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Water Howellia - Fort Lewis Fish and Wildlife worked together with The Nature Conservancy to establish a new method of treating yellow flag iris on seasonally dry kettle wetlands where water howellia, a federally threatened winter annual, is present. The hope is that removing the invasive irises will aid in the survival of water howellia and encourage the species to thrive. Read the article about this new methodology, written by The Nature Conservancy's invasive species biologist, Cliff Chapman, here.
- Fort Lewis Fish and Wildlife worked together with The Nature Conservancy to establish a new
method of treating yellow flag iris on seasonally dry kettle wetlands where water howellia, a federally threatened winter annual, is present. The hope is that removing the invasive irises will aid in the survival of water howellia and encourage the species to thrive. Read the article about this new
methodology, written by The Nature Conservancy's invasive species biologist, Cliff Chapman, here.
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WDFW recently purchased over 800 acres of remnant prairie, oak woodland and wetlands. Known as West Rocky Prairie, the aquisition of this property could potentially provide habitat for a variety of rare or endangered species. Find out more here.
- A new population of Plectritis congesta, a rare native prairie plant, has been found in Littlerock, WA. This could be great news for the rare butterfly, Taylor's Checkerspot, as plectritis is one of its larval host plants. Click here to read more about this exciting discovery.
- Voices of the Prairie is a one of a kind publication that shares the prairie experiences of landowners in the 'Mima Corridor' - the stretch of land between and surrounding the Mima Mound prairie preserves. Read about this unique publication and how to get a copy or look at it electronically here.
- More than 20 conservationists gathered on June 15th to discuss conservation of the Mazama pocket gopher. The group, gathered from a variety of different agencies and organizations, was addressed by several speakers on subjects including the gopher's status, genetics, identification and threats to the species. A summary of the findings of that meeting, including the group's preliminary concensus on needed short term conservation actions for the Puget Sound area, (2006 - 2001), is now available. Read it here.
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Incentive Programs NRCS is seeking applications for several prairie-related programs. The Grassland Reserve and Wildlife Habitat Incentives Programs have funded significant conservation actions over the last several years. Find out more about these programs here.
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