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Wade Road Farm Project
- Status
- Funded in 2009
Kittitas County and the Cascade Land Conservancy will use this grant to buy a conservation easement on 42 acres of organic farmland, known as the Wade Road Farm, protecting one of the only organic farms in the county and its riverfront lands from residential development. The owners, who have managed the farm for years without chemical pesticides and fertilizers, must sell. The farm borders the Yakima River and provides habitat for local wildlife. A local organic farmer will buy the land and continue organic seed and food production.Kittitas County will contribute $199,000 in labor and private and federal grants.
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.
