DNR’s By Ear to the Ground blog has this:
DNR in partnership with The Seattle Parks Foundation and Friends of Waterway 18, will restore Northlake Beach at Waterway 18—one of the last natural beaches remaining on Lake Union. The restoration is an effort to preserve the natural shoreline environment of the beach to provide better habitat for migrating species, recreational opportunities, and safer public access.
The shoreline is the area between the dry lands and deep water—critical habitat that vegetation, fish and wildlife depend upon. Unfortunately, the shoreline is also an area where a lot of human activity and disruption occur.
