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Washougal Oaks Natural Area Restoration (Phase 2)

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Funded in 2011
WWRP Applicant: Dept of Natural Resources WWRP Category: State Lands Restoration WWRP Grant: $151,000 Applicant Match: $3,500 Project Type: Restoration County: Clark  Legislative District: 15th 

The Department of Natural Resources will use this grant to restore important wildlife habitat in the Washougal Oaks Natural Area, which contains the largest, high quality, native, oak woodland remaining in western Washington. Oak woodland ecosystems in western Washington have declined and those that remain have been degraded significantly by land conversion, fire suppression, grazing, and invasion by conifers and non-native plants. The oak forest protected in the natural area is in good condition; however, some patches of native oak forest were cleared in the past. The department will restore 15 acres of horse pasture to native oak habitat by planting Oregon white oaks and other native plants. The department also will remove invasive plants, such as Himalayan blackberry. A second component of this project is to improve fish habitat. Past mining and logging have altered the natural hydrology of Lawton Creek and greatly reduced the amount of tree root wads and other large woody materials in the creek, which are needed for healthy salmon habitat. The department will place Douglas fir trees, which will be thinned during the first phase of this project, in Lawton and Walton Creeks. The department also will build an off-channel pond to improve fish habitat. The department will contribute $3,500 in donated labor.

RCO Project Number: 10-1646

Location

From Vancouver, Washington take highway 14 to approximately 3 miles east of the town of Washougal. The site is on the north side of the highway.

Green Marker Washougal Oaks Natural Area Restoration (Phase 2)
The Department of Natural Resources will use this grant to restore important wildlife habitat in the Washougal Oaks Natural Area, which contains the largest, high quality, native, oak woodland remaining in western Washington. Oak woodland ecosystems in western Washington have declined and those that remain have been degraded significantly by land conversion, fire suppression, grazing, and invasion by conifers and non-native plants. The oak forest protected in the natural area is in good condition; however, some patches of native oak forest were cleared in the past. The department will restore 15 acres of horse pasture to native oak habitat by planting Oregon white oaks and other native plants. The department also will remove invasive plants, such as Himalayan blackberry. A second component of this project is to improve fish habitat. Past mining and logging have altered the natural hydrology of Lawton Creek and greatly reduced the amount of tree root wads and other large woody materials in the creek, which are needed for healthy salmon habitat. The department will place Douglas fir trees, which will be thinned during the first phase of this project, in Lawton and Walton Creeks. The department also will build an off-channel pond to improve fish habitat. The department will contribute $3,500 in donated labor.
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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.

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