Kim Sollien of Great Land Trust walks the wetlands in the future Settlers Bay Coastal Park on Thursday, August 3, 2017, in Mat-Su. Sollien is Mat-Su program director for the Trust, which is working to acquire a 295-acre parcel adjacent to Settlers Bay Golf Course. The property includes 127 acres of coastal wetlands and salt marsh, which extend to Knik Arm from 168 acres of upland forest on rolling terrain. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News)