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.