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Roxhill Park Wetland Development
Pro Parks Project Information

Roxhill Park 9244 29th Ave SW. (The corner and SW Barton St. and 29th Ave. SW.)

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PROJECT STATUS

EVENTS:

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Joelle Ligon, Public Information

Seattle Parks and Recreation
Planning and Development Division
800 Maynard Ave S, 3rd Floor
Seattle, WA 98134-1336

206-233-7929

joelle.ligon@seattle.gov

Construction is complete! Thank you, Seattle.
Support for the Pro Parks Levy made improvements to Roxhill Park possible. Improvements include: a new ball field, improved irrigation system, accessible concrete picnic pads, trails and bridges, a gathering space, three additional bogs areas which add 1.5 acres of wetlands, and over 40,000 new native plants!

LOCATION	Roxhill Park 9244 29th Ave SW. (The corner and SW Barton St. and 29th Ave. SW.)
BUDGET	The Pro Parks Levy provides $412,400 project costs of planning, design and construction. A King County ballfield improvement grant provides $50,000 to the cost of planning and construction.
SCHEDULE	Planning: 2001 Design: 2/1/2002 Construction: 9/30/2002 Completion: 2/28/2003

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Roxhill Park is located at the historic headwaters of Longfellow Creek. Longfellow Creek is one of three major creeks in the City of Seattle that are still free flowing. In the early 1960's the low wetland peat bog areas of the park were covered with several feet of fill dirt during the construction of the adjacent shopping center.

In 1992 the City adopted the Longfellow Creek Watershed Action Plan. One of the specific goals of the plan was to re-establish the historic wetlands of Longfellow Creek in Roxhill Park. In 1996, the Westwood Community Council began planning improvements for the park including rebuilding some of the historic wetlands.

Community efforts on behalf of this plan continued through the fall of 2000, when construction of restoration of a portion of the wetland in the park began.

The second phase (2002) of the project included removal of more fill covering peat deposits to restore an additional 1.5 acres of wetlands. This doubles the wetlands restored in the first phase of the project. Over 45,000 native plants and trees will also be planted in the wetlands and upland areas of the project.

new wetland plantings

low bridge for wetland viewing

new all purpose ballfield

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COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

The Friends of Roxhill Bog once a month hold a bog planting and restoration work party. The event is held from 10 AM to 2 PM on the second Saturday of every month. For more information check out the links listed below. Fall work parties will include opportunites to help plant trees and plants in the Phase 2 construction areas. If you want to help, bring your gloves and your boots!

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