WOLF HAVEN AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WORK WITH YWCA GIRLS CAMP
Wolf Haven recently led girls from a YWCA camp on a tour to learn about wolves and their habitat. The afternoon was spent learning about prairie restoration and collecting seeds on the prairie with the Nature Conservancy's South Sound Program. The camp's theme this year focused on how the girls can take care of themselves, the environment, and their community.
Read the full story at http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/538993.html.
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INTERNSHIP LINKS SOUTH SOUND PROGRAM WITH CLIMATE CHANGE TEAM
During his internship with TNC’s South Sound Program in Olympia, Christophe Cassen worked with Dominique Bachelet, Director of Climate Change Science for the Conservancy. His work analyzed trends in development and urbanization as well as linked the latest climate models and forecasts to the basic ecology of the prairies. Read his full report Impact of Climate Change and Urbanization on Prairies of South Puget Sound.
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TWO AMERICORPS POSITIONS AVAILABLE WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Native Plant Propagation Specialist
The Native Plant Propagation Specialist will be based out of the Olympia, WA office and will coordinate plant propagation with specialized volunteers at two native plant nurseries. Two-thirds of the year will be spent at native plant nurseries; the final third will be spent conducting on-the-ground restoration across various prairie preserves. The broad range of nursery activities will include native seed processing and coordination of nursery and seed collection volunteer activity. Restoration tasks will include control of invasive species, monitoring of key animal and plant species, native seed collection and plant propagation, and more. The Native Plant Propagation Specialist will work independently, with other Conservancy staff, with dedicated long and short-term volunteers, and with other AmeriCorps members. This position will frequently supervise volunteers. Depending on the time of year, 3 to 4 days per week will be spent in the field or nursery environment completing land stewardship tasks across the South Sound prairies with preparation and follow-up reports completed at the Olympia office or at the native plant nursery. During these times, some long field work days can be expected. Read more here. Contact gdiehl@tnc.org for more information.
Prairie Restoration & Volunteer Coordinator
The Prairie Restoration and Volunteer Coordinator will be based out of the Olympia, WA office and will help run the Washington chapter’s robust South Sound volunteer program and will complete important restoration practices across various prairie preserves. Work with volunteers will include outreach, recruitment, and facilitation of work days across prairie preserves. Restoration tasks will include control of invasive species, monitoring of key animal and plant species, native seed collection and plant propagation, and more. The Prairie Restoration and Volunteer Coordinator will work independently, with other Conservancy staff, with dedicated long and short-term volunteers, and with other AmeriCorps members. This position will frequently supervise volunteers. Depending on the time of year, 1 to 4 days per week will be spent in the field completing land stewardship tasks across the South Sound prairies with preparation and follow-up reports completed at the Olympia office. During these times, some long field work days can be expected. Read more here. Contact gdiehl@tnc.org for more information.
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AN UPDATE ON ROEMER'S FESCUE SEED PRODUCTION
Peter Dunwiddie and Eric Delvin of The Nature Conservancy recently visited Fourth Corner Nursery in Bellingham which has approximately two acres of land currently producing fescue seed collected from several South Sound prairie sites (Glacial Heritage, Upper and Lower Weir, Johnson Prairie). The efforts appear successful in assuring the purity of the production stock - read Peter’s positive assessment of the nursery’s efforts here!
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DAVE HAYS RECEIVES US FISH & WILDLIFE 2007 ENDANGERED SPECIES
RECOVERY CHAMPIONS AWARD
Every year the US Fish & Wildlife Service awards its employees and their partners for outstanding efforts toward the recovery of threatened and endangered species in the United States. This year Dave Hays received this award for his work with the Columbia River pygmy rabbit. Read more about this at the Endangered Species Program website: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/recovery/champions/index.html. Congratulations Dave!
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STREAKED HORNED LARK POPULATION DECLINING
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has just released a report titled "Streaked Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris strigata) Fecundity, Survival, Population Growth and Site Fidelity" by Scott F. Pearson, Alaine F. Camfield, and Kathy Martin. Research indicates the population declining rapidly at 40% per year in the Puget lowlands, lower Columbia River and Washington coasts. Read the report here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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