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Gazzam Lake, Phase 3
- Status
- Funded in 2005
Bainbridge Island Park District will use this grant to buy 113 acres, expanding Gazzam to 431 acres. This purchase will provide the public with access to Port Orchard Bay and increase the protection of the wildlife corridor and wetlands. The land contains forests dominated by Douglas fir, western red cedar, western hemlock, red alder, and big-leaf maple. The land protects priority species such as purple martin, bald eagle, pileated woodpecker, and numerous song birds and migrant birds. The area is home to Chinook, chum, and pink salmon, steelhead, cutthroat trout, sandlance, and surf smelt. This project is supported by the Suquamish Tribe, The Bainbridge Island Land Trust, Trout Unlimited, the Kitsap County Audubon Society, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Location
From the Seattle - Bainbridge Ferry left at first light (Winslow Way) go one block and turn right onto Madison. At Wyatt make a left. Continue on Wyatt around Eagle Harbor and right onto Bucklin Hill Road, follow this road as it turns into Lynwood Center Road and right at Fletcher Bay - Miller Road. Then turn left at Marshall Road and continue to Blue Sky where on the left is the northern entrance to Gazzam Lake Park & Preserve. Walk west on the main trail, continue west where the trail forks and enter the property where there is entrance posting.
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Gazzam Lake, Phase 3
- Bainbridge Island Park District will use this grant to buy 113 acres, expanding Gazzam to 431 acres. This purchase will provide the public with access to Port Orchard Bay and increase the protection of the wildlife corridor and wetlands. The land contains forests dominated by Douglas fir, western red cedar, western hemlock, red alder, and big-leaf maple. The land protects priority species such as purple martin, bald eagle, pileated woodpecker, and numerous song birds and migrant birds. The area is home to Chinook, chum, and pink salmon, steelhead, cutthroat trout, sandlance, and surf smelt. This project is supported by the Suquamish Tribe, The Bainbridge Island Land Trust, Trout Unlimited, the Kitsap County Audubon Society, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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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.
