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RESOLUTION
#2: KIWANIS RAVINE GREAT BLUE HERON ROOKERY
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| Seattle's Kiwanis Ravine,
which adjoins Discovery Park in the Magnolia neighborhood, currently is
home to a great blue heron rookery of at least 35 nests. The City
of Seattle has designated Kiwanis Memorial Park "critical habitat" for
urban wildlife. Such habitat is declining rapidly due to the
construction of proposed single and multifamily homes and business
developments. Populations of the northwest subspecies of great
blue herons are experiencing an alarming decline and may be place on
the list of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. |
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| Local governments should
provide protection of critical habitat (for nesting and feeding areas)
for known populations of species of interest, neotropical birds, and
threatened and endangered species. Also, the stream in Kiwanis
Ravine might be a good candidate for possible restoration of a viable
salmon run (especially owing to its location directly adjacent to the
nursery area of Salmon Bay). The Federation of Western Outdoor
Clubs supports the designation of Kiwanis Ravine Park as critical
habitat for the great blue heron rookery. Land in and adjacent to
the ravine should be acquired and included in the "critical habitat"
area. |
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| Please contact: www.cityofseattle.net/council |
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