Union Bay Natural Area UW Botanic Garden College of the Environment
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Why did we decide to mow the blackberry? (Started in 1998)
Dime lot 1975
Dime lot 1986
Dime lot 1992
Dime lot 1996
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Needs and responses Blackberry Purple loosestrife Reed canarygrass Native spp. diversity Open landscape Social trails Mow, flood, shade Gallerucella beetle Shade w/ willows Structural diversity Cap canopy (30%) Improve loop trail
Shorebird habitat Parking lot Prairie gets weeds Native grass mortality Restoration mortality Beaver damage Open shoreline Create prairie Shrub buffer Mounds Mulch, water trailer Fence
Enhance public contact Management buy-in Lasting constituency Projects next to trails, signs, encourage talk Guidelines, public comment, faculty vote Student restoration Nature walks Maintenance participation Capstone projects