Lake Forest Park Restoration Stewardship in
Grace Cole Nature Park
Become a Restoration Steward in Lake Forest Park
This stewardship program will focus on education and forest restoration in Grace Cole Nature Park.
Stewards will receive training in ecology to do forest restoration work in Grace Cole Nature Park. Restoration Stewards are invited to commit to the program for most 3rd Saturdays of each month, with training sessions occurring online the prior Thursday afternoon. The program starts June 17th!
Enrollment is limited. To sign up and for further information, email Joy Wood at stewardship@restorationad.com by June 3rd.
Goals of the Program
To build a cohort of Restoration Stewards that work well together and can strategize to reach key and site-specific ecological decisions
To work with the Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation and the City to equitably recruit, retain, and work with a diversity of community volunteers
Learning objectives
Will be able to determine the right place for the right plant
Will be able to prioritize and strategize restoration activities
Will be able to determine Best Management Practices for site specific conditions
Will be able to manage community volunteer events safely and with fun for everyone
Will be able to teach plant installation and tool safety techniques
Will be able to differentiate between native and invasive vegetation
Will be able to maintain control of invasive vegetation and monitor health of plant installations
WORKSHOP TIMELINE
Workshops Content
2021
June 17 (online)
Welcome to Forest Restoration Stewardship in Lake Forest Park!
Introduction to Grace Cole Nature Park and Forest Stewardship Plan
Ecological Restoration 101 and the Importance of Stewardship
Baseline Ecological Evaluation
July 15 (online)
Learn key native vegetation and key invasive species
Best Management Practices - Invasive Vegetation Removal Strategies
August 19 (outside)
Restoration Project Site Visits
Compare Older and Newer Site Areas
September 16 (online)
Key Native Plants to Install for Restoration
Develop Native Plant Orders for Fall Installation
October 14 (outside)
Managing Larger Work Parties - Welcoming Community Volunteers
Tool Safety - Practice Tool Safety Talks
Planting Techniques and How to Teach Them
November 18 (outside)
Plant Placement and Staging Strategies
Plant Installation and Mulch Ring Techniques
December 16 (inside)
* Restoration Steward Celebration
2022
Conifer Tree Identification
Natural History of Puget Sound Ecoregion
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
King County Noxious Weeds
Climate Change and Restoration
Upcoming Plant Water Stressors
Best Management Practices Refresher
Trail Maintenance
Volunteer Diversity, Recruitment, Outreach, and Retention
Follow-up Ecological Evaluation Results
Monitoring and Adaptive Management Planning
RESTORATION STEWARD GRADUATION
*Workshops will only be held in a classroom setting indoors if current health and safety guidelines determine that it is safe to do so.
Thursday Workshops
4:00-6:00pm
2021
Jun-17
Jul-15
Aug-19
Sep-16
Oct-14
Nov-18
2022
Jan-13
Feb-17
Mar-17
Apr-14
May-19
Jun-16
Saturday Work Parties
9:00am-1:00pm
2021
Jun-19
Jul-17
Aug-21
Sep-18
Oct-16
Nov-20
2022
Jan-15
Feb-19
Mar-19
Apr-16
May-21
Jun-18
Restoration Analytics & Design LLC (RAD) works with the King Conservation District (KCD) Urban Forest Health Management Program and the City and Stewardship Foundation of Lake Forest Park to bring this opportunity to the City of Lake Forest Park