Category Overview
The State Lands Restoration and Enhancement category provides funding to two state agencies to help repair damaged plant and animal habitat. These grants focus on resource preservation and protection of public lands. Projects in this category help bring important natural areas and resources back to their original functions by improving the self sustaining and ecological functionality of sites.
Project Highlights
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will use this grant to restore 65 acres of wetland and upland forest habitat on newly acquired lands at the Elk River Unit in Grays Harbor county. To facilitate development of habitats that benefit Marbled Murrelet and attract wintering waterfowl (especially Dusky Canada Goose), removing scotch broom and controlling invasive reed-canary grass will occur along with replanting of native species. The primary habitats restored through this grant are wetland and upland forest.