Don and Elaine Smith always had the idea of turning their 10 acres of diverse natural land into a public park and wanted to keep it natural for the enjoyment of others in the community. Don died in 2009 at age 94, Elaine now lives in Emerald Heights. She turned 97 on New Years Day, 2022.
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| Forest Steward LeAnne Ludwig, Rosemarie Ives and Gary Smith, Chair Parks and Trails Commission and Project manager. Gary made it all happen. Donors Don and Elaine Smith's memorial bench. Photo credit / Kerry Smith |
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| Rosemarie Ives with John Couch, Parks and Recreation Director of ~ 30 years Photo Credit / Kerry Smith |
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r-l, Leanne Ludwig,Smith Woods Forest Steward, John Couch, Rosemarie Ives, Jon Ives,Gary Smith, Gary's daughter Kim with dogs, Gary's granddaughter Sabrina. Celebrating the new memorial Ginkgo tree. Photo credit / Kerry Smith |
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LAND DESCRIPTION: "The 5-acre western half is heavily vegetated on a gently sloping floodplain with multiple wetlands and a seasonal stream (and pond which is the headwaters of Monticello Creek). The 5-acre eastern half of the property has large expanses of grass and beautiful mature trees, including Sequoia, Cedar, Douglas Fir, and Ginkgo. There’s a north-south trail on each half of the property." -- Gary Smith. |
The event was held on 2/21/2022
Kerry Smith photographed.
Smith Woods Park is a few blocks east of Clara Barton school. 177th Ct NE &, NE 122nd St,
Posted and edited by Yoder 3/3/2022
"Smith Woods is a wonderful addition to Redmond's extraordinary system of parks. It is serene--a sanctuary away from "the maddening crowd" that is now Redmond. A wonderful trail winds through the property peppered with majestic trees. When I first met Don and Elaine Smith, they were very clear that the vision for the future of their property was for it to remain "pastoral, natural." It is all of that!"
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