From some angles, the corner of 21st Avenue Northeast and Northeast 73rd Street just looks like a small, dense forest. In some ways it is—there’s just a house or two in there too. The property is a certified wildlife home, a designation given by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife indicating sustainable landscaping and four elements that make a habitat: food, water, shelter, and space to raise young. It’s not too shabby for the human occupants, either.
Current owner Lars Pardo has been living here for 23 years, and ushered in much of the landscaping. Squirrels did some of the work, though:
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