Lakeview Nature Preserve

CLC is the proud owner of a portion of the historic Schibig dairy farm along Clover Creek. Once part of Peter Smith's 1853 land claim of 320 acres, this 10.1-acre acquisition spans both sides of the creek. The property is adjacent to an extensive wetland already preserved by Pierce County and it continues CLC's work along Clover Creek. The site has a long agricultural history, as evidenced by two large barns built between 1914 and 1929, and an apple orchard that was planted after the Civil War to commemorate fallen soldiers. The Schibig family ran a dairy on the farm until 1976. Cascade Land Conservancy acquired the land with the help of Conservation Futures funding from Pierce County.