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
This 243-acre acquisition in Kitsap County protected woodlands, a 14-acre natural lake, and a significant wetland. Gazzam Lake is a unique resource with extremely high values as a wildlife habitat area in a suburban neighborhood.