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Audubon Lake Grassland Restoration
- Status
- Funded in 2007
The Department of Fish and Wildlife will use this grant to restore 80 acres of Palouse grassland, west of Spokane, using all native seeds and replacing the exotic species now present. This effort will serve as a pilot for future restoration of larger plots of Palouse grassland by state and federal agencies and others, and also will provide environmental education opportunities. The Palouse grassland ecosystem is one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world with only one-tenth of 1 percent remaining. Formerly a vast expanse of native bluebunch wheatgrass, Idaho fescue, and other grasses mixed with a wide array of forbs, it provided important food and cover to species such as the sharp-tailed grouse, grasshopper sparrow, and burrowing owl.
Location
20 miles west of Spokane; 13 miles east of Davenport: from Hwy 2 at City of Reardan, go north on Hwy 231 3 blocks to the SW corner of the property on east side of Hwy 231.
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Audubon Lake Grassland Restoration
- The Department of Fish and Wildlife will use this grant to restore 80 acres of Palouse grassland, west of Spokane, using all native seeds and replacing the exotic species now present. This effort will serve as a pilot for future restoration of larger plots of Palouse grassland by state and federal agencies and others, and also will provide environmental education opportunities. The Palouse grassland ecosystem is one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world with only one-tenth of 1 percent remaining. Formerly a vast expanse of native bluebunch wheatgrass, Idaho fescue, and other grasses mixed with a wide array of forbs, it provided important food and cover to species such as the sharp-tailed grouse, grasshopper sparrow, and burrowing owl.
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What is the WWRP?
The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) is a state grant program that creates and conserves local and state parks, wildlife habitat and working farms. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office administers WWRP grants, and the legislature funds the program.
