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Creating a home for the Oregon spotted frog

South Sound Prairies — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:19:11 +0000

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

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

South Sound Prairies — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:12:13 +0000

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.

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

South Sound Prairies — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:52:30 +0000

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!

Captive Rearing in Prisons

South Sound Prairies — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:50:00 +0000

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.

Streaked Horned Lark Egg Swapping

South Sound Prairies — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:36:00 +0000

The Center for Natural Lands Management and its partners are using a novel technique to ensure that South Sound streaked horned larks are not becoming inbred. They are swapping eggs from lark populations in Oregon's Willamette Valley into South Sound lark nests. So far, several birds from the swapped eggs have successfully fledged. Listen to or read an NPR report on the project here.