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S. Puget Sound Prairies & Oak Woodland
- Status
- Funded in 2003
Several agencies and organizations in addition to the project sponsor are committed to restoration and conservation of south Puget Sound prairie communities including the the Washington Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Fort Lewis, and Thurston County Parks. TNC, with the assistance of several partners, drafted the South Puget Sound Prairies Site Conservation Plan to serve as the basis for future conservation and restoration efforts. This regional plan highlights the proposed project as of the highest priority. This project includes three additions to existing prairie and oak woodland reserves: Tenalquot, where native prairie plant communities are probably in poor condition but the likelihood of successful restoration is high due to favorable soil conditions. Scatter Creek has high quality native prairie (Idaho fescue-white-topped aster grassland) and a riparian strip of mature oak. West Rocky includes approximately 300 acres of mounded prairie, 400 acres of wetlands, and 40 acres of oak woodland. Many species of plants and animals dependent on the prairie and oak woodland communities are found on these sites. The list of rare species includes two federally threatened, three federal candidate, and five species of concern.
Location
Tenalquot Prairie-Old Hwy 99 south from Miller Brewing Company in Tumwater to left on Waldrick Rd. to vicinity of the intersection of Waldrick Road and Military Rd. Scatter Creek: I-5 south to exit 95 (Littlerock Maytown), onto Maytown Road westbound, to left on Case Rd. to first gate on right just prior to crossing Scatter Creek. West Rocky: Old Hwy 99 south from Miller Brewing Company in Tumwater to right on Angus Drive south of Offut Lake Rd. Go under railroad tracks on Angus Drive to view mounded prairie. Mima Mounds: I-5 south to exit 95 (Littlerock Maytown), onto Maytown Road westbound through Littlerock to left on Mima Gate Road to Bordeaux Road.
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S. Puget Sound Prairies & Oak Woodland
- Several agencies and organizations in addition to the project sponsor are committed to restoration and conservation of south Puget Sound prairie communities including the the Washington Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Fort Lewis, and Thurston County Parks. TNC, with the assistance of several partners, drafted the South Puget Sound Prairies Site Conservation Plan to serve as the basis for future conservation and restoration efforts. This regional plan highlights the proposed project as of the highest priority. This project includes three additions to existing prairie and oak woodland reserves: Tenalquot, where native prairie plant communities are probably in poor condition but the likelihood of successful restoration is high due to favorable soil conditions. Scatter Creek has high quality native prairie (Idaho fescue-white-topped aster grassland) and a riparian strip of mature oak. West Rocky includes approximately 300 acres of mounded prairie, 400 acres of wetlands, and 40 acres of oak woodland. Many species of plants and animals dependent on the prairie and oak woodland communities are found on these sites. The list of rare species includes two federally threatened, three federal candidate, and five species of concern.
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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.
