Harvey Manning Park Expansion

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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 City successfully acquired 33.53 acres on Cougar Mountain to protect an Urban Wildlife Habitat habitat connection from deforestation and expand Harvey Manning Park. This acquisition provides contiguous habitat and trailhead connection with the greater 5,000+ acre Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park, Squak Mountain State Park and Cougar/Squak Corridor. The forested property contains a variety of tree species, varied understory vegetation, and provides habitat structures.

Quick Facts

WWRP Applicant: Issaquah City of Category: Urban Wildlife Habitat WWRP Grant: $2,658,961.00 Applicant Match: $7,501,039.00 Project Type: Acquisition County: King Legislative District: 5 Status: Closed Completed RCO Project # 20-1258

Location Details

From 1-90 east bound, take exit 15 and turn right onto SR 900/Renton-Issaquah Road SE/17th Ave NW. Turn right onto NW Talus Drive. Turn right onto Shangri La Way NW. Turn left onto Timber Creek Drive NW/Summerhill Ridge Drive NW, and then immediately turn right onto Lingering Pine Drive NW. Turn right onto Lost Lane, and then immediately turn left onto Bear Ridge Court NW – arriving at Harvey Manning Park located at 919 Bear Ridge Court NW.

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.