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Lake Sammamish State Park Wetland, Stream and Lakeshore Restoration Plan
In 2005 the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission prepared a restoration plan for Lake Sammamish State Park. Representatives from State Parks, City of Issaquah staff (from the Public Works Engineering, Planning, and Parks and Recreation departments), the City of Issaquah Rivers and Streams Board, and the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust were involved in developing this plan.
This project was funded by a United States Environmental Protection Agency grant, State Park funds, and City of Issaquah funds. This plan is to be used in conjunction with other planning efforts currently underway for Lake Sammamish State Park, including the Facilities Development Plan (FDP), Master Development Plan (MDP), and Classification and Management Planning Project (CAMP). Lake Sammamish State Park encompasses approximately 512 acres of unincorporated King County at the south end of Lake Sammamish. (See the State Park website for more information).
This study identified, evaluated, and ranked specific prospective project areas within the Park for restoration of natural lands including wetlands, streams, shorelines, floodplain areas, and associated buffers. Much of the Park is undeveloped and includes meadows, vast wetlands, lakeshore areas, and Issaquah, Tibbetts, and Laughing Jacobs Creeks. Past human activity and development have affected and altered the natural resources in the Park, and the goal of the restoration plan is to restore and enhance the natural systems within the Park to make these areas more useful to both human and wildlife users. The Park area is also a critical element of the on-going protection and stewardship/restoration efforts in the Issaquah Creek basin, because of its prominent location at the mouth of Issaquah Creek.
Report
Please click on the links in the following table to download various sections of the report, including conceptual restoration plans as group by ease of implementation (as reflected by permits requried). Group A projects involve limited permitting, Group B involve moderate permitting, and Group C involve extensive permitting.
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