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State Parks used WWRP funds to create access to scenic Ocean Beaches and to build parking and restrooms.
Green Marker Altoona
Purchase of 25 acres of mature riparian conifer/broadleaf forest along...
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Green Marker Bishop Athletic Complex
Phase 2 development at this site includes one Babe Ruth...
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Green Marker Bone River and Niawiakum River NAPs
This proposal is for acquisition of high priority properties within...
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Green Marker Bottle Beach
Purchase of approximately 80 acres of tidelands and uplands along...
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Red Marker Chehalis River Surge Plain (CRSP) water access
The Department of Natural Resources will use this grant to...
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Green Marker Cape D Bell's View Trail
State Parks will use this grant to build a .5-mile...
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Green Marker Cape Disappointment Acquisitions 2003
This goal of this project is to purchase approximately 20...
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Red Marker Cape Disappointment Multi-Use Trail Extension
State Parks will use this grant to construct a .5-mile...
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Green Marker Cape Disappointment Multi-Use Trail
Cape Disappointment State Park is located at the mouth of...
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Red Marker Cape Disappointment - Seaview Dunes Acquisition
Much of the Seaview Dunes receives local protection from development....
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Green Marker Cape Disappointment - Seaview Dunes
The Seaview Dunes area in Pacific County lies between Fort...
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Green Marker Castle Rock Riverfront Trail Extension
Castle Rock will use this grant to extend its Riverfront...
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Green Marker Chehalis River SP NAP Shoreline (Restoration) 2008
The Washington Department of Natural Resources will use this grant...
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Green Marker Chehalis River Surge Plain NAP
This project in Grays Harbor County acquires important properties within...
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Green Marker Chehalis River Surge Plain - 1991
Acquired 992 acres of freshwater surge plain wetland and spruce...
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Green Marker Chehalis River Surge Plain - 1993
Secured numerous small privately-owned parcels, totaling 137 acres, within Chehalis...
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Green Marker Elk River Estuary, Ph. 1
Purchase of 400 acres to protect the Elk River Estuary...
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Green Marker Elk River Estuary, Ph. 2
Secured 2,700 acres of the Elk River estuary to provide...
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Green Marker Elk River NRCA 00
This acquisition in Grays Harbor County lies within the proposed...
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Green Marker Elk River NRCA 02
Through land acquisitions within the Elk River Natural Resources Conservation...
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Green Marker Elk River NRCA (HR) 2006
The Department of Natural Resources will use this grant to...
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Green Marker Fort Columbia Guns
Project transferred and installed two historic cannons from their former...
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Green Marker Friends Landing - 1995
Friends Landing is a 152-acre recreation site developed to provide...
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Green Marker Friends Landing - 1996
This is the final development phase of this popular riverside...
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Green Marker Grayland Beach - Campground Development
This construction project in Grays Harbor will double the camping...
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Green Marker Grayland Beach - Ticor
This proposal seeks WWRP assistance to acquire a key inholding...
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Green Marker Lads & Lassies Park Development
This park is in an low income Kelso neighborhood. The...
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Green Marker Morrison Riverfront Park Acq.
Acquisition of .5 acre as an addition to Morrison Riverfront...
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Green Marker Nevitt Pool Renovation
The City of Raymond, with its nonprofit community partner P.O.O.L....
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Green Marker Niawiakum River NAP
This project purchased 40.96 acres along the Niawiakum River, one...
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Green Marker Ocean Beaches
Ocean beach parcels adjoining existing park ownerships at Grayland Beach...
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Green Marker Ocean Beaches, Sea Cons.
Project continues phased acquisitions of Seashore Conservation Area lands lying...
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Green Marker Pioneer Park Field Lighting
The Aberdeen Parks & Recreation Department will use this grant...
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Green Marker Provo Park
This project involves the development of outdoor recreation facilities on...
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Green Marker Riverfront Park Trail Development
The City of Castle Rock seeks WWRP aid to develop...
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Green Marker Riverfront Recreation Center - Phase 2
This 72-acre regional facility is being developed in phases to...
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Green Marker Riverfront Trail 2
The City of Castle Rock will transform dredge spoils from...
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Green Marker Silverspot Butterfly Enhancement
The Washington Department of Natural Resources will use this grant...
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Green Marker Silverspot Butterfly Habitat
WDFW acquired 50 acres on Loomis Lake on the tip...
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Green Marker Swan Marsh
Acquisition of 140 acres of marsh next to Ledbetter Point...
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Green Marker Teal Slough
This acquisition of 140 acres is under one ownership within...
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Green Marker Vista Park Expansion 98
The port proposes to develop 15 acres in order to...
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Green Marker Willapa Bay Restoration
The Departments of Fish and Wildlife and Natural Resources have...
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Green Marker Willow Grove Beach Phase 1
Development of a major regional waterfront park on the Columbia...
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Note: Not all projects are shown. red = pending, green = funded

19th Legislative District

Pacific, Wahkiakum, Grays Harbor, and Cowlitz Counties

Projects Funded in 2011 - 2012 3 total projects $3,892,259

Cape Disappointment - Seaview Dunes Acquisition - State Parks - $2,250,000 Much of the Seaview Dunes receives local protection from development....
Cape Disappointment Multi-Use Trail Extension - State Parks - $1,600,000 State Parks will use this grant to construct a .5-mile...
Chehalis River Surge Plain (CRSP) water access - Dept of Natural Resources - $42,259 The Department of Natural Resources will use this grant to...

1990 - 2010 Funded Projects 51 total projects $28,255,767

2006 Seaview Dunes Acquisitions - State Parks - $1,200,000
Altoona - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $143,000
Bishop Athletic Complex - Aberdeen Parks & Rec Dept - $300,000
Bone River & Niawiakum River NAPs - Dept of Natural Resources - $845,250
Bone River and Niawiakum River NAPs - Dept of Natural Resources - $139,667
Bottle Beach - State Parks - $249,209
Cape D Bell's View Trail - State Parks - $294,000
Cape Disappointment - Gateway Center - State Parks - $419,750
Cape Disappointment - Seaview Dunes - State Parks - $1,000,000
Cape Disappointment - Seaview Dunes Ph.2 - State Parks - $981,235
Cape Disappointment Acquisitions 2003 - State Parks - $750,000
Cape Disappointment Multi-Use Trail - State Parks - $1,604,975
Castle Rock Riverfront Trail Extension - City of Castle Rock - $327,899
Chehalis River SP NAP Shoreline (Restoration) 2008 - Dept of Natural Resources - $60,000
Chehalis River Surge Plain - 1991 - Dept of Natural Resources - $707,073
Chehalis River Surge Plain - 1993 - Dept of Natural Resources - $139,334
Chehalis River Surge Plain NAP - Dept of Natural Resources - $48,072
Chehalis River Surge Plain NAP 2006 - Dept of Natural Resources - $713,895
Chehalis River Surge Plain NAP Riparian 2008 - Dept of Natural Resources - $719,670
Cowlitz River Acquisition (Eaton) - City of Longview - $126,872
Elk River Estuary, Ph. 1 - Dept of Natural Resources - $430,915
Elk River Estuary, Ph. 2 - Dept of Natural Resources - $4,574,401
Elk River NRCA (HR) 2006 - Dept of Natural Resources - $299,700
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 - $896,070
Fort Columbia Guns - State Parks - $162,808
Friends Landing - 1995 - Grays Harbor Co Parks & Rec - $255,738
Friends Landing - 1996 - Grays Harbor Co Parks & Rec - $293,500
Grayland Beach - Campground Development - State Parks - $1,406,250
Grayland Beach - Ticor - State Parks - $117,723
Lads & Lassies Park Development - Longview-Kelso Parks and Rec - $16,250
Loomis Lake Acquisitions - State Parks - $400,000
Morrison Riverfront Park Acq. - Aberdeen Parks & Rec Dept - $50,000
Nevitt Pool Renovation - City of Raymond - $300,000
Niawiakum River NAP - Dept of Natural Resources - $40,434
Ocean Beaches - State Parks - $201,482
Ocean Beaches, Sea Cons. - State Parks - $104,886
Pioneer Park Field Lighting - Aberdeen Parks & Rec Dept - $500,000
Provo Park - Ilwaco Parks & Rec Dept - $36,576
Riverfront Park Trail Development - City of Castle Rock - $81,221
Riverfront Recreation Center - Phase 2 - Castle Rock School District - $150,000
Riverfront Trail 2 - City of Castle Rock - $401,146
Seaview Dunes - Doney - State Parks - $1,600,000
Silverspot Butterfly Enhancement - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $40,500
Silverspot Butterfly Habitat - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $437,483
Swan Marsh - State Parks - $110,394
Teal Slough - Dept of Natural Resources - $425
Vista Park Expansion 98 - Wahkiakum County #2 Port of - $171,139
Willapa Bay Restoration - Dept of Fish & Wildlife - $250,000
Willow Grove Beach Phase 1 - Cowlitz County Parks & Rec - $211,810

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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