Newman Road Ecological Restoration Continues
When you drive to Earth Sanctuary along Newman Road, you will notice the ecological restoration being done by the University of Washington’s Restoration Ecology Network’s students. Each year, a new set of students works for the school year to conduct an ecological site analysis, prepare a proposed plan, prepare the site and then plant the plants according to the plan. Earth Sanctuary covers the cost of the plants, lunch for the students, and training and planting plan review by Earth Sanctuary’s landscape designer, Dan Borroff.
This year’s group had the tough problem of “the wall,” a steep embankment that required coir logs and a lot of special attention. Gracing the top of the wall are three standing stones.
The next time you visit Earth Sanctuary, stop and park in the pull off, look at the great work done by the students, and read the signs that describe the restoration work being done by the UW students.
Here is a link to all the documents prepared by this year’s students.
