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.
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Altoona
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Purchase of 25 acres of mature riparian conifer/broadleaf forest along...
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Asotin Creek
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This 4,444 acre acquisition in Asotin County will help the...
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Asotin Creek Watershed
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This project will acquire 8,500-acre Schlee Ranch comprised of salmonid...
- 46.20243996 -117.29971365
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Balch Lake
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Protection of 50 acres in Klickitat County which includes a...
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Blue Mountain Elk Winter Range
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Conservation of 7,000 acres of high quality elk habitat in...
- 46.27583333 -117.18194444
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Colockum Inholdings & Additions
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To protect critical migratory routes and winter range for Rocky...
- 47.18527777 -120.15305555
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Columbia Basin Upland Wildlife, Ph. 2
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Continued protection for strategically located plots in the Columbia Basin...
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Columbia River
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The acquisition of 16.03 acres of additional wildlife habitat along...
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Coyote Canyon
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Purchased 240 acres located on channeled scabland topography in the...
- 47.52333333 -119.68361111
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Duckabush Wetlands
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This 65-acre purchase in eastern Jefferson County secures a portion...
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East Hood Canal Riparian
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This project in Kitsap County is for fee simple and...
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Fortson Ponds
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Project supports acquisition of up to 200 acres of habitat...
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Hatten/Tracy Rock
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Secured 2,384 acres of shrub-steppe habitat in Lincoln County. The...
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Heron Rookery
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The purpose of this agreement is to acquire 80 acres...
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Hood Canal Plateau
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The Hood Canal Plateau project in Kitsap County targets acquisition...
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Klickitat Wildlife Area 1 & 2
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Protected 1,312 acres along the Klickitat River drainage. Relatively free...
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Loon Lake
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Acquisition of 14.86 acres of wetland areas on Loon Lake,...
- 48.05472222 -117.64277777
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Lost Lake
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Protection of 4.73 acres of freshwater marsh at the southern...
- 48.84638888 -119.05
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Methow Watershed Phase 1
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This project proposes to protect critical wildlife habitat in the...
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Methow Watershed Phase 2
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The current emphasis of this ongoing project in Okanogan County...
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Methow Watershed Phase 3
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This project will provide critical habitat for sharp-tailed grouse, spring...
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Methow Watershed Phase 4
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The goal of the Methow Watershed project in Okanogan County...
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Methow Wildlife Corridor Phase 1
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This project began protection of winter range for the state's...
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Methow Wildlife Corridor Phase 2
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Additional purchase of 845 acres of mule deer winter range...
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Methow Wildlife Corridor Phase 3
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Continues protection efforts by purchase of up to 5,500 acres...
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Methow Wildlife Corridor Phase 4
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This 15,00 acre acquisition in Okanogan County includes several willing...
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Mount Si NRCA
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Mount Si is an extremely popular conservation area due to...
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Naches and Cowiche Watershed - Phase 2
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The Cowiche Watershed Phase 2 project in Yakima County seeks...
- 46.62916755 -120.87467939
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Peregrine Eyrie, Ph. 1
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Purchase of one of the six peregrine eyries located on...
- 48.68138888 -122.65361111
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Peregrine Falcon Habitat Ph. 2
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Acquisition of 356 acres of peregrine falcon habitat which includes...
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Point Roberts
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Acquisition of a five-acre heron rookery in this Whatcom County...
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Reardan's Audubon Lake
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Reardan's Audubon Lake in Lincoln County is 277 acres of...
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S. Puget Sound Prairies & Oak Woodland
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Several agencies and organizations in addition to the project sponsor...
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S. Puget Sound Prairies- Mima Mounds
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The South Puget Sound Prairies is a joint project between...
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Sagebrush Flat NAP
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This project began acquisitions in Douglas County to protect at...
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Salmon & Snow Creek Estuary
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This project in Jefferson County will protect excellent habitat for...
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Sauk Mountain 93
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To protect habitat and old-growth timber, project supports acquisition of...
- 48.48833333 -121.61388888
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Sharp-Tailed Grouse Ph. 2
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Purchase of up to 12,500 acres of critical habitat for...
- 48.55194444 -119.41083333
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Sharp-tailed Grouse Phase 4
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The Columbian sharp-tailed grouse is threatened in Washington and a...
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Sharp-tailed Grouse Phase 5
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This Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) proposal will...
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Sharp-tailed Grouse, Phase 3
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This project proposes to protect habitat crucial to the survival...
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Sharptailed Grouse Phase 6
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The Department of Fish and Wildlife will use this grant...
- 48.56227354 -119.66905792
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Silverspot Butterfly Habitat
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WDFW acquired 50 acres on Loomis Lake on the tip...
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Skagit Delta Wetlands
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Project to secure approximately 4,427 acres of critical wetlands, including...
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Skagit Peregrine Eyrie #1
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Secured purchase of a productive peregrine falcon eyrie near the...
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Skagit Peregrine Eyrie #2
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Acquired 38 acres in Skagit County, on Guemes Island to...
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Skookumchuck Watershed
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will use this...
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Skookumchuck Watershed Phase 1
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The Department of Fish and Wildlife will use this grant...
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Sondino Pond
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The last remaining natural Western Pond Turtle site in the...
- 45.71194444 -121.31416666
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Table Mountain NRCA
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This 360 acre acquisition lies within the Columbia River Gorge...
- 45.70138888 -121.99166666
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Table Mountain NRCA Acquisition
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This site in Skamania County adds 267 acres to existing...
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Tarboo Creek
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This 80 acre site in Jefferson County is a rare...
- 47.87805555 -122.82944444
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Tieton River Canyon
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This project in Yakima County will secure 1,920 acres of...
- 46.70455097 -120.88823116
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Tieton River Canyon - Phase 2
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The Tieton River Canyon project In Yakima County seeks to...
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Trout Lake Wetlands NAP 00
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This proposal adds to an ongoing project which provides extremely...
- 46.00763873 -121.54426889
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Trout Lake Wetlands NAP 96
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This combination project in Klickitat County protects 720 acres of...
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Trout Lake, Wetlands NAP
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This wetland site in Klickitat County provides vital habitat for...
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Union River Wetlands
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This 83-acre acquisition in Mason County's lower Hood Canal includes...
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Washington Harbor
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This project to acquire 700 acres near Sequim, in Clallam...
- 48.09888888 -123.06194444
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Weatherly Ranch
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Provided 3,021 acres of high quality range as an addition...
- 46.255 -117.42916666
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West Rocky Prairie Phase 2
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This site in Thurston County represents one of the last...
- 46.89413706 -122.88608919
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Western Gray Squirrel Ph. 1
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This purchase of 640 acres in Klickitat County is adjacent...
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Western Pond Turtle Phase 3
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This project in Klickitat County adds an additional thirty-two acres...
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White River
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The goal of this project is to secure the last...
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Note: Not all projects are shown. 
Ask your legislator to support these projects!
Proposed Projects for 2012 - 2013 5 total projects $11,150,000
1990 - 2010 Funded Projects 82 total projects $136,029,567
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.

