WHAS received the GOLDEN LOPPER AWARD
Last Updated on Friday, 27 November 2009 21:24 Written by Russ and Ann Kastberg
On October 27, 2009, the Columbia Land Trust honored their volunteers with a Volunteer Appreciation Dinner at their headquarters in Vancouver. Russ and Ann Kastberg, co-chairs of the Nelson Creek Restoration committee, attended, representing the chapter.
Nelson Creek Update
Last Updated on Saturday, 28 November 2009 19:48 Written by Russ and Ann Kastberg
We have been busy at Nelson Creek this last summer. Vegetation surveys: Pam Wright headed up a crew with Andrea Berkley, Columbia Land Trust, establishing permanent vegetation plots throughout the Nelson Creek property. These inventory plots will be monitored to document the change due to our restoration efforts.
The Nelson Creek committee met in July to update everyone as to what has been completed and what still needs to be done. We welcomed Kris Parke to the committee. Kris has been involved for several years monitoring upper Nelson Creek for fish populations. He volunteered to head up a fish survey in Jack's Slough. Andrea reported that CLT now has funding to proceed with restoration projects that will include site preparation and replanting with native species. We expect to get started this winter.
Leadbetter State Park Restoration
Last Updated on Sunday, 05 July 2009 17:25 Written by Ann Muschè
The joint project of Grays Harbor Audubon and our chapter to support habitat restoration for coastal western snowy plovers and streaked horned larks at Leadbetter State Park has received funding for one additional year. Part of our funds will allow us to hire briefly the Audubon biologist, Don McIvor, to give input to this project.
At the end of May a group of volunteers, Alan Richards, Tom Finn and Randy Robinson, joined WDFW biologist Kathy Gunther to survey the 10 plots in the dunes which constitute this Habitat Restoration Area, and then to ride with her onto the beach of the Willapa Refuge to see a total of 10 adult snowy plovers and 3 chicks.
We will join Kathy for one more survey, and then do a few more on our own. Also in late July we will join WDFW biologist Dave Hays to do some vegetation monitoring.
If you are interested in joining us for any of this, or know someone who might be, please contact Ann Muschè at 360-484-7119.
Lake Sacajawea Invasive Weed Cleanup on the South Island
Last Updated on Sunday, 05 July 2009 17:30 Written by John Green
Willapa Hills Audubon and the LCC Biological Society conducted a scotch broom and holly removal on Lake Sacajawea at 10:00 AM Friday, June 19th. We met near the Elk’s Memorial Building on Kessler Blvd across from the south island at 10:00 and ferryed participants across to the island. We worked for 2 to 3 hours. This was the last work party at Lake Sacajawea until fall.
THANK YOU to all who attended.
If you are interested in joining future parties, please call (360-575-9238) or
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John Green, to be added to the list of volunteers.
WHAS works to remove invasive plants from Lake Sacajawea Islands
Last Updated on Friday, 26 February 2010 17:50 Written by Margaret Green
WHAS has been working with the City of Longview Parks Department and the Lower Columbia College Biological Society to remove invasive plants from Lake Sacajawea habitat islands that are only accessible by boat. Our most recent workday, as mentioned here in The Daily News, succeeded in removing almost all of the scotch broom from the north island, with a single plant left in place because it contained a red-wing black bird nest.
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