1. King County Audubon Educational Center
A joint venture between King County and the Audubon Society

2. Objectives
King County and the Audubon Society proposed an outdoor bird watching and educational facility
The facility will feature a variety of native songbirds
Provide public interpretative exhibits and birding programs that with enhance patrons knowledge and appreciation for King County’s native bird wildlife.
ArcGIS spatial analysis was implemented to determine the optimal location for this facility.

3. Site selection was based on six parameters

4. Site Contains six native song bird species:
Hammond’s Flycatcher
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Olive-Sided Flycatcher
Western
Wood Pewee
Yellow-Rumped
Warbler
Townsend’s
Warbler

5. Bird Distribution in King County

6. Land Cover Suitable for bird watching
Wetlands
Open Terrain
Deciduous Forest

7. Located outside of Urban Growth Areas

8. A suitable distance away from roads
Speed Limit (mph)
Buffer Distance (ft)
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3000

9. On King County Public Land

10. Site should be at least 0.5 square miles

11. Selected Site These sites satisfied all of the parameters
The selected site was chosen because it had the most regular shape.

12. Selected Site
Located Soaring Eagle Regional Park and Ravenhill Open Space
25 miles from downtown Seattle
Least fragmented site

13. Questions?