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'''Northwest Olympia is a set of neighborhoods that occupy the populated areas between the [[City of Olympia]] core, and [[Evergreen State College]] at the base of the [[Cooper Point Peninsula]] which sits between [[Budd Inlet]] and [[Eld Inlet]] in the [[South Puget Sound]] basin.  It includes five [[ecosystem sites]] each of which is a distinct [[landform]].  These include [[West Bay Watersheds]], [[Schneider Creek Watershed]], [[Crestline Coastal Watershed]], [[Butler Cove Watershed]], and [[Green Cove Watershed]].  As is common in the Salish Sea lowlands, these catchments share a flat area of groundwater recharge on the glacial plateau, between Division Street and Cooper Point road that I like to call "the swales".  Because of culture, location, transportation network and hydrology, I think of these as one complex social-ecological system.'''
This landscape is the home of the first chapter of the [[Ecosystem Guild]], an experimental effort to weave together stewards and custodians of the land into a coherent network of action.
The following Workgroups are in some way active in this landscape
*[[City of Olympia]] - has a large park at [[Grass Lakes Nature Reserve]] at the headwaters of
*[[Thurston County]] has jurisdiction over parts of Green Cove and Butler Cove watersheds, and has shared responsibility for public trust resources such as groundwater and fisheries.
*[[Thurston Conservation District]] is a special district with a county-wide assessment that supports a staff that works of natural resource management.
*Ancestors of the [[Squaxin Island Tribe]] have fished, hunted and gathered in these watersheds since time before memory.  Their natural resources department has an interest in restoration and protection, however these are not focus areas for their active work.
*[[Native Plant Salvage Foundation]] has a nursery just south of the watersheds in the [[Percival Creek Watershed]] and is active in these areas.
*[[Citizen Science Institute]] on the [[Marshall-Hansen Campus]] is developing the [[Plants for the People Nursery]] as a mechanism to accelerate restoration of watershed sites and develop a platform for bioregional education.
*[[The Evergreen State College]] is perched on the West edge of Green Cove Creek, and has graduate and undergraduate programs focused on the social and ecological aspects of restoration.
*[[Wild Fish Conservancy]] has staff that live in the watershed who pay attention to the creeks, and have completed spawner surveys on Green Cove Creek, supported WDFW in surveys of [[Olympic Mudminnow]]
*[[US Fish and Wildlife Service]]

Revision as of 01:26, 13 September 2020


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Northwest Olympia is a set of neighborhoods that occupy the populated areas between the City of Olympia core, and Evergreen State College at the base of the Cooper Point Peninsula which sits between Budd Inlet and Eld Inlet in the South Puget Sound basin. It includes five ecosystem sites each of which is a distinct landform. These include West Bay Watersheds, Schneider Creek Watershed, Crestline Coastal Watershed, Butler Cove Watershed, and Green Cove Watershed. As is common in the Salish Sea lowlands, these catchments share a flat area of groundwater recharge on the glacial plateau, between Division Street and Cooper Point road that I like to call "the swales". Because of culture, location, transportation network and hydrology, I think of these as one complex social-ecological system.

This landscape is the home of the first chapter of the Ecosystem Guild, an experimental effort to weave together stewards and custodians of the land into a coherent network of action.

The following Workgroups are in some way active in this landscape