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Another Grant is Funded!

12/22/2011

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We thought we might be finished with good news announcements for 2011. Not quite... Here comes another 6 acres.

Last spring Friends began a long and challenging application for a federally funded Land and Water grant. This grant is managed by the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office. RCO staff answered our many anxious questions and, along with Bothell staff, guided us through to a completed application.

We gave our final presentation to an RCO panel in September and, as previously reported, received the second highest score in Washington.

Important: it was not the talent behind the application that won the grant. We barely knew what we were doing. It was the property itself that won. It is spectacular and only needed someone who would tell the story.

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There was one catch. The grant we won needed to be funded by Congress. Three days after the City of Bothell completed the conservation of the first 35 acres the US Senate funded the Land and Water program on December 18th.

By Spring 2012 Bothell will be able to purchase another 6 acres of North Creek Forest, making a total of 41 acres of park land conserved through the actions of 2011. What a year!

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What many don't realize... the Land and Water grant was in danger of the budget axe. A large segment of Congress does not think conservation is very important in these culturally inflicted hard times.

The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition played a huge roll in getting Congress to end its stalemate over L&W funding. If you spend some time on their website you will be awed by the vitality of this organization. We can't imagine a Washington State without them. Please take a look:
http://wildliferecreation.org/

Finally, you might want to read these two editorial opinions in the Seattle Times.

We hope you have enjoyed these conservation adventures of 2011 with us. We share immense gratitude for all who have endorsed our goals, attended meetings and events, written letters, advised us, offered volunteered stewardship hours and offered your donations.

Thank You,
Friends of North Creek Forest

4 Comments
Mamie Bolender
12/22/2011 12:45:14 pm

I am with the Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation. We are rejoicing with you on successfully saving this beautiful forest near your City of Bothell. We've been through this process, but with a considerably smaller piece of property--now a valued forested walking park in our City. We share your joy!

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Andrew Schauer
12/22/2011 11:41:22 pm

Yesterday I heard a barred owl for the first time in two years from somewhere near Maywood Elementary. Thank you Friends of North Creek and thank you Bothell for recognizing the importance of open space.

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Tracy Dodge
12/27/2011 01:41:34 am

Hi Jim,

GREAT news! We and the community can't thank you enough for your informative website and all the effort you have put into this special project.
Informative article on "Another Grant is Funded!". This restores some of my confidence in Congress actually getting something useful accomplished. The only thing that I noticed about it was that when I clicked on the hyperlink to the two editorial opinions in the Seattle Times, it took me to the most current articles
for of that day in Northwest Voices instead of to Jeanie Robinson's and Linda's (a general index link). I think that if you replace your current link (""http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/northwestvoices/index.html?from=stnv2">Seattle Times</a> ") with the more specific link ("http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/northwestvoices/2017062745_forestlets21.html"), this would work and take you directly to the December 21 page where Jeanne and Linda's articles are published with your picture.

Tracy and Linda Dodge

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Jim Freese
12/27/2011 02:26:31 am

Thank you Linda and Tracy,
Your link works perfectly.

I appreciate your kind thoughts. The part I am doing is something that would not happen if I was not surrounded by by talented people committed to the same vision. In 2011 members of our Board donated between 3000 and 4000 hours of their life. Others in our community have attended and/or spoken at meetings, written letters, given us encouragement and spread the word. Even our consultant, Woody Wheeler, is so committed he donates much of his time. This is one of the most inspiring groups I have ever worked with.

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