Lyon Creek Waterfront Preserve opens in LFP
Published 12:28 pm Thursday, February 21, 2008
LAKE FOREST PARK — Take a stroll down the path in Lake Forest Park’s new Lyon Creek Waterfront Preserve and you’ll see lots of native plants, have a chance to view fish in the creek from the viewing deck and even have a picnic on the lawn or dock on the waterfront of Lake Washington.
The city is celebrating the opening of the new Lyon Creek Waterfront Preserve on Saturday, Oct. 26 with a public planting from 9 to 11 a.m. where 70 volunteers plan to help plant 1,700 plants. At 11:15 a.m. the city will hold an opening ceremony, with Mayor Dave Hutchinson, former Governor Mike Lowery, King County Executive Ron Sims and King County Council member Carolyn Edmonds. A barbeque at city hall will follow. The new three-quarter acre preserve is located at 17737 Beach Drive NE.
“There is no question we are very proud of our preserve. It’s the only public access that our citizens in Lake Forest Park have to the lake, so it’s our gem on the lake,” said Mayor Hutchinson.
The city acquired the property in 1998 with $857,000 in state and county grants and about $200,000 from city capital funds, city officials said. King County grants paid for the demolition of the home, boathouse, stable and garage on the property and for the restoration. Volunteers have worked to plant native shade bearing plants along the banks of Lyon Creek to encourage the return of salmon and other fish to the creek. Parking is located at City Hall, across Bothell Way, but there is one handicap parking space on the site.
