Date post: | 15-Apr-2017 |
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Bio
QuickBio• BAUCSCMarineBiology• MSUWCenterforUrbanHor:culture
Landscaper(SantaCruzandSeaAle)Nurseryman(MendocinoCoastBotanicalGarden)Botanist(YosemiteNa:onalPark)Farmer(Colorado,SanDiego,Olympia)NowruntheSouthSoundPrairiesConserva:onNursery
South Sound Prairies =rareecosystem
Only10%oftheoriginalprairielandremainsLessthan3%ispris:neprairie
Fourendangered/threatenedspecies:
Prairie history in 1 slide
CurrentUses:Raiselivestock;Trainsoldiers;Housing;Recrea:on:viewingwildflowersandwildlifeAllcanbecompa:blewithsustaininghabitat
• Formedbyretrea:ngglaciers15,000yearsago• Maintainedbyna:veburningun:l150years
ago(SeOlers)• Conversiontoforest,agricultureand
development
Conservation Goals: Protect Property
Build Habitat Reintroduce Rare Species
• Taylor’scheckerspotbu2erfly
• Streakedhornedlark
• Mazamapocketgopher
• GoldenPaintbrush
Photo:TheOlympian
Solutions: Collaborate; Compromise; Coexist
Shared Values Multi-use lands: • Sentinel Landscapes (DOI, DOD, USDA) • NRCS – conservation on private lands • Grazing and prairie research (Colvin Ranch)
Visit the Prairies
GlacialHeritagePreservePhoto:MeileeAnderson
TenalquotPrairie
MimaMounds
Beau:fulyear-round