Category Overview
Urban Wildlife Habitat projects fund close-to-home places to play and explore nature. As our urban areas are increasingly expanding and densifying, these grants protect important fish and wildlife habitat within five miles of densely populated areas, creating green refuges that help keep our ecosystems healthy and provide places to enjoy nature right in our backyards.
Project Highlights
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will use this grant to purchase about 63 acres of land near Ebey Island in Snohomish County. This property is adjacent to over 1,200 acres of existing WDFW ownership that are managed as part of the Snoqualmie Wildlife Area. The property will provide wetland habitats that benefit amphibians, shorebirds, raptors and waterfowl. The primary recreation opportunities provided by this project are active recreation in the form of hunting, and passive recreation in the form of wildlife viewing and photography, and hiking.