The Biodiversity Project
The Biodiversity Project
OUR MISSION:
To identify, protect, restore, and provide stewardship for important natural ecosystems in Washington State. The project serves as a non-profit partner for management of lands including Natural Areas, Aquatic Reserves, and inventory data managed by the Washington Natural Heritage Program. These sites support extraordinary biological diversity and often protect rare species.
Ecosystems represented in these protected areas range from kelp forests and eelgrass meadows on Aquatic Reserves, to old growth forest, native grasslands, native oak woodlands, high alpine and mid-montane habitats, salt marshes, bogs, estuaries and other wetlands on Natural Areas.
The programs that are responsible for these areas have limited funding and need help and support. Check out these web links for information about each program:
Aquatic Reserves video:
Read on to learn more about our project!
The Biodiversity Project
We are developing projects and initiatives to protect biodiversity and support the important conservation work of the programs. These include:
Training
and coordinating volunteers, stewards, and various community science projects.
Enhancment
of research and monitoring, and strengthening relationships to partners and academic institutions.
Inventory
of significant species and ecological communities, including aquatic ecosystems.
Outreach
including advocacy, education, community engagement, and interpretation.
Restoration
of rare species & ecosystems, and management of invasive species.
Access
for underserved communities to natural areas and aquatic reserves.
Join Us!
The Biodiversity Project is working to grow a membership base, first in the Salish Sea area, and gradually expanding to other parts of the state. Supporters can join Friends of the Salish Sea, a 501c3 non-profit organization, which is currently helping to “incubate” the project. We welcome collaboration with other conservation organizations, “friends of” groups, volunteer groups, and more.
Contact Us: bio@friendsofsalishsea.org.
The Biodiversity Project
Explore our gallery to learn more about The Biodiversity Project and its many initiatives over the years.
