Ted Kandoll - Taolenn an diskennidi

eured: <1> ♀ Mary Irene Matson (Kandoll) [Matson] g. 17 Meurzh 1932 a. a. 17 Eost 2007

In July of 2002, Columbia Land Trust acquired 163 acres of land along the lower Grays River from the Kandoll family. In the inter-tidal portion of the Grays River, the property’s extensive on-site wetlands provide an opportunity to restore significant backwater native spruce habitat and natural wetlands to the river and Columbia River estuary. The backwater Spruce wetlands native to the Grays River have been identified by several natural resource agencies and biologists as one of the most important habitats for salmon recovery in the Columbia Basin. It is integral to restoring estuary function. Of all habitat types in the lower Columbia River, the spruce wetland community is the habitat type that has experienced the greatest decline since European settlement. This project received one of the highest rankings by the Salmon Recovery Funding Board which has provided a grant for the purchase and restoration of this property. Funding for habitat restoration has also been provided through the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. Ted Kandoll and his wife Mary lived on the property, which they owned along with Ted’s brother John. Ted and Mary, both in their seventies, had been leasing the land to a neighbor for pasturing and hay, but finally decided that it was time to sell. In the family since the turn of the last century, the property served as the primary source of the couple’s wealth. The couple was able to take a long awaited trip to Northern California after closing the sale; it has long been a wish of Ted’s to see the Redwoods. “But it’s hard to let go of the land,” said Mary, “we raised our family (16 children) here. There is definitely a bittersweet quality to moving on.” - TRUST TALK Volume 9, Issue 3, Fall 2002

ganedigezh: 21 Kerzu 1955

ganedigezh: 25 Gwengolo 1984

ganedigezh: 20 Meurzh 1991