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Joel Pritchard Park
- Status
- Funded in 2004
Acquisition of this 21-acre parcel in Kitsap County will fulfill several important community needs on Bainbridge Island. With 1,380 feet of waterfront on Puget Sound, the site will provide an ideal location for launching nonmotorized watercraft. Associated tidelands and uplands will allow for development of trails, parking, and link to an existing wildlife corridor. The site also has historical significance as it marks the first location in the country for internment of persons of Japanese descent during World War II. The acquired property will fill the need for a community sized waterfront park. Project partners include the Trust for Public Land, City of Bainbridge Island, Bainbridge Island Land Trust, Washington State Community Trade and Economic Development, Audubon, Washington Water Trails, the Suquamish Tribe, and the National Congress of Japanese Americans.
Location
From Downtown Seattle board the Seattle-Bainbridge Island Ferry at Coleman dock. Cross Puget Sound, left at the first light (Highway 303 and Winslow Way) right at the first stop sign (Winslow Way and Madison) to Wyatt and another left (Wyatt and Madison). Follow the road west as it curves around Eagle Harbor and turn left at Eagle Harbor Drive continue to Taylor. Taylor is the current entrance to the property and at the road end is the remnant dock where the Japanese Americans embarked. Access to the Shorelines requires landowner permission. Contact the applicant.
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Joel Pritchard Park
- Acquisition of this 21-acre parcel in Kitsap County will fulfill several important community needs on Bainbridge Island. With 1,380 feet of waterfront on Puget Sound, the site will provide an ideal location for launching nonmotorized watercraft. Associated tidelands and uplands will allow for development of trails, parking, and link to an existing wildlife corridor. The site also has historical significance as it marks the first location in the country for internment of persons of Japanese descent during World War II. The acquired property will fill the need for a community sized waterfront park. Project partners include the Trust for Public Land, City of Bainbridge Island, Bainbridge Island Land Trust, Washington State Community Trade and Economic Development, Audubon, Washington Water Trails, the Suquamish Tribe, and the National Congress of Japanese Americans.
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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.
