The goal of this project is to restore native sage steppe habitat in approximately 1000 acres of ginkgo petrified forest state park

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $106,466 Cooperative Agreement to the Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to restore up to 1,000 acres of native sage steppe habitat in Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park in Washington. The project aims to remove non-native species and reseed the area with native shrubs, grasses, and forbs to support the park's endangered and at-risk plant and wildlife species that rely on this habitat type. The award has a performance period from August 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027.

The 7124 park located in kittitas county washington supports numerous rare plant and wildlife species that rely on sage steppe habitat consisting of low growing stiff sagebrush big sagebrush and bunchgrasses such as sandbergs bluegrass bluebunch wheatgrass and needle and thread. Several species endemic to sage steppe habitat are present at ginkgo including one state endangered bird seven state candidate wildlife species and seven additional wildlife species of greatest conservation need. One state endangered and one state threatened plant are known from the park. This project will restore up to 1000 acres of shrub steppe habitat including 740 acres identified as GOA in areas impacted by historic grazing and more recent wildfires. Nonnative species will be removed and native shrubs grasses and forbs will be seeded in treated areas.