At the southern end of Eld Inlet is the Randall Preserve, a shoreline conservation area managed by
Capitol Land Trust (CLT). Originally a private residential site, it became a
conservation easement after the property was purchased by its namesake, Marjorie Randall, in 1997. Donated to CLT in 2008 upon Marjorie's death, the area was restored beginning that same year, with efforts to remove invasive species,
bulkheads, and an existing home and other structures. A short
interpretive trail exists in the preserve which is located next to Allison Springs, a tideland area also restored by CLT. Allison Springs is the location of the city of Olympia's
aquifer. The springs are part of an overall estuary site that underwent a separate restoration beginning in 2011, which included the removal of invasive plants and several impediments to water flow, including
culverts and
weirs. The grounds were once the site of a trout farm in the 1950s and later as a state fish hatchery. Funds for the $250,000 project were provided in part by the state's
Salmon Recovery Funding Board. Additional organizations who sponsored the conservation efforts at both sites include People of Puget Sound and Stream Team. The Mud Bay estuary sites are considered as
salt marsh, tideland habitats. The ecosystem is home to
chum salmon, birds such as
cedar waxwings and willow flycatchers, and mammals that include
American black bear, coyote, and deer. ==See also==