Stewards to 64 acres of stunning biodiversity.

Stewa​rdship Program

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The Stewardship Committee works in partnership with the City of Bothell to anticipate and respond to forest maintenance needs to support and enhance the health, and sustainable use of North Creek Forest. This committee also supports education and outreach opportunities in North Creek Forest.

STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE PROGRAMS, PROJECTS & STRATEGIC GOALS
  • Support and maintain former UW-REN Sites: Provide ongoing maintenance at former sites including weeding, watering, mulching, and replanting.
  • Support Current UW-REN Team and Site: Work with UW-REN Team to implement proposed restoration.
  • Restoration Planning: Identify restoration priorities to create a comprehensive, forest-wide restoration plan and schedule.

           Check out this EPIC MULCH BRIGADE up the trail to Greg's Landing. 
​                                  - MLK Day of Service 2020

Plants Map

Plants Map catalogs many of the plants growing on our restoration sites. Learn more about each plant, how it's being used in the restoration, and the traditional uses of many of them. See how each one grows and changes with the seasons. 

University of Washington Restoration Ecology Network 
(UW-REN)

INTRODUCTION

The University of Washington Restoration Ecology Network (UW-REN) program matches teams of UW students with regional ecological restoration projects. Over the course of an academic year, the students design and implement community based, collaborative ecological restoration on behalf of a community partner. More information about the program can be found here.

Friends of North Creek Forest have been delighted to partner with UW-REN since 2011 to restore areas of degraded habitat in North Creek Forest. 
This is a "Capstone" project involving teams of 4-8 students who plan for and execute the restoration of a 1/4-to-1/3-acre parcel.  Removal of invasive, non-native plants followed by replacement with a variety of native species suited for the site is the big goal. Additional benefits are the teamwork, volunteer management and leadership skills honed by the real-world experience of collaborating with a non-profit partner. 

FNCF supplies tools, volunteers and refreshments for this program. FNCF also provides ongoing maintenance at former sites including weeding, watering, mulching, and replanting. Utilizing staff, interns, and volunteers, FNCF works with UW-REN Teams to identify restoration priorities, creating  a comprehensive, forest-wide restoration plan and schedule, and also helps to implement proposed restoration.

UWREN Article in Science magazine
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Photos of plant growth from the first UW-REN restoration site.
Click the links below to view each site's individual page containing monitoring information and project planning documents.
​ New monitoring data and photos will be posted to these pages as it is collected.

Student Stewardship Projects:

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Planting a 40 ft. tree
Upper Restoration Site Irrigation Project Plan, Fall 2015, By Jake Blurton, Spenser Petherick, Justin Proctor, Han Dang, and Case Isaac. Academic Advisor Prof. Steven Collins. 
Upper Restoration Site Irrigation Plan
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Lower Restoration Site Irrigation Project Plan, Fall 2015 By Karinne Barbosa, Luke Johnson, Bryan McDermott, Jestoni Orcejola, and Minh Tran. Academic Advisor Prof. Steven Collins. 
Lower Restoration Site Irrigation Plan
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