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This heavily wooded property will include a trail connecting neighborhoods to the greenway.

Wilburton Property Acquistion

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Funded in 2007
WWRP Applicant: City of Bellevue WWRP Category: Local Parks WWRP Grant: $500,000 Applicant Match: $3,500,000 Project Type: Acquisition County: King  Legislative District: 41st 

Bellevue will use this grant to purchase 17 acres known as the Wilburton property, which is the gateway to the Kelsey Creek/Richards Valley Open Space & Greenway System. The property is south of the Bellevue Botanical Garden, west of the Bellevue School District's International School and adjacent to the Wilburton Hill neighborhood. The heavily wooded property will allow the city to preserve a large natural area and protect critical habitat for songbirds and other wildlife. The property also will create trail connections from the Wilburton neighborhood to the greenway system, and allow for expansion of the Bellevue Botanical Garden. Bellevue will contribute $3.5 million in cash and grants including $200,000 from the Bellevue Botanical Garden Society and a $1.8 million grant from King County conservation futures.

RCO Project Number: 06-2002

Location

From I-405, take the NE 8th Street exit going east. Turn right onto 124th Avenue NE. Follow 124th south, then turn west along Main Street. Turn left (south) on 119th Ave SE and proceed to SE 5th Street. Turns left (east), and proceed as the road turns into a gravel drive. This drive will wind around the house parcel (500 118th Ave SE).

Red Marker Wilburton Property Acquistion
Bellevue will use this grant to purchase 17 acres known as the Wilburton property, which is the gateway to the Kelsey Creek/Richards Valley Open Space & Greenway System. The property is south of the Bellevue Botanical Garden, west of the Bellevue School District's International School and adjacent to the Wilburton Hill neighborhood. The heavily wooded property will allow the city to preserve a large natural area and protect critical habitat for songbirds and other wildlife. The property also will create trail connections from the Wilburton neighborhood to the greenway system, and allow for expansion of the Bellevue Botanical Garden. Bellevue will contribute $3.5 million in cash and grants including $200,000 from the Bellevue Botanical Garden Society and a $1.8 million grant from King County conservation futures.
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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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