Join the Wiyot NRD Tuesday 8/27 at 5:30 p.m. on zoom for our monthly Community Information Meeting as we host Kelsey McDonald, an Environmental Scientist at California Department of Fish and Wildlife, will be presenting on the Table Bluff Ecological Reserve Coastal Prairie Restoration Project. California Department of Fish and Wildlife has partnered with the Wiyot Tribe and Mattole Restoration Council to restore coastal prairie and implement recommendations from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for western lily recovery. Table Bluff Ecological Reserve supports a population of federally and state endangered western lily (Lilium occidentale) and many culturally significant plants in remnant native coastal prairie and scrub edge habitats. The project passed a major milestone in December 2023 by removing native conifer encroachment from western lily habitat as well as many non-native trees. Next, an experimental pilot project will test coastal prairie restoration techniques, including the use of fire and grazing, to benefit western lily, culturally significant plants, and other native coastal prairie species. The degraded pasture on the Ecological Reserve will be restored based on experimental pilot project results and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). A small scenic nature trail will be created with interpretive signage highlighting the ecological and cultural significance of the area in partnership with the Wiyot Tribe. Find the zoom link here;
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89390336656?pwd=S09wd1VkV0pzL2xIbzgybXMvbXJ4Zz09