Environmental Stewardship

GOLDEN PAINTBRUSH IN WA

THE PROJECT WILL HELP TO ESTABLISH A REGIONAL SURFACE WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN REGION BY ORGANIZING STAKEH

RESTORING NATIVE PRAIRIE ECOSYSTEMS IN EBEY'S LANDING NHR

NATIVE HABITAT RESTORATION AT PRI

RESTORATION OF GOLDEN PAINTBRUSH AND THREATENED HABITAT ON WHIDBEY ISLAND, NORTH PUGET SOUND, WA

GOLDEN PAINTBRUSH RESTORATION ON FEDERAL LANDS IN N PUGET SOUND, WA

PURPOSE OF AWARD SUMMARY OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO RESTORE NATIVE PRAIRIE HABITAT ON 2 7 ACRES OF LAND OWNED IN FEE BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AT EBEY S LANDING NATIONAL HISTORICAL RESERVE AND CREATE A SITE MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR ON GOING STEWARDSHIP OF THE LAND AS NATIVE PRAIRIE THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS FOR THE NPS AND PRI TO PLAN, PERFORM, AND MONITOR SITE RESTORATION OF NATIVE PRAIRIE HABITAT AND A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE WITHIN EBEY S LANDING NATIONAL HISTORICAL RESERVE EBLA ON CENTRAL WHIDBEY ISLAND SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES DEVELOP AND REFINE A SITE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE 2 7 ACRES OF THE LAND AT THE PRAIRIE OVERLOOK AT EBEY S LANDING NATIONAL HISTORICAL RESERVE COLLECT WILD SEEDS AT THE PRAIRIE OVERLOOK SITE, PROCESS, AND STORE SEEDS FOR FUTURE PROPAGATION PROPAGATE LOCALLY SOURCED BULBS, CORMS, AND RHIZOMES OF NATIVE SPECIES PREPARE LAND THROUGH CYCLIC MOWING AND APPLICATION OF HERBICIDE DIRECT SEED OR PLANT ON SITE WITH NATIVE PLANTS DISSEMINATE PROJECT INFORMATION VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, PRINT MEDIA, AND WEBSITE CONTENT PERFORMANCE GOALS INCLUDING MILESTONES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO RESTORE 2 7 ACRES OF NATIVE PRAIRIE ON NPS LANDS, OWNED IN FEE, AT THE PRAIRIE OVERLOOK OF EBEY S LANDING NATIONAL HISTORICAL RESERVE IN COUPEVILLE, WA THE WORK INCLUDES COLLECTING WILD SEEDS, SEED STORAGE AND PROPAGATION, SEEDING NATIVE PLANTS, PLANTING NATIVE PLANT PLUGS, AND INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL THROUGH HERBICIDE APPLICATION AND CYCLIC MOWING THE WORK ALSO INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT AND REFINING OF A SITE MANAGEMENT PLAN TO GUIDE CONTINUED MAINTENANCE OF THE NATIVE PRAIRIE AND THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, PRINT MEDIA, AND WEBSITE CONTENT BENEFICIARIES THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT GAINS IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY EXTERNAL TO THE NPS THROUGH NEW RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION NPS RECEIVES THE INDIRECT BENEFIT OF COMPLETING PRAIRIE RESTORATION ECOLOGICAL PROJECTS

SMITH PRAIRIE RESTORATION

PRAIRIE HABITAT RESTORATION

RECOVERY OF GOLDEN PAINTBRUSH (CASTILLEJA LEVISECTA) IN WASHINGTON.

ESTABLISHING AND ENHANCING VIABLE POPULATIONS OF GOLDEN PAINTBRUSH IN WASHINGTON

SAN JUAN ISLANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT VASCULAR PLANTS

PACIFIC RIM INSTITUTE PRI WILL BE EXPANDING IS EXISTING 12 ACRES OF ESTABLISHED FEDERALLY THREATENED GOLDEN PAINTBRUSH BY AN ADDITIONAL SIX ACRES THROUGH PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PFW FUNDING, WHILE ALSO PLANTING UP TO 15 NATIVE SPECIES OF FORBS AND GRASSES WITHIN THIS SIX ACRE AREA IN OCTOBER OF 2022 AND 2023 PFW WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR LAND PREPARATION FOR FOUR OF THE SIX ACRES FOR THE TWO ADDITIONAL ACRES, PRI SEEKS SUPPORT FOR MOWING AND SELECTIVE HERBICIDE APPLICATIONS IN YEAR ONE, THE TWO ACRES WOULD BE MOWED UP TO FOUR TIMES FOR ANNUAL INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL IN YEAR TWO, THE TWO ACRES WOULD BE MOWED UP TO THREE TIMES HERBICIDE APPLICATIONS WOULD ENTAIL USING A PRE EMERGENT ON THE TWO ACRES IN YEAR ONE, AND SPOT SPRAYING IN YEAR TWO PRI S MATCH FROM ITS OWN AND OTHER SOURCES INCLUDES MOWING ON FOUR OF THE SIX ACRES AND HERBICIDE APPLICATIONS ON TWO OF THE ACRES PFW WILL ALSO PROVIDE PRI FUNDING FOR THE COST OF GOLDEN PAINTBRUSH SEEDS FOR ALL SIX ACRES

WILDLIFE PROJECTS

NEW GOLDEN PAINTBRUSH POPULATIONS MODIFY TO DEOBLIGATE, CHANGE EXPIRATION DATE AND CLOSE AWARD