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Restoration Highlights No. 8 Page 1
Society for Ecological Restoration
Northwest Chapter
No. 8, September 2014
UW-REN Project: Restoration in Crestwoods Park, Kirkland, WA
Site Goals and Objectives:
Goal 1 – Facilitate the re-establishment and development of a later seral stage mixed-conifer forest typical
of lowland Puget Sound forests
1.1: Remove and suppress invasive species in critical areas of restoration site
1.2: Prepare site for native species installation
1.3: Install successionally appropriate, structurally and biologically diverse native species
Goal 2 – Enhance and increase ecosystem function and diversity of Pacific Northwest habitat
2.1: Increase carbon sequestration
2.2: Promote nutrient cycling through incorporation of fungal diversity and woody debris
2.3: Select species complementary to the management of surface water infiltration and soil retention
Goal 3 – Promote community stewardship in restoration efforts
3.1: Connect local students to the restoration process and value of natural spaces
3.2: Appeal to wildlife enthusiasts by attracting specific wildlife
Summary:
Pseudotsuga menziesii-Tsuga
heterophylla/Gaultheria shallon/Polystichum
munitum
Rubus armeniacus
Hedera helix Ilex aquifolium
P. munitum, Salix
Rosa gymnocarpa
Salix spp.
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Planting Justifications
Phalaris
arundinacea R. armeniacus
Salix Cornus sericea Physocarpus
capitatus, Symphoricarpos albus, G. shallon
Holodiscus discolor.
Figure 1: Site location and layout
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P. arundinacea .
R. armeniacus
Rubus
spectabilis P. capitatus
P. menziesii
Thuja plicata
Figure 2: Planting plans
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Figure 3: Plot treatments Figure 4: Fungi Test Plots
T.
heterophylla
Acer circinatum
Rhamnus purshiana
Oemleria cerasiformis R.
gymnocarpa H. discolor
P. munitum, G.
shallon Tellima grandiflora
R. armeniacus
A.circinatum Mahonia nervosa,
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Plurotus pulminarius
Coprinus comatus
Escherichia coli
Staphylococcus aureus
Stropharia rugoso-annulata
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P. menziesii T. plicata
O. cerasiformis, A. circinatum, H.discolor
R. gymnocarpa),
C. sericea, R.
purshiana, O. cerasiformis, G. shallon, M.
nervosa, R. gymnocarpa ,
C. sericea
Salix sitchensis, Salix scouleriana,
C. sericea, H. discolor
Trillium
ovatum Linnaea borealis
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Lessons Learned:
Financial
Labor
Planting