Urban Wildlife 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 Urban Wildlife Habitat grants fund the acquisition of fish and wildlife habitat within five miles of a densely populated area.  Since 1990, the Coalition has secured $74.6 million for state grants for 87 Urban Wildlife Habitat projects.

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

Green Marker Antoine Peak Acquisition
Spokane County will use this grant to buy 385 acres,...
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Green Marker Beaver Lake Natural Area Preserve
This project acquires 58 acres of highly diverse wetlands, riparian,...
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Green Marker Beaver Lk Natural Area Preserve, Phase 2
This is a project to acquire 17.01 acres of privately...
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Green Marker Black River Riparian Forest
Added 14 acres along the Black River to the 67...
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Green Marker Carpenter Creek
This acquisition is located near the urban growth area of...
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Green Marker Central Kitsap Greenway
This project will acquire approximately 340 acres of land in...
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Green Marker Central Kitsap Riparian Corridor, Ph 2
The Central Kitsap Riparian Corridor begins Phase 2 of the...
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Green Marker Central Kitsap Riparian Corridor, Ph.1
This project begins protection by fee simple and easements on...
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Green Marker Cheasty Grnblt & Mt View Nat. Areas 1992
City purchase of16 acres in east/central Seattle to expand its...
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Green Marker Cheasty Grnblt & Mt.View Nat. Areas 1993
Addition of five acres to expand the Cheasty and Mt....
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Green Marker Chimacum Watershed
The Chimacum Watershed is located south of Port Townsend in...
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Green Marker Chuckanut Mountain Park
County added 140 acres of wildlife habitat on Chuckanut Mountain,...
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Green Marker Connelly Creek Corridor
Acquisition of 10.7 acres of undeveloped corridors to the north...
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Green Marker Cougar Mtn - Squak Mtn Wildlife Corridor
Issaquah will use this grant to buy 40 acres of...
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Green Marker Duwamish Head Greenbelt Ph. 2
Addition of seven acres to the Duwamish Head Greenbelt in...
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Green Marker Duwamish Head Greenbelt, Ph. 1
Acquisition of 15.5 acres to expand the Duwamish Head Greenbelt...
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Green Marker East Duwamish Greenbelt
Purchased 5.4 acres to help consolidate public ownership of this...
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Green Marker Fern Cove
Protection for Fern Cove Estuary uplands and tidelands at the...
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Green Marker Flett Creek
Acquisition of land to provide permanent protection of two Garry...
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Green Marker Gazzam Lake
This 243-acre acquisition in Kitsap County protected woodlands, a 14-acre...
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Green Marker Gazzam Lake, Phase 3
Bainbridge Island Park District will use this grant to buy...
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Green Marker Hammacher Property
This 680-acre acquisition ties into the ecosystem of the Dishman...
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Green Marker Issaquah Creek - Log Cabin Reach Acq
This project seeks to acquire three parcels on Issaquah Creek...
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Green Marker Juanita Bay Park Expansion
City secured 2.22 acres of undeveloped Lake Washington waterfront property...
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Green Marker Kiwanis Ravine
Secured 7.6 acres of wildlife habitat in the Magnolia area's...
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Green Marker Lake Cassidy/Lake Martha Wetlands
Acquisition of 277 acres of wetland area near Marysville. The...
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Green Marker Lewis River Lowlands
This 756 acre acquisition preserves shorelines, emergent, scrub/shrub, and forested...
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Green Marker Longfellow Creek Greenspace Expansion
Seattle will use this grant to buy .92 acre next...
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Green Marker Longfellow Creek Natural Area
Protected 16 acres, located along undeveloped areas on Longfellow Creek,...
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Green Marker Lost Continent of Illahee Watershed
Acquisition of 28.68 acres of near pristine quality habitat to...
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Green Marker Lund's Gulch/Lund's Creek
This acquisition project begins purchasing properties along Lund’s Creek which...
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Green Marker Magnuson Park Wetlands/Habitat Res
Seattle will use this grant to create approximately 2 acres...
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Green Marker Maury Island Heronry Acquisition
An acquisition of 15 acres to support the largest great...
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Green Marker McCrory Lyford Acquisition
This project secured approximately 43 acres of undeveloped property in...
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Green Marker Meigs Farm Wetland
Purchase of 67 acres of wetlands and wildlife habitat in...
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Green Marker Mercer Slough Habitat
This development project enhances the diversity of landscape types in...
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Green Marker Morgan Marsh Preservation
This purchase of 360 acres of wetlands and lakes lies...
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Green Marker Mount Si NRCA 00
This project adds properties to the Mount Si Natural Resources...
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Green Marker Mount Si NRCA 02
This project secures privately owned properties for inclusion in the...
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Green Marker Open Space Acquisition
City acquired 21 acres of wooded ravine land in central...
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Green Marker Pipers Creek
City acquired five acres to extend Carkeek Park and Pipers...
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Green Marker Port Townsend Urban Wildlife Corridor
This project would allow the City of Port Townsend to...
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Green Marker Puget Creek Natural Area
This project will complete the acquisition of wetland parcels that...
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Green Marker Salmon Creek Acquisition
Purchased 98 acres for the Salmon Creek Greenbelt near Des...
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Green Marker Shinglemill Creek Watershed Salmon Prese
Shinglemill Creek is located on the east side of Vashon...
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Green Marker Snohomish River Delta Wetlands
Protection for cattail/bullrush marshes south of Marysville which help maintain...
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Green Marker South Issaquah Creek Greenway Project
The proposed project is for the acquisition of a 4.4...
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Green Marker Spokane River Bank Acquisition
City acquired 36 acres containing one mile of shoreline along...
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Green Marker Stavis NRCA / Kitsap Forest NAP
This project will acquire properties near Bremerton in Kitsap County....
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Green Marker Thornton Creek
Purchased seven acres in three separate natural areas providing access...
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Green Marker Three Forks Park
County purchased 350 acres of riverfront, wetlands, and uplands at...
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Green Marker Upper Bear Creek Conservation Area
This 94 acre acquisition establishes a key linkage in the...
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Green Marker Vancouver Lake Lowlands - 1991
County purchased 1,518 acres in the Vancouver Lake lowlands and...
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Green Marker Vancouver Lake Lowlands Ph. 1 91
Transfer of 29 acres of property originally acquired under IAC...
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Green Marker Vancouver Lake Lowlands, Ph. 1
Purchase of 596 acres of shorelands, wetlands, and flood plains...
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Green Marker Vancouver Wetlands, Phase 2
Additional acquisition of 513 acres of wetland habitat in Vancouver....
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Green Marker Wapato Hills Habitat Area
Wapato Hills is the largest contiguous parcel of undeveloped open...
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Green Marker West Tiger Mountain NRCA
This 150 acre acquisition in King County secures crucial inholdings...
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Green Marker West Tiger Mountain NRCA 02
This is a project to acquire privately owned properties eligible...
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Green Marker West Tiger Mountain NRCA 98
The Tiger Mountain State Forest is located near Issaquah in...
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Green Marker West Tiger Mountain NRCA Acq
This purchase of 128 acres in King County secures critical...
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Green Marker Whipple Creek 04
This project involves the acquisition of 40 acres of shoreline,...
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Green Marker Woodard Bay NRCA - 1994
For the Woodard Bay NRCA and associated watershed, on Puget...
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Green Marker Woodard Bay NRCA - 1996
This addition of acreage and shoreline ensures that Woodard Bay...
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Green Marker Woodard Bay NRCA 00
This acquisition will enhance the Woodard Bay Natural Resource Conservation...
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Green Marker Woodard Bay NRCA 02
This project in Thurston County will secure additional shoreline and...
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Green Marker Woodard Bay NRCA 04
Acquisition of additional land, including shoreline, will enhance the Woodard...
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Green Marker Woodway Reserve 97
The proposed Woodway Reserve would acquire 20.8 acres and contains...
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Note: Not all projects are shown. red = pending, green = funded

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Proposed Projects for 2012 - 2013 5 total projects $7,680,745

Flume Creek Habitat Area - Clark County - $1,105,925 With a WWRP grant, Clark County will protect 160 acres...
Middle Fork Snoqualmie & Mt Si - Dept of Natural Resources - $2,610,510 If this WWRP grant is funded, the Department of Natural...
North Kitsap Heritage Park - Kitsap County Parks and Rec - $392,000 A WWRP grant will allow Kitsap County to acquire 470...
Stavis / Kitsap Forest Natural Area - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,428,525 If this WWRP grant is funded, the Department of Natural...
Woodard Bay - Dept of Natural Resources - $2,143,785 Acquisition of additional acreage will enhance the Woodard Bay Natural...

1990 - 2010 Funded Projects 89 total projects $75,025,453

Admiralty Inlet Natural Area Preserve 2010 - Dept of Natural Resources - $75,560
Antoine Peak Acquisition - Spokane County - $1,421,750
Antoine Peak Acquisition Phase 2 - Spokane County Parks & Rec - $1,659,125
Antoine Peak Phase 3 Acquisition - Spokane County Parks & Rec - $1,633,198
Beaver Lake Natural Area Preserve - City of Sammamish - $1,493,146
Beaver Lk Natural Area Preserve, Phase 2 - City of Sammamish - $301,256
Black River Riparian Forest - Renton Parks Department - $228,350
Carpenter Creek - Kitsap County Parks and Rec - $144,661
Central Kitsap Greenway - Kitsap County Parks and Rec - $755,902
Central Kitsap Riparian Corridor, Ph 2 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,555,262
Central Kitsap Riparian Corridor, Ph.1 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,000,000
Chambers Creek Acquisition - Pierce County Parks & Rec - $1,049,687
Cheasty Grnblt & Mt View Nat. Areas 1992 - Seattle Parks & Rec Dept - $1,000,000
Cheasty Grnblt & Mt.View Nat. Areas 1993 - Seattle Parks & Rec Dept - $500,000
Chimacum Watershed - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,723,335
Chuckanut Mountain Park - Whatcom County Parks & Rec - $544,350
Connelly Creek Corridor - Bellingham Parks & Rec Dept - $218,492
Cougar Mtn - Squak Mtn Wildlife Corridor - City of Issaquah - $496,937
Duwamish Head Greenbelt Ph. 2 - Seattle Parks & Rec Dept - $477,985
Duwamish Head Greenbelt, Ph. 1 - Seattle Parks & Rec Dept - $1,252,590
East Duwamish Greenbelt - Seattle Parks & Rec Dept - $706,850
Fern Cove - Vashon Park District - $398,500
Flett Creek - Clover Park Technical College - $280,119
Gazzam Lake - Bainbridge Island Park Dist - $1,225,000
Gazzam Lake, Phase 3 - Bainbridge Island Park Dist - $551,178
Grass Lake Nature Park - Olympia Parks, Arts & Rec - $900,000
Hammacher Property - Spokane County Parks & Rec - $500,000
Issaquah Creek - Log Cabin Reach Acq - King Co Water & Land Res - $208,894
Juanita Bay Park Expansion - City of Kirkland - $200,000
Kiwanis Ravine - Seattle Parks & Rec Dept - $231,040
Lake Cassidy/Lake Martha Wetlands - Snohomish County Parks Dept - $500,000
Lewis River Lowlands - Clark County Parks Dept - $1,008,333
Longfellow Creek Greenspace Expansion - City of Seattle - $294,892
Longfellow Creek Natural Area - Seattle Parks & Rec Dept - $1,300,000
Lost Continent of Illahee Watershed - Kitsap County Parks and Rec - $418,614
Lund's Gulch/Lund's Creek - Lynnwood Parks & Rec - $420,372
Lynch Cove Estuary - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $1,406,265
Magnuson Park Wetlands/Habitat Res - City of Seattle - $364,851
Maury Island Heronry Acquisition - Vashon Park District - $102,250
McCrory Lyford Acquisition - City of Kirkland - $510,000
Meigs Farm Wetland - Bainbridge Island Park Dist - $325,000
Mercer Slough Habitat - Bellevue Parks & Comm Serv - $124,855
Morgan Marsh Preservation - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $840,000
Morse Creek - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $354,885
Mount Si NRCA 00 - Dept of Natural Resources - $2,898,523
Mount Si NRCA 02 - Dept of Natural Resources - $871,594
Mount Si NRCA 02- Return - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,200,000
Mud Lake/Lewis River - Clark County - $62,085
Open Space Acquisition - Mercer Island Parks & Rec Dept - $1,000,000
Pipers Creek - Seattle Parks & Rec Dept - $300,000
Port Townsend Urban Wildlife Corridor - Port Townsend Parks Dept - $185,701
Puget Creek Natural Area - Seattle Parks & Rec Dept - $50,000
Salmon Creek Acquisition - City of Burien - $1,098,100
Shinglemill Creek Watershed Salmon Prese - Vashon Park District - $1,247,833
Snohomish River Delta Wetlands - Snohomish County Parks Dept - $184,121
Snohomish River Estuary - Snohomish County Parks Dept - $199,500
Soaring Eagle Park/Hazel Wolf Wetlands - King Co Parks & Rec - $1,000,000
South Issaquah Creek Greenway Project - Issaquah Parks & Rec Dept - $229,631
Spokane River Bank Acquisition - Spokane City Parks & Rec Dept - $550,000
Stavis NRCA / Kitsap Forest NAP - Dept of Natural Resources - $2,669,703
Stavis NRCA / Kitsap Forest NAP 2006 - Dept of Natural Resources - $3,005,135
Stavis NRCA / Kitsap Forest NAP 2008 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,586,025
Stavis NRCA / Kitsap Forest NAP 2010 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,810,042
Swamp Creek - King Co Parks & Rec - $645,333
Thornton Creek - Seattle Parks & Rec Dept - $632,000
Three Forks Park - King Co Parks & Rec - $1,150,360
Tukes Mountain Land Acquisition - Clark County - $227,750
Upper Bear Creek Conservation Area - King Co Parks & Rec - $467,546
Vancouver Lake Lowlands - 1991 - Clark County Parks Dept - $980,649
Vancouver Lake Lowlands Ph. 1 91 - Port of Vancouver - $0
Vancouver Lake Lowlands, Ph. 1 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $661,312
Vancouver Wetlands, Phase 2 - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $2,057,739
Wapato Hills Habitat Area - City of Tacoma - $900,000
West Duwamish Greenbelt - Seattle Parks & Rec Dept - $1,050,000
West Tiger Mountain NRCA - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,750,000
West Tiger Mountain NRCA 02 - Dept of Natural Resources - $824,062
West Tiger Mountain NRCA 04 - Dept of Natural Resources - $509,637
West Tiger Mountain NRCA 98 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,411,305
West Tiger Mountain NRCA Acq - Dept of Natural Resources - $950,000
Whipple Creek 04 - Clark County Parks Dept - $1,020,920
Whispering Firs Bog - Vashon Park District - $400,000
Woodard Bay NRCA - 1994 - Dept of Natural Resources - $494,010
Woodard Bay NRCA - 1996 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,200,000
Woodard Bay NRCA 00 - Dept of Natural Resources - $784,528
Woodard Bay NRCA 02 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,202,391
Woodard Bay NRCA 04 - Dept of Natural Resources - $1,540,266
Woodard Bay NRCA 2006 - Dept of Natural Resources - $2,039,669
Woodard Bay NRCA 2008 - Dept of Natural Resources - $524,499
Woodway Reserve 97 - Town of Woodway - $750,000

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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