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The steep slopes that make up over 30% of the heavily wooded park rendered the land unbuildable, saving this property from the development of the adjacent neighborhood that began in the first decade of the 20th century and continued for more than half a century. The city acquired the land for a park
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A local organization, the Friends of Fauntleroy Park founded in 1996, advocates for the park, with a focus on preservation and restoration of the park as a natural area, public education and use, and stewardship. Two other organizations focus on the watershed that has its headwaters in the park:
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Although within city limits, the park is a natural green space and wildlife habitat including the headwaters of a historically fish-bearing stream, Fauntleroy Creek, rather than an urban park. The stream was once home to
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in 1971. Unlike many Seattle parks, much of Fauntleroy Park remains essentially native habitat, a forest remnant undergoing natural succession. 18 acres of the park consists of
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Fauntleroy Park Vegetation Management Plan, p. iv (p. 5 of PDF); p. 3-1 (p. 13 of PDF) for dates of nearby development and date of acquisition.
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Friends of Fauntleroy Creek, established 1989, and the Fauntleroy Creek Watershed Council, established 2001. The
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Fauntleroy Church, adjacent to the park is listed as "Fauntleroy Community Church and YMCA" is a
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Fauntleroy Park is the smaller wooded area to the upper right of
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Lincoln Park
Urban park
Seattle
Coordinates
47°31′08″N 122°22′59″W / 47.518998°N 122.383068°W / 47.518998; -122.383068 (Fauntleroy Park)
Seattle Parks and Recreation
Fauntleroy
Seattle
Washington
Fauntleroy Creek
Lincoln Park
hardwood
riparian forest
conifer
wetlands
cutthroat trout
Coho salmon
United Church of Christ
Seattle landmark





Fauntleroy Park Vegetation Management Plan (Draft)
the original
"Fauntleroy Park trails"
Seattle Times
Individual Landmarks: Landmarks Alphabetical Listing for F"

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