This document provides information about the Center for Natural Lands Management's (CNLM) South Sound Program, which focuses on protecting and restoring important conservation sites in Washington's South Puget Sound ecoregion. The summary includes: 1) CNLM has been successfully conserving native species and habitats for 20 years, managing over 75 preserves and $50 million in endowments. 2) The South Sound Program focuses on prairies and oak woodlands, which are rare and important habitats, through restoration projects, cooperative conservation efforts, freshwater initiatives, and science work. 3) The program utilizes partnerships and grant funding to conduct restoration on protected lands and assist other agencies and landowners throughout the region.

1. Center for “In those days when the earth was young, trees were scarce;
the land at large was open and easy to go over;…”
Natural Lands
Management Henry Sicade
Puyallup/Nisqually
South Sound Program
Patrick Dunn
Mason McKinley
August 2012

2. CNLM’s Professional Stewardship
20 Years of Success – On Towards Perpetuity
• Mission – conserve native species, their habitat
and functioning ecosystems in perpetuity;
manage those lands in an ecologically beneficial
manner.
• Currently more than 75 preserves, > $50 million
in endowments.
• 20-year successful track record, both
ecologically and financially.
• Business strategy of mitigation -
related conservation.

3. CNLM’s Professional Stewardship
20 Years of Success – On Towards Perpetuity

4. What We Are Conserving
Prairies and Oak Woodlands

5. What We Are Conserving
Prairies and Oak Woodlands

6. What We Are Conserving
Black River

7. Project Location

8. South Sound Program
Description
Protecting and restoring the most
important conservation sites in the
ecoregion. Prairies and oak woodland in
Cascadia are one of the rarest habitats in
the nation.
Program is grant supported. We mainly
work on other’s lands.
Political interest in the system is increasing,
with four candidates slated for listing in
2012.
Cooperative conservation strategy with
multiple partners, trying to enhance
conservation throughout the ecoregion.

9. South Sound Preserves
Preserve Acreage
Tenalquot Prairie 124
Shotwell’s 45
Mima Creek 135
Black River Bluff 116
Black River Bend 13
Boots Satterlee 20
Cavness Ranch 612

10. South Sound Projects
Four Major Projects
Prairie Restoration
Cooperative Conservation
Freshwater
Science

11. Prairie Restoration
Projects
Priorities
Protected Locations - Joint
Base Lewis-McChord and Other
Preserves
Infrastructure Development
Rare Species Habitat

12. Joint Base Lewis
McChord
Prairie Restoration
Largest and best habitat in ecoregion.
20,000 acres of prairie/oak woodland.
4 Candidate Species.

13. Other Locations
Prairie Restoration
Assist State and County agencies with
management and restoration.
Private Landowner Project, helping
private landowners throughout the
area.

14. Infrastructure
Prairie Restoration
Support for prescribed fire.
Native seed and plant production.
Restoration at larger scales

15. Infrastructure
Sustainability in Prisons
Rare species propagation –
checkerspots and frogs.
Native plant plug production.
Assistance with restoration.

16. Rare Species Habitat
Prairie Restoration
Listed Species
Federal Candidate Species
Reintroduction Programs

17. Cooperative Conservation
Projects
Cascadia Prairie-Oak Partnership
Rare Species Action Plans
Army Compatible Buffer Program
State Wildlife Grant

18. Freshwater
Projects
Knotweed Control
Oregon Spotted Frog
Salmonid Conservation

19. Science
Projects
Soil Biotic Communities
Climate Change
Fire Effects
Restoration Techniques
Pollinators

20. People - Staff
Joint Base: Lewis-McChord Plant and Seed Production
Mason McKinley –Project Manager Sierra Smith – Nursery Manager
Bob Wilkins – Prescribed Fire Spec. Angela Winter – Seed Production Spec.
Nate Johnston – Restoration Spec.
Van Perdue – Restoration Spec. South Sound Science
Sarah Hamman – Restoration Ecologist
Cooperative Conservation Cheryl Fimbel – Rare Species Biologist
Hannah Anderson – Project Manager Peter Dunwiddie - Ecologist
Vacant – Conservation Analyst
Interns
Thurston County Audrey Lamb– Americorps (Volunteers)
Sanders Freed – Project Manager Laney Widener– Americorps (Plant Nursery)
Mark Roth – Restoration Spec. Adam Martin– Americorps (Science)
Tim Leque– Americorps (Restoration)
Freshwater Project
Dave Geroux – Knotweed Spec. Patrick Dunn – S. Sound Program Director

21. People - Volunteers
Weed Control
Wild Seed Collection
Monitoring
Prairie Appreciation Day
4,600 Hours/Year

22. People - Partners

23. Questions