Purpose of award summary of the goals and objectives of the project this project seeks to restore native prairie habitat on 2 7 acres of land owned in fee by the national park service at ebey S…

Purpose of award summary of the goals and objectives of the project this project seeks to restore native prairie habitat on 2 7 acres of land owned in fee by the national park service at ebey S landing national historical reserve and create a site maintenance plan for on going stewardship of the land as native prairie the objective of this agreement is for the NPS and PRI to plan, perform, and monitor site restoration of native prairie habitat and a cultural landscape within ebey S landing national historical reserve ebla on central whidbey island summary of project specific activities develop and refine a site management plan for the 2 7 acres of the land at the prairie overlook at ebey S landing national historical reserve collect wild seeds at the prairie overlook site, process, and store seeds for future propagation propagate locally sourced bulbs, corms, and rhizomes of native species prepare land through cyclic mowing and application of herbicide direct seed or plant on site with native plants disseminate project information via social media, print media, and website content performance goals including milestones and expected outcomes this project seeks to restore 2 7 acres of native prairie on NPS lands, owned in fee, at the prairie overlook of ebey S landing national historical reserve in coupeville, WA the work includes collecting wild seeds, seed storage and propagation, seeding native plants, planting native plant plugs, and invasive plant control through herbicide application and cyclic mowing the work also includes the development and refining of a site management plan to guide continued maintenance of the native prairie and the dissemination of information about the project on social media, print media, and website content beneficiaries the principal purpose of the project is to support gains in the scientific community external to the NPS through new research and knowledge related to natural resource protection NPS receives the indirect benefit of completing prairie restoration ecological projects