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| The Heron rookery, minus birds and trees |
My wife and puppy are in the middle-third of this large unforested portion of the Heron Rookery. There's a lot of dirt behind me that you can't see. Unfortunately, the trees that once stood there are gone. No one seems to know why the trees died off. A quandary, since there are no stumps.
A must see short video on the history of the herons and rookery forest is HERE.
The 4.6 acre open space site is located on the southwest corner of Bear Creek Parkway and Leary Way in Redmond, Washington. It stands at the entrance to Downtown Redmond and features what's left of an urban forest and a trail that runs through the middle. The city lists it as a park with use for hiking.
The infamous Workshop Tavern, long torn down abutted the rookery. It was an historic establishment serving Redmond's first hamburgers and beer.
