South Woods
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Shoreline, WA
98133
(King County)
South Woods is comprised of 15.6 acres of lowland forest adjacent to Shoreline’s Shorecrest High School. In May 2006, Shoreline voters approved a bond issue to acquire park property and improve parks throughout the community. One element of that bond was to acquire the “South Woods” property to preserve as an urban forest. As part of the park restoration effort, the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and the City of Shoreline are teaming up this fall to remove invasive plants, like English ivy, that have moved into the area and plant native trees and shrubs in their place to help restore the forest habitat of South Woods.
South Woods, along with what are now Shorecrest High School, Kellogg Middle School, Hamlin Park and Firlands, was originally part of the Hamlin homestead acquired in the second half of the 19th century. The navy purchased the land in 1923 where a hospital complex was constructed as well as naval officer housing. Six houses and a non-married officer’s barracks were constructed on a 16-acre plot in the southeast corner, called South Woods.
South Woods, along with what are now Shorecrest High School, Kellogg Middle School, Hamlin Park and Firlands, was originally part of the Hamlin homestead acquired in the second half of the 19th century. The navy purchased the land in 1923 where a hospital complex was constructed as well as naval officer housing. Six houses and a non-married officer’s barracks were constructed on a 16-acre plot in the southeast corner, called South Woods.
