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Center for Natural Lands Management

The Center for Natural Lands Management conserves prairies, oak woodlands and freshwaters in the South Sound. It coordinates the South Sound Prairie Landscape Working Group and manages this website. Learn more about our South Sound program here.

Volunteer News

Congratulations to Barry and Darlene Bidwell, TNC Washington's Volunteers of the Year. Barry and Darlene are very dedicated volunteers who have each become a constant presence on the prairies in the past two decades. Barry has been volunteering on the prairies for 27 years, and Darlene has been volunteering for almost as long. Barry has shared his passion for butterflies with countless numbers of volunteers throughout the year, and Darlene's commitment to any and every task we need accomplished, her warm personality, and great attitude has become something that everyone looks forward to on volunteer days.

Connect With Us

Get in touch:

Hannah Anderson
South Sound Prairies Working Group Administrator
Phone/Fax : 360.283.5449
handerson@cnlm.org

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Mazama Pocket Gopher

Mazama pocket gophers are an important component in South Sound prairies. While still found in Thurston and Pierce Counties, they are globally rare and considered threatened with extinction by the State of Washington.
Learn more!

Technical Information

Cascadia Prairie Oak Partnership brings together professional conservationists and restorationists from throughout the Northwest. If you would like to reference scientific papers about prairies or network with the professional conservation community please contact Hannah Anderson at handerson@cnlm.org.

Internship Opportunities

The prairie program of The Center for Natural Lands Management has an on-going need for interns. The program accommodates a variety of individuals, from those attending college nearby in Olympia or Tacoma, to those from overseas. Learn more.

Monday
May212012

Creating a home for the Oregon spotted frog

The Center for Natural Lands Management is working hard to make new habitat for the Oregon spotted frog. Learn all about it here.

Tuesday
May152012

Request for proposal open: Taylor's checkerspot habitat enhancement review and strategy development

The Center for Natural Lands Management is soliciting proposals from qualified contractors to develop a strategy that strengthens the scientific basis of habitat enhancement planning and determination of site readiness for reintroduction of Taylor's checkerspot butterflies in the South Puget Sound lowlands. Submittals will be reviewed commencing June 18, 2012. You can find the full details here.

Monday
May142012

Can you tell the difference between a gopher and a mole?

The US Fish & Wildlife Service has just released a helpful card that explains the key differences between Mazama pocket gophers and moles, and the mounds they create. Check it out here!

Friday
Jan132012

Captive Rearing in Prisons

The new Taylor's checkerspot captive rearing program at the Mission Creek Correctional Center for Women was highlighted in a recent article in the well-regarded Conservation Magazine. The article also featured the Oregon spotted frog captive rearing program at Cedar Creek Corrections Center, where frogs are being reared for release into a protected wetland at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

These innovative programs are the work of the Sustainable Prisons Project, a partnership between The Evergreen State College and the Washington State Department of Corrections. Read the article here.


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