One of TPL's smallest Northwest projects, the Blaine Street Steps climb two solid blocks up to Seattle's North Capitol Hill neighborhood.
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This 180-acre property was conserved in 1997, saving the parks panoramic views across Puget Sound and access to the beach.
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TPL purchased the Engle Farm property in October 2000 and protected 109 acres with conservation easements held by the National Park Service.
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TPL was able to help the Swinomish tribe and the state of Washington craft a conservation solution that shared ownership and operating costs, managed the land jointly and regulated visitation. Today Kiket Island is both part of an Indian Reservation and a state park—a national first.
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In 1998, TPL, in partnership with the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), stepped in to protect the last undeveloped piece of downtown Seattle waterfront for a public sculpture park.
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Offering spectacular views of Puget Sound, Seattle, and Mt. Rainier this new state park provides new public access to the shoreline as well as space for the memorial's visitor center and contemplative garden.
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For more than 15 years, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission eyed
the Scott property, 112 pristine acres of land on the east shore of
Harstine Island, as a potential new park location.
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When the last piece of private property bordering the Seattle Arboretum's Japanese Garden was put on the market for residential development, TPL was asked for help protect it.
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Just south of Seattle, Mason County is blessed with miles of pristine Puget Sound shoreline, but with hardly any public access.
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TPL helped save 39-acres of undeveloped land that in 2008, became Taylor Bay Conservation Area on Key Peninsula in Pierce County.
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Visible from throughout the San Juan Islands, Turtleback Mountain served as a landmark for the Salish people of the Northern Straits as they traveled across their villages and fishing grounds.
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