Natural Areas

The Coalition is currently asking the state legislature for $100 million for the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) in the capital construction budget.

WWRP funded Natural Areas include high quality native ecosystems, unique plant or animal communities, endangered or threatened species, rare geological features, or features of scientific or educational value.

Since 1990, the Coalition has secured $69 million for state grants to protect 66 Natural Area projects in Washington State. Funding is provided for acquisitions only.

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

2009 Funded Projects

Bone River and Niawiakum River NAPs 2008 - Dept of Natural Resources - $883,312

This proposal is for acquisition of high priority properties within...

Ink Blot and Shumocher Creek NAPs 2008 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,747,200

DNR proposes to buy, manage, and protect wetlands and adjacent...

Lacamas Prairie Natural Area 2008 - Dept of Natural Resources - $3,540,022

Located northeast of Vancouver, in the Puget Trough/Willamette Valley ecoregion,...

Trout Lake NAP 2008 - Dept of Natural Resources - $859,801

This proposed project, in Klickitat County, is for the acquisition...

Washougal Oaks NAP/NRCA 2008 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,709,977

This proposal is for acquisition of privately owned properties located...

1990 - 2008 Funded Projects

Arid Lands NAPs - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,027,425

Bald Hill NRCA 2006 - Dept of Natural Resources - $2,601,211

Bone River & Niawiakum River NAPs - Dept of Natural Resources - $845,250

Carlisle Bog NAP - Dept of Natural Resources - $246,330

Cattle Point NRCA 96 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,219,874

Chehalis River Surge Plain - 1991 - Dept of Natural Resources - $707,073

Chehalis River Surge Plain - 1993 - Dept of Natural Resources - $139,335

Chehalis River Surge Plain NAP - Dept of Natural Resources - $48,072

Coastal NAP - Dept of Natural Resources - $2,999,999

Coastal NAP - 1996 - Dept of Natural Resources - $2,434,546

Columbia Hills NAP - Dept of Natural Resources - $2,500,000

Cypress Island Natural Area 00 - Dept of Natural Resources - $2,471,411

Cypress Island Natural Area 02 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,628,786

Cypress Island Natural Area 04 - Dept of Natural Resources - $2,325,076

Cypress Island Natural Area 98 - Dept of Natural Resources - $294,000

Cypress Island NRCA - Dept of Natural Resources - $2,496,980

Cypress Island NRCA - Ph. 2 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,000,000

Cypress Island NRCA, Ph. 1 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,421,970

Cypress Island NRCA, Ph. 3 - Dept of Natural Resources - $910,028

Cypress Island NRCA, Ph. 4 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,000,000

Dyer Haystacks and Two Steppe NAPs - Dept of Natural Resources - $543,690

Elk River Estuary, Ph. 1 - Dept of Natural Resources - $430,916

Elk River Estuary, Ph. 2 - Dept of Natural Resources - $4,574,401

Elk River NRCA 00 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,402,432

Elk River NRCA 02 - Dept of Natural Resources - $2,542,583

Elk River NRCA 2006 - Dept of Natural Resources - Dept of Natural Resources - $896,070

Entiat Slopes NAP - Dept of Natural Resources - $248,195

Estuarine NAPs - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,471,392

Freshwater NAPs - Dept of Natural Resources - $251,267

Golden Paintbrush Preserve - Dept of Natural Resources - $437,556

Hat Island - Dept of Natural Resources - $670,102

Ink Blot and Shumocher Creek NAPs - Dept of Natural Resources - $523,021

Ink Blot and Shumocher Creek NAPs 04 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,307,460

Kennedy Creek NAP - Dept of Natural Resources - $664,807

Klickitat Canyon NRCA 2006 - Dept of Natural Resources - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,811,040

Lacamas Prairie Natural Area 2006 - Dept of Natural Resources - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,315,755

Larkspur Meadows, Ph. 1 - Dept of Natural Resources - $931,924

Larkspur Meadows, Ph. 2 - Dept of Natural Resources - $300,000

Larkspur Meadows, Ph. 3 - Dept of Natural Resources - $373,973

Larkspur Meadows, Ph. 4 - Dept of Natural Resources - $444,281

Lummi Island Natural Area Phase I - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $875,096

Methow Rapids NAP - Dept of Natural Resources - $878,325

Methow Rapids NAP 2006 - Dept of Natural Resources - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,257,952

Mount Si NRCA, Ph. 2 - Dept of Natural Resources - $250,000

Mount Si NRCA 98 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,450,025

Mount Si NRCA, Ph. 1 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,513,114

Mount Si NRCA, Ph. 3 - Dept of Natural Resources - $92,976

Niawiakum River NAP - Dept of Natural Resources - $40,434

North Bay - Dept of Natural Resources - $766,866

North Bay NAP 00 - Dept of Natural Resources - $628,240

Northern Shrub Steppe - Dept of Natural Resources - $68,077

Old Growth Oak Forest - Dept of Natural Resources - $494,515

Puget Trough Estuarine NAPs - Dept of Natural Resources - $265,362

Puget Trough Freshwater NAPs - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,589,150

Puget Trough NAPs - Dept of Natural Resources - $800,000

Selah Cliffs NAP 00 - Dept of Natural Resources - $498,225

Selah Cliffs NAP 04 - Dept of Natural Resources - $37,624

Selah Cliffs NAP 2006 - Dept of Natural Resources - $715,785

Stavis NRCA / Kitsap Forest NAP 2002 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,059,781

Swan Marsh - State Parks - $110,395

Table Mountain NRCA 92 - Dept of Natural Resources - $500,000

Teal Slough - Dept of Natural Resources - $426

Washougal Oaks NAP/NRCA 02 - Dept of Natural Resources - $2,432,193

Washougal Oaks NAP/NRCA 04 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,333,762

Washougal Oaks NAP/NRCA 2006 - Dept of Natural Resources - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,878,187

Woodard Bay NRCA 93 - Dept of Natural Resources - $812,383

Arid Lands NAPs: This acquisition of 4,000 acres in six Washington counties protects...; 45.71 -121.1
Bald Hill NRCA 2006: Bald Hill hosts fourteen high priority elements; seven plant associations,...; 46.82 -122.41
Bone River & Niawiakum River NAPs: This proposal is for acquisition of high priority properties within...; 46.66 -123.88
Carlisle Bog NAP: DNR proposes to buy a privately owned 80-acre property for...; 47.15 -124.08
Cattle Point NRCA 96: This project begins acquisition along Griffin Bay on San Juan...; 48.46 -122.96
Cattle Point NRCA 96: This project begins acquisition along Griffin Bay on San Juan...; 48.46 -122.96
Chehalis River Surge Plain - 1991: Acquisition of fresh water surge plain wetland and adjoining buffer...; 46.94 -123.66
Chehalis River Surge Plain - 1993: Acquisition of numerous small privately-owned parcels within Chehalis River Natural...; 46.94 -123.66
Chehalis River Surge Plain NAP: This proposal is for acquisition of important properties within the...; 46.96 -123.7
Coastal NAP: Acquisition of high priority and threatened natural resource properties within...; 47.05 -124.12
Coastal NAP - 1996: This acquisition of 2,500 acres in Grays Harbor and Pacific...; 47.05 -124.12
Columbia Hills NAP: Acquisition of approximately 3,000 acres to form the Dalles Mountain...; 45.71 -121.1
Cypress Island Natural Area 00: This proposal is for acquisition of privately-owned waterfront properties on...; 48.54 -122.69
Cypress Island Natural Area 02: This proposal is for acquisition of privately-owned waterfront properties on...; 48.61 -122.71
Cypress Island Natural Area 04: This proposal in Skagit County is for acquisition of privately-owned...; 48.61 -122.71
Cypress Island Natural Area 98: This proposal is for acquisition of 786 acres of high...; 48.59 -122.7
Cypress Island NRCA: This proposal is for acquisition of high priority private waterfront...; 48.59 -122.7
Cypress Island NRCA - Ph. 2: Continued acquisition of threatened properties on Cypress Island in San...; 48.59 -122.7
Cypress Island NRCA, Ph. 1: Acquisition of the most signigicant private lands within the Cypress...; 48.59 -122.7
Cypress Island NRCA, Ph. 3: Acquisition of the most environmentally significant private lands within the...; 48.59 -122.7
Cypress Island NRCA, Ph. 4: This acquisition of 85 acres of uplands and wetlands in...; 48.59 -122.7
Dyer Haystacks and Two Steppe NAPs: This project seeks to protect excellent to good condition examples...; 47.99 -119.77
Elk River Estuary, Ph. 1: Acquisition of the Elk River Estuary which is the largest,...; 46.84 -124.01
Elk River Estuary, Ph. 2: Acquisition of the Elk River Estuary to provide for the...; 46.84 -124.01
Elk River NRCA 00: Through acquisition of land within the proposed Elk River Natural...; 46.86 -124.03
Elk River NRCA 02: Through land acquisitions within the Elk River Natural Resources Conservation...; 46.85 -124.04
Elk River NRCA 2006: Through land acquisitions within the Elk River Natural Resources Conservation...; 46.87 -124.02
Entiat Slopes NAP: This proposal is to acquire 1,495 acres of critical property...; 47.64 -120.26
Estuarine NAPs: This proposal is for the acquisition of high priority properties...; 47.1 -123.08
Freshwater NAPs: This proposal is for the acquisition of high priority properties...; 47.31 -123.07
Golden Paintbrush Preserve: This project will allow permanent protection and management of a...; 48.17 -122.68
Hat Island: Acquisition of 91 acre Hat Island, which lies on the...; 48.52 -122.55
Ink Blot and Shumocher Creek NAPs 04: DNR proposes to buy, manage, and protect wetlands and adjacent...; 47.3 -123.24
Kennedy Creek NAP: The objective of this project is to acquire three priority...; 47.09 -123.07
Klickitat Canyon NRCA 2006: This project involves the proposed acquisition of 919 acres of...; 46.04 -121.24
Lacamas Prairie Natural Area 2006: Located north of Vancouver, in the Puget Trough/Willamette Valley ecoregion,...; 45.64 -122.46
Larkspur Meadows, Ph. 1: Larkspur Meadow complex consists of mosaic open meadows dominated by...; 47.47 -120.57
Larkspur Meadows, Ph. 2: Larkspur Meadows contains the largest population of both an endangered...; 47.47 -120.57
Larkspur Meadows, Ph. 3: Larkspur Meadows contains the largest population of both an endangered...; 47.47 -120.57
Larkspur Meadows, Ph. 4: This purchase in Chelan County protects the most significant and...; 47.47 -120.57
Lummi Island Natural Area Phase I: The project is located on the west side of Lummi...; 48.68 -122.66
Methow Rapids NAP: Recent inventories have documented that over one-half of the state's...; 48.03 -119.88
Methow Rapids NAP 2006: Recent inventories have documented that over one-half of the state's...; 48.02 -119.88
Mount Si NRCA, Ph. 2: Acquisition in the Mount Si natural Resources Conservation Area (NRCA)...; 47.5 -121.7
Mount Si NRCA 98: Mount Si is an extremely popular conservation area due to...; 47.5 -121.7
Mount Si NRCA, Ph. 1: Acquisition in the Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation Area (NRCA)...; 47.5 -121.7
Mount Si NRCA, Ph. 3: NULL; 47.5 -121.7
Niawiakum River NAP: The Niawiakum River is one of the four highest quality...; 46.62 -123.9
North Bay: Acquisition of a natural area, preserving six types of wetlands,...; 47.05 -124.12
North Bay NAP 00: This acquisition proposal will add land (under threat of logging,...; 47.04 -124.11
Northern Shrub Steppe: This proposal is to acquire critical properties within two high...; 47.99 -119.77
Old Growth Oak Forest: White Salmon Oak Natural Resources Conservation Area(NRCA) (a.k.a. Old Growth...; 45.79 -121.51
Puget Trough Estuarine NAPs: This proposal is for the acquisition of high priority properties...; 47.1 -123.09
Puget Trough Freshwater NAPs: This proposal is for the acquisition of high priority properties...; 48.72 -122.03
Puget Trough NAPs: This proposal is for acquisition of high priority properties within...; 47.1 -123.09
Selah Cliffs NAP 00: This project is an expansion of the existing Selah Cliffs...; 46.71 -120.46
Selah Cliffs NAP 04: This project in Yakima County is part of a continued...; 46.71 -120.46
Selah Cliffs NAP 2006: This project in Yakima County is part of a continued...; 46.7 -120.44
Stavis NRCA / Kitsap Forest NAP 2002: This is a project to acquire privately owned properties and...; 47.59 -122.9
Swan Marsh: Acquisition of 140 acres of marsh next to Ledbetter State...; 46.6 -124.04
Table Mountain NRCA 92: Acquisition of approximately 250 acres in addition to existing ownership...; 45.7 -121.99
Teal Slough: This acquisition of 140 acres is under one ownership within...; 46.43 -123.91
Washougal Oaks NAP/NRCA 02: This proposal is for acquisition of privately owned properties located...; 45.56 -122.27
Washougal Oaks NAP/NRCA 04: This proposal is for acquisition of privately owned properties located...; 45.57 -122.26
Washougal Oaks NAP/NRCA 2006: This proposal is for acquisition of privately owned properties located...; 45.56 -122.27
Woodard Bay NRCA 93: Woodard Bay NRCA provides important habitat for wildlife, including nesting...; 47.13 -122.85

Note: Not all projects are shown.

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