trail will connect with the historic Sauk Mountain Trail, unmaintained, on U.S. Forest Service land to the north. Check back for more information on the Hegg-Benson and Sauk Mountain trails soon.

Washington Department of Natural Resources holds a conservation easement on the property.