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Society for Ecological Restoration

Northwest Chapter

No. 8, September 2014

UW-REN Project: Restoration in Crestwoods Park, Kirkland, WA

Site Goals and Objectives:

Goal 1 – Facilitate the re-establishment and development of a later seral stage mixed-conifer forest typical

of lowland Puget Sound forests

1.1: Remove and suppress invasive species in critical areas of restoration site

1.2: Prepare site for native species installation

1.3: Install successionally appropriate, structurally and biologically diverse native species

Goal 2 – Enhance and increase ecosystem function and diversity of Pacific Northwest habitat

2.1: Increase carbon sequestration

2.2: Promote nutrient cycling through incorporation of fungal diversity and woody debris

2.3: Select species complementary to the management of surface water infiltration and soil retention

Goal 3 – Promote community stewardship in restoration efforts

3.1: Connect local students to the restoration process and value of natural spaces

3.2: Appeal to wildlife enthusiasts by attracting specific wildlife

Summary:

Pseudotsuga menziesii-Tsuga

heterophylla/Gaultheria shallon/Polystichum

munitum

Rubus armeniacus

Hedera helix Ilex aquifolium

P. munitum, Salix

Rosa gymnocarpa

Salix spp.

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Planting Justifications

Phalaris

arundinacea R. armeniacus

Salix Cornus sericea Physocarpus

capitatus, Symphoricarpos albus, G. shallon

Holodiscus discolor.

Figure 1: Site location and layout

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P. arundinacea .

R. armeniacus

Rubus

spectabilis P. capitatus

P. menziesii

Thuja plicata

Figure 2: Planting plans

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Figure 3: Plot treatments Figure 4: Fungi Test Plots

T.

heterophylla

Acer circinatum

Rhamnus purshiana

Oemleria cerasiformis R.

gymnocarpa H. discolor

P. munitum, G.

shallon Tellima grandiflora

R. armeniacus

A.circinatum Mahonia nervosa,

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Plurotus pulminarius

Coprinus comatus

Escherichia coli

Staphylococcus aureus

Stropharia rugoso-annulata

2

P. menziesii T. plicata

O. cerasiformis, A. circinatum, H.discolor

R. gymnocarpa),

C. sericea, R.

purshiana, O. cerasiformis, G. shallon, M.

nervosa, R. gymnocarpa ,

C. sericea

Salix sitchensis, Salix scouleriana,

C. sericea, H. discolor

Trillium

ovatum Linnaea borealis

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Lessons Learned:

Financial

Labor

Planting