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Naches and Cowiche Watershed - Phase 2
- Status
- Funded in 2005
The Cowiche Watershed Phase 2 project in Yakima County seeks to protect 4,640 acres of critical and diverse habitats on the east slopes of the Cascade Mountains near Yakima, while expanding connectivity among existing public lands. Priority habitats on the project include stream, riparian, wetland, shrub-steppe, oak woodland, aspen, cliffs, and talus. The property provides critical habitat for numerous listed and priority species, including: federally-listed steelhead and bull trout, west-slope cutthroat trout, golden eagle, loggerhead shrike, sage thrasher, sage sparrow, white-headed woodpecker, Lewis' woodpecker, elk, mule deer, and bighorn sheep. The department has partnered with the Cowiche Canyon Conservancy (a local land trust) and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The current landowner needs to sell the property to meet his financial obligations, which puts this land in imminent risk of subdivision and development.
Location
From Yakima: Take Hwy 12 to 40th Avenue exit. Head south on 40th Ave. to Summitview Avenue and turn right. Drive several miles and turn left on Cowiche Mill Road. Go 6.5 miles and you will enter the project site which covers more than 5 miles of creek along the South Fork Cowiche and Reynolds creeks.
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Naches and Cowiche Watershed - Phase 2
- The Cowiche Watershed Phase 2 project in Yakima County seeks to protect 4,640 acres of critical and diverse habitats on the east slopes of the Cascade Mountains near Yakima, while expanding connectivity among existing public lands. Priority habitats on the project include stream, riparian, wetland, shrub-steppe, oak woodland, aspen, cliffs, and talus. The property provides critical habitat for numerous listed and priority species, including: federally-listed steelhead and bull trout, west-slope cutthroat trout, golden eagle, loggerhead shrike, sage thrasher, sage sparrow, white-headed woodpecker, Lewis' woodpecker, elk, mule deer, and bighorn sheep. The department has partnered with the Cowiche Canyon Conservancy (a local land trust) and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The current landowner needs to sell the property to meet his financial obligations, which puts this land in imminent risk of subdivision and development.
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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.
