Critical Habitat

The Coalition requests that the legislature appropriate $90 million in the 2013-15 capital budget to fund over 100 projects towards the preservation of wildlife habitat, the protection of working farms and the creation of neighborhood parks and ballfields in communities across Washington.

WWRP grants for Critical Habitat fund the acquisition of forests and wetlands that provide habitat for fish and wildlife, such as winter range for threatened and endangered species.

Since 1990, the Coalition has secured $125 million for state grants to protect 78 Critical Habitat projects in Washington State. Funding is only available for land acquisition.

Below are lists and a map of proposed and funded WWRP projects.

Altoona: Purchase of 25 acres of mature riparian conifer/broadleaf forest along...; 46.30805555 -123.6975
Asotin Creek: This 4,444 acre acquisition in Asotin County will help the...; 46.21361111 -117.30805555
Asotin Creek Watershed: This project will acquire 8,500-acre Schlee Ranch comprised of salmonid...; 46.20243996 -117.29971365
Balch Lake: Protection of 50 acres in Klickitat County which includes a...; 45.71972222 -121.29666666
Blue Mountain Elk Winter Range: Conservation of 7,000 acres of high quality elk habitat in...; 46.27583333 -117.18194444
Colockum Inholdings & Additions: To protect critical migratory routes and winter range for Rocky...; 47.18527777 -120.15305555
Columbia Basin Upland Wildlife, Ph. 2: Continued protection for strategically located plots in the Columbia Basin...; 47.25305555 -119.67111111
Columbia River: The acquisition of 16.03 acres of additional wildlife habitat along...; 45.62472222 -122.01944444
Coyote Canyon: Purchased 240 acres located on channeled scabland topography in the...; 47.52333333 -119.68361111
Duckabush Wetlands: This 65-acre purchase in eastern Jefferson County secures a portion...; 47.65222222 -122.93416666
East Hood Canal Riparian: This project in Kitsap County is for fee simple and...; 47.58194444 -122.9125
Fortson Ponds: Project supports acquisition of up to 200 acres of habitat...; 48.27388888 -121.72777777
Hatten/Tracy Rock: Secured 2,384 acres of shrub-steppe habitat in Lincoln County. The...; 47.57722222 -118.48972222
Heron Rookery: The purpose of this agreement is to acquire 80 acres...; 48.90333333 -122.76388888
Hood Canal Plateau: The Hood Canal Plateau project in Kitsap County targets acquisition...; 47.52994179 -122.88065178
Klickitat Wildlife Area 1 & 2: Protected 1,312 acres along the Klickitat River drainage. Relatively free...; 45.81861111 -121.11805555
Loon Lake: Acquisition of 14.86 acres of wetland areas on Loon Lake,...; 48.05472222 -117.64277777
Lost Lake: Protection of 4.73 acres of freshwater marsh at the southern...; 48.84638888 -119.05
Methow Watershed Phase 1: This project proposes to protect critical wildlife habitat in the...; 48.455 -120.16777777
Methow Watershed Phase 2: The current emphasis of this ongoing project in Okanogan County...; 48.55470425 -120.3385869
Methow Watershed Phase 3: This project will provide critical habitat for sharp-tailed grouse, spring...; 48.55470425 -120.3385869
Methow Watershed Phase 4: The goal of the Methow Watershed project in Okanogan County...; 48.50717225 -120.26152388
Methow Wildlife Corridor Phase 1: This project began protection of winter range for the state's...; 48.38861111 -120.20277777
Methow Wildlife Corridor Phase 2: Additional purchase of 845 acres of mule deer winter range...; 48.38861111 -120.20277777
Methow Wildlife Corridor Phase 3: Continues protection efforts by purchase of up to 5,500 acres...; 48.38861111 -120.20277777
Methow Wildlife Corridor Phase 4: This 15,00 acre acquisition in Okanogan County includes several willing...; 48.38861111 -120.20277777
Mount Si NRCA: Mount Si is an extremely popular conservation area due to...; 47.50138888 -121.70138888
Naches and Cowiche Watershed - Phase 2: The Cowiche Watershed Phase 2 project in Yakima County seeks...; 46.62916755 -120.87467939
Peregrine Eyrie, Ph. 1: Purchase of one of the six peregrine eyries located on...; 48.68138888 -122.65361111
Peregrine Falcon Habitat Ph. 2: Acquisition of 356 acres of peregrine falcon habitat which includes...; 48.42888888 -122.625
Point Roberts: Acquisition of a five-acre heron rookery in this Whatcom County...; 48.97666666 -123.02527777
Reardan's Audubon Lake: Reardan's Audubon Lake in Lincoln County is 277 acres of...; 47.67940848 -117.87366406
S. Puget Sound Prairies & Oak Woodland: Several agencies and organizations in addition to the project sponsor...; 46.89722222 -122.73611111
S. Puget Sound Prairies- Mima Mounds: The South Puget Sound Prairies is a joint project between...; 46.88361111 -123.05666666
Sagebrush Flat NAP: This project began acquisitions in Douglas County to protect at...; 47.47583333 -119.68166666
Salmon & Snow Creek Estuary: This project in Jefferson County will protect excellent habitat for...; 47.9890257 -122.88794932
Sauk Mountain 93: To protect habitat and old-growth timber, project supports acquisition of...; 48.48833333 -121.61388888
Sharp-Tailed Grouse Ph. 2: Purchase of up to 12,500 acres of critical habitat for...; 48.55194444 -119.41083333
Sharp-tailed Grouse Phase 4: The Columbian sharp-tailed grouse is threatened in Washington and a...; 47.98652506 -119.69517935
Sharp-tailed Grouse Phase 5: This Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) proposal will...; 47.98992077 -119.72898649
Sharp-tailed Grouse, Phase 3: This project proposes to protect habitat crucial to the survival...; 47.96045435 -119.65773778
Sharptailed Grouse Phase 6: The Department of Fish and Wildlife will use this grant...; 48.56227354 -119.66905792
Silverspot Butterfly Habitat: WDFW acquired 50 acres on Loomis Lake on the tip...; 46.44027777 -124.04694444
Skagit Delta Wetlands: Project to secure approximately 4,427 acres of critical wetlands, including...; 48.21916666 -122.33722222
Skagit Peregrine Eyrie #1: Secured purchase of a productive peregrine falcon eyrie near the...; 48.68138888 -122.65361111
Skagit Peregrine Eyrie #2: Acquired 38 acres in Skagit County, on Guemes Island to...; 48.68138888 -122.65361111
Skookumchuck Watershed: The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will use this...; 47.00240211 -120.32421884
Skookumchuck Watershed Phase 1: The Department of Fish and Wildlife will use this grant...; 47.0479536 -120.03934561
Sondino Pond: The last remaining natural Western Pond Turtle site in the...; 45.71194444 -121.31416666
Table Mountain NRCA: This 360 acre acquisition lies within the Columbia River Gorge...; 45.70138888 -121.99166666
Table Mountain NRCA Acquisition: This site in Skamania County adds 267 acres to existing...; 45.70138888 -121.99166666
Tarboo Creek: This 80 acre site in Jefferson County is a rare...; 47.87805555 -122.82944444
Tieton River Canyon: This project in Yakima County will secure 1,920 acres of...; 46.70455097 -120.88823116
Tieton River Canyon - Phase 2: The Tieton River Canyon project In Yakima County seeks to...; 46.70270299 -120.93933532
Trout Lake Wetlands NAP 00: This proposal adds to an ongoing project which provides extremely...; 46.00763873 -121.54426889
Trout Lake Wetlands NAP 96: This combination project in Klickitat County protects 720 acres of...; 46.00416666 -121.55083333
Trout Lake, Wetlands NAP: This wetland site in Klickitat County provides vital habitat for...; 46.00416666 -121.55083333
Union River Wetlands: This 83-acre acquisition in Mason County's lower Hood Canal includes...; 47.44972222 -122.83583333
Washington Harbor: This project to acquire 700 acres near Sequim, in Clallam...; 48.09888888 -123.06194444
Weatherly Ranch: Provided 3,021 acres of high quality range as an addition...; 46.255 -117.42916666
West Rocky Prairie Phase 2: This site in Thurston County represents one of the last...; 46.89413706 -122.88608919
Western Gray Squirrel Ph. 1: This purchase of 640 acres in Klickitat County is adjacent...; 45.81742114 -121.14415696
Western Pond Turtle Phase 3: This project in Klickitat County adds an additional thirty-two acres...; 45.70827286 -121.31291042
White River: The goal of this project is to secure the last...; 47.875 -120.87027777

Note: Not all projects are shown. red = pending, green = funded

Ask your legislator to support these projects!

Proposed Projects for 2012 - 2013 5 total projects $11,150,000

Heart of the Cascades - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,500,000 A WWRP grant will allow the Department of Fish and...

Mid-Columbia Shrub-Steppe - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $950,000 If this WWRP grant is funded, the Department of Fish...

Mountain View & Hanson Ridge - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $4,600,000 WWRP grant funding will allow the Department of Fish and...

Okanogan Similkameen - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $3,100,000 A WWRP grant will allow the Department of Fish and...

Rock Creek - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,000,000 WWRP grant funding will allow the Department of Fish and...

1990 - 2010 Funded Projects 82 total projects $136,029,567

Altoona - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $143,000

Asotin Creek - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,115,000

Asotin Creek Watershed - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $831,402

Balch Lake - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $339,150

Blue Mountain Elk Winter Range - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,425,334

Colockum Inholdings & Additions - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $534,638

Columbia Basin Upland Wildlife, Ph. 2 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $498,813

Columbia River - State Parks - $167,726

Cowiche Watershed - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,781,541

Cowiche/Tieton Watershed Phase 3 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $571,348

Coyote Canyon - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $49,331

Duckabush Wetlands - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $67,000

East Hood Canal Riparian - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,000,000

East Slope Inholdings - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $2,336,100

Fortson Ponds - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $264,029

Hatten/Tracy Rock - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $637,884

Heart of Cascades Ph 2 - Bald Mtn/Rock Creek - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $2,750,000

Heart of the Cascades, Phase 1 (Bald Mountain) - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,922,083

Heron Rookery - State Parks - $1,608

Hood Canal Plateau - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $313,118

Klickitat Steppe, Columbia Hills - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $607,850

Klickitat Wildlife Area 1 & 2 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $570,349

Loon Lake - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $95,078

Lost Lake - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $19,763

Methow Watershed Phase 1 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $5,810,416

Methow Watershed Phase 2 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $6,705,037

Methow Watershed Phase 3 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,604,990

Methow Watershed Phase 4 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $2,812,870

Methow Watershed Phase 6 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $3,500,000

Methow Wildlife Corridor Phase 1 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,864,493

Methow Wildlife Corridor Phase 2 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $5,823,341

Methow Wildlife Corridor Phase 3 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $10,050,000

Methow Wildlife Corridor Phase 4 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $2,480,000

Mid-Columbia Shrub Steppe - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $605,436

Mount Si NRCA - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,412,046

Mountain View Property Phase 1 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $4,200,000

Naches and Cowiche Watershed - Phase 2 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $188,070

Okanogan Sharp-tailed Grouse - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $3,630,323

Okanogan Similkameen Phase 2 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $3,264,897

Okanogan-Similkameen Corridor - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $2,593,473

Peregrine Eyrie, Ph. 1 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,741,565

Peregrine Falcon Habitat Ph. 2 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $566,787

Point Roberts - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $421,427

Rattlesnake Mountain Phase 1 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,867,300

Reardan's Audubon Lake - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $553,443

S. Puget Sound Prairies & Oak Woodland - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $177,813

S. Puget Sound Prairies- Mima Mounds - Dept of Natural Resources - $663,596

Sagebrush Flat NAP - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $450,868

Salmon & Snow Creek Estuary - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $54,165

Sauk Mountain 93 - State Parks - $669,854

Sharp-Tailed Grouse Ph. 2 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $2,763,324

Sharp-tailed Grouse Phase 4 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $496,280

Sharp-tailed Grouse Phase 5 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $913,057

Sharp-tailed Grouse, Phase 3 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $4,528,060

Sharptailed Grouse Phase 6 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $520,257

Silverspot Butterfly Habitat - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $437,483

Skagit Delta Wetlands - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,787,594

Skagit Peregrine Eyrie #1 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,664,747

Skagit Peregrine Eyrie #2 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $927,120

Skookumchuck Watershed - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $3,110,070

Skookumchuck Watershed Phase 1 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,854,789

Sondino Pond - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $128,966

Table Mountain NRCA - Dept of Natural Resources - $2,728,348

Table Mountain NRCA Acquisition - Dept of Natural Resources - $2,500,000

Tarboo Creek - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $472,703

Tieton River Canyon - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $2,548,980

Tieton River Canyon - Phase 2 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $2,806,650

Trout Lake Wetlands NAP 00 - Dept of Natural Resources - $53,699

Trout Lake Wetlands NAP 04 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,452,701

Trout Lake Wetlands NAP 96 - Dept of Natural Resources - $2,350,186

Trout Lake, Wetlands NAP - Dept of Natural Resources - $900,000

Union River Wetlands - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $170,434

Upper Yakima River Acquisitions - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $4,054

Washington Harbor - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,873,885

Weatherly Ranch - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $704,549

West Branch Little Spokane River Phase 1 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $3,661,966

West Branch Little Spokane River Phase II - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $6,472,252

West Rocky Prairie Phase 2 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $2,725,575

Western Gray Squirrel Ph. 1 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,100,000

Western Pond Turtle - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $351,936

Western Pond Turtle Phase 3 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $232,989

White River - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $2,032,558

What is the WWRP?

The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) is a state grant program that creates and conserves local and state parks, wildlife habitat and working farms. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office administers WWRP grants, and the legislature funds the program.

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1990 - 2010 Funded Projects 82 total projects $136,029,567

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