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Burnt Bridge Creek Regional Wetland Bank and Greenway Trails Project
The Burnt Bridge Creek Regional Wetland Bank and Greenway Trails Project
seeks to enhance the Burnt Bridge Creek Watershed
(BBC Watershed.jpg) Corridor from Devine Road to Interstate-205, creating a
Green Jewel at the heart of the City.
The Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway can
become a resource that fully functions as a natural system and as a recreational
area that is a focus for the community. The City of Vancouver Surface Water
Management and Vancouver/Clark Parks and Recreation Department recognize a
unique partnership opportunity to combine implementation efforts within the
Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway.
The Vancouver/Clark Parks and Recreation Department has secured a grant from the
Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation (IAC) for the development of key segments of
the Burnt Bridge Creek Trail with local
match from Washington Department of Transportation for the pedestrian overpass at
Interstate-5. This project implements key sections of an 8-mile regional trial system
that extends east/west through the City of Vancouver along the Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway.
Surface Water Management continually works to improve the water quality, flood plain
detention, and wildlife habitat for the Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway. Habitat enhancements,
extensive tree canopies, water quality, detention, community aesthetics, pedestrian walks,
wilderness trails, and mitigation banking for smart growth are valued opportunities that can
be realized with this project.
This project is funded with Surface Water Management enterprise funds and IAC Grant Funds.
View (BBC Project Schedule.xls) the project schedule.
Project Highlights:
Trail linkages funded by this project will complete an 8-mile contiguous segment of the Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway, a portion of the Discovery Trail system- from Fruit Valley Road on the west to Meadow Brook Marsh at Burton Road on the east.
Provides water quality and flood plain management.
Enhances habitat with the creation of wetlands and expands tree and shrub vegetation.
Creates a 100 acre wetland bank with enhancement credits for smart growth planning, coordinated transportation mitigation, and effective water quality controls for infill development.
Supports compliance with Stormwater NPDES Permit requirements which will be applied in the next few years.
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