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L.T. Murray/Wenas Wildlife Area Rehab
- Status
- Funded in 2007
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will use this grant to restore shrub-steppe habitat at four locations on the L.T. Murray-Wenas Wildlife Area Complex. The lands were once used as farms or pasture, and now are highly degraded as wildlife habitat. About 130 acres of alfalfa fields at Mountain Vale Ranch west of Selah will be seeded with native grass and shrubs to return the area to a more natural condition. Another 8 acres of hay and pasture north of Vantage near Quilomene Bay will be restored through mowing, burning, treating of noxious weeds, and seeding with native species. On 150 acres above the Yakima River southwest of Ellensburg, the department will mow, burn, treat noxious weeds, seed native species, and fertilize. On 100 acres in Skookumchuck, east of Ellensburg, the department will treat weeds and seed with native species. The department will contribute $18,258 in donated equipment, labor, and materials.
Location
All but one of these sites are in extremely remote parts of the 200,000 plus acre L.T. Murray/Wenas Wildlife Area Complex which spans disjunct portions of 2 counties. Access is difficult and on primitive roads. Driving directions would be very involved and difficult to follow. Please see the attached maps for reference and location, or contact Project Coordinator Cindi Confer or Wayne Hunt for further information and detailed directions if needed.
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L.T. Murray/Wenas Wildlife Area Rehab
- The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will use this grant to restore shrub-steppe habitat at four locations on the L.T. Murray-Wenas Wildlife Area Complex. The lands were once used as farms or pasture, and now are highly degraded as wildlife habitat. About 130 acres of alfalfa fields at Mountain Vale Ranch west of Selah will be seeded with native grass and shrubs to return the area to a more natural condition. Another 8 acres of hay and pasture north of Vantage near Quilomene Bay will be restored through mowing, burning, treating of noxious weeds, and seeding with native species. On 150 acres above the Yakima River southwest of Ellensburg, the department will mow, burn, treat noxious weeds, seed native species, and fertilize. On 100 acres in Skookumchuck, east of Ellensburg, the department will treat weeds and seed with native species. The department will contribute $18,258 in donated equipment, labor, and materials.
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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.
