Duwamish Head Greenbelt Pro Parks Project Information
Forested hillsides above Harbor Ave SW and Alki Ave SW
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PROJECT STATUS
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EVENTS:
The Pro Parks Levy's $10 million Green Spaces category funds acquisitions
to preserve Seattle’s green spaces. The Oversight Committee has included
Duwamish Head Greenbelt among 13 of the City’s adopted Green Spaces
to be considered for acquisition.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Bill Blair, Open Space Planner
Seattle Parks and Recreation
800 Maynard Ave. S., 3rd Floor
Seattle, WA 98134
(206) 684-7786
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March 2007
Seattle Parks has acquired four properties in the Duwamish Head Greenbelt
through the Levy program.
The most spectacular acquisition is a
.4-acre view property at 2035 Sumner Ave SW, accessed from Fairmount Ave
SW. It is adjacent to other Seattle Parks properties in the green space
that are preserved as habitat for bald eagles and other species.
Additional acquisitions include:
- The donation of a .39-acre site to Seattle Parks in 2003.
- The purchase of a .31-acre former City Light property on Admiral Way SW
in 2006.
- The purchase of a .07-acre property from King County in 2004.
These acquisitions were funded through the Pro Parks Levy and a matching
grant from the King County Conservation Futures Tax.
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Forested hillsides above Harbor Ave SW and Alki
Ave SW
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| PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
Members of the King County Conservation Futures Tax citizens committee tour property acquired in the Duwamish Head Greenbelt |
Acquisitions to connect and extend existing green space in the Duwamish
Head Greenbelt.
This greenbelt is one of the most visible green spaces in Seattle. It includes
the forested hillsides that extend around Alki Point. If you are in downtown
Seattle and look west across Elliott Bay to West Seattle, the forested slopes
that you see are the Duwamish Head Greenbelt. It is provides habitat for
diverse wildlife, and includes an eagles' nest.
Seattle Parks and Recreation preserved more than 55 acres in this greenbelt
in the 1990s.
In addition to the areas mentioned below under "community involvement,"
a 6.5 acre site was purchased at SW Admiral Way and 34th Ave SW in the 1990s,
as well as an 8 acre area accessible to pedestrians from Bonair Dr SW.
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| COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION |
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The Fairmount Ravine Preservation Group has been active
in cleaning up and restoring the Fairmount Ravine portion of the greenbelt.
The ravine begins at Harbor Ave SW and Fairmount Ave SW, across from Salty's
restaurant in West Seattle.
The community was also active in organizing to preserve and restore the
College Street Ravine portion of the greenbelt.
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