South Sound Prairie and Grassland Bald Restoration
Description:
Scatter Creek, Mima Mounds, Bald Hill, Rocky Prairie and West Rocky Prairie are home to rare plants, animals, and plant communities of concern to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Washington Department of Natural Resources. They are typical of south Puget sound remnant grasslands and oak woodlands in that they have degrading pressures from invasive species. The WWRP project goal is to build upon initial funding and develop additional cooperative actions to restore these rare habitats and species. This 2.5-year project will a) develop additional seed resources, b) prepare areas for seeding, c) conduct seeding, and d) monitor the success to adapt and change seeding regimes in successive years. A key cooperative effort of this project will be the development of genetically appropriate seed sources for use in restoration activities. To date, habitat restoration has relied on propagation and transplanting of plugs from seed collected by hand, which has limited the area that can be effectively restored. WADNR and WDFW are entering into a partnership to build the seed production capacity to allow for direct seeding in grassland and oak woodland restoration in western Washington, and will work in concert with other partners (i.e. TNC, Fort Lewis). This is a cooperative project due to identical restoration needs, that saves time and money by avoiding reduncies in staffing, contracting, and seed source development.
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South Sound Prairie and Grassland Bald Restoration
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Scatter Creek, Mima Mounds, Bald Hill, Rocky Prairie and West Rocky Prairie are home to rare plants, animals, and plant communities of concern to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Washington Department of Natural Resources. They are typical of south Puget sound remnant grasslands and oak woodlands in that they have degrading pressures from invasive species. The WWRP project goal is to build upon initial funding and develop additional cooperative actions to restore these rare habitats and species. This 2.5-year project will a) develop additional seed resources, b) prepare areas for seeding, c) conduct seeding, and d) monitor the success to adapt and change seeding regimes in successive years. A key cooperative effort of this project will be the development of genetically appropriate seed sources for use in restoration activities. To date, habitat restoration has relied on propagation and transplanting of plugs from seed collected by hand, which has limited the area that can be effectively restored. WADNR and WDFW are entering into a partnership to build the seed production capacity to allow for direct seeding in grassland and oak woodland restoration in western Washington, and will work in concert with other partners (i.e. TNC, Fort Lewis). This is a cooperative project due to identical restoration needs, that saves time and money by avoiding reduncies in staffing, contracting, and seed source development.
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From Olympia, head south on Interstate 5 to the Maytown exit, head west from the exit toward Littlerock. Turn south on Case Rd, and drive south approximately 5.5 miles. Access for the northern unit of Scatter Creek including two parking areas is on your right. Continue south on Case Road to 180th, turn right for 1/4 mile, and then right again into the parking lot for the south Unit of Scatter Creek Wildlife Area.
