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MAP: "A" marks center of the long, east-to-west rectangular forested parcel. Bear Creek Golf Course is East. Do you see Bear Creek meandering north towards the forested parcel? Zoom in!
New Bear Creek Land Acquisitions
By Terry Lavender
Publically owned and protected property in the Bear Creek Basin has grown by 28 acres. Land is located in one of the main spawning areas of Bear Creek.
King County recently completed the purchase of some beautifully forested property south of the Tolt Pipeline Trail. It adds to eleven acres already in public ownership directly adjacent to the trail. This is one of the largest, fully forested pieces in the upper area of Bear Creek. Read More >>
King County requests no public access until current residents have moved and all structures have been removed. The property will remain a natural area and the public will have future access for walking, bird watching and other informal activities. No formal trails or park facilities are planned. This is located in one of the main spawning areas of Bear Creek and the forest cover is important to both the stream and numerous birds and wildlife.
Please respect the no access while King County completes their work. We are grateful to the Conservation Futures fund and King County Parks Expansion Levy for funding this acquisition. If you have specific questions, you can call Terry Lavender, Water Tender, at 425 788 2304 or Tom Beavers, King County Basin Steward, at 206 205 5620.
By Terry Lavender
http://www.watertenders.org/
Many thanks to Terry for pointing out this important land acquisition.
ReplyDeleteThis will definitely help to preserve valuable habitat for salmon spawning and renewal, not to mention the benefit to other flora and fauna.
I hope folks will check out the Water Tenders website and consider joining that worthy organization.
This land is irreplacable and limitless in its value and significance.
ReplyDeleteThank you King County and Water Tenders.
Who owned it prior to the purchase?
ReplyDelete--GardenMom