South Sound Conservation Nursery

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Landscaper(SantaCruzandSeaAle)Nurseryman(MendocinoCoastBotanicalGarden)Botanist(YosemiteNa:onalPark)Farmer(Colorado,SanDiego,Olympia)NowruntheSouthSoundPrairiesConserva:onNursery

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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

Orifgrazed,likethis

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Limi:ngFactor:

Lackofseedsandplants

Enter:SouthSoundConserva:onNurseryProgram

Beganasbackyardeffort

And2,000poundsofseed

ThreeFarms

Conservation Goals: Protect Property

Build Habitat Reintroduce Rare Species

•  Taylor’scheckerspotbu2erfly

•  Streakedhornedlark

•  Mazamapocketgopher

•  GoldenPaintbrush

Photo:TheOlympian

Compe:ngorCoopera:ngLandUses

Agriculture

Conserva:on

Development

MilitaryTraining

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

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