Fall restoration work on End Creek included three significant efforts. Diverse native woody vegetation was planted near stream channels, Douglas' Clover was introduced in six plots, and fourty acres of weedy upland area was disced and seeded with a native seed mix.
Funding from the US Fish and Wildlife Foundation allowed us to grow and plant 2,500 native shrubs and trees in selected riparian zones throughout the wetland.Native plants were grown from local seed by The Plantworks Nursery, in La Grande, Oregon and planted by crews from Wildland's Inc.
Installation of mulch mats in July, 2009.
Woody plants included Black Cottonwood, Western Birch, Alder, Chokecherry, Elderberry, Wild Rose, Bitterbrush, Golden Currant.
Douglas' Clover seed was collected from the Ladd Marsh Wildlife Management Area in July. Plants of this endangered clover were grown in plugs by The Plantworks Nursery throughout the summer. In November, we planted 650 dormant roots on the End Creek wetland.
Range Club students from Eastern Oregon University
Dormant rooted seedlings of Trifolium douglasii ready for fall planting.
