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Mount Si is a prominent scenic landscape along the I 90 corridor.

Mount Si NRCA

Status
Funded in 2003
WWRP Applicant: Dept of Natural Resources WWRP Category: Critical Habitat WWRP Grant: $1,412,046 Project Type: Acquisition County: King  Legislative District: 5th 

Mount Si is an extremely popular conservation area due to its close proximity (25 minutes) to the Seattle urban area. Primary features include critical wildlife habitat, scenic views and hiking trails. It provides important travel corridors and habitat for a diversity of wildlife including: mountain goats, bears, coyotes, cougar, bobcat, deer, elk, and a variety of birds and small mammals. It is a prominent scenic landscape along the I-90 corridor and an important part of the Mountains to Sound Greenway. The remaining private properties are threatened with conversion to incompatible and ecologically irreversible uses such as mining, residential, and commercial lodges.

RCO Project Number: 96-1007

Location

Northeast of North Bend in King County.

Red Marker Mount Si NRCA
Mount Si is an extremely popular conservation area due to its close proximity (25 minutes) to the Seattle urban area. Primary features include critical wildlife habitat, scenic views and hiking trails. It provides important travel corridors and habitat for a diversity of wildlife including: mountain goats, bears, coyotes, cougar, bobcat, deer, elk, and a variety of birds and small mammals. It is a prominent scenic landscape along the I-90 corridor and an important part of the Mountains to Sound Greenway. The remaining private properties are threatened with conversion to incompatible and ecologically irreversible uses such as mining, residential, and commercial lodges.
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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.

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