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From Left to right: Candice Magbag, Mahleah Grant, Kendra Potoshnik, Rebecca Bruemmer, Johnathon Rutledge \/ courtesy photos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Zachary Nelson
\nFor the past year, five University of Washington students have teamed together to bring a slice of forest back to life as part of a capstone project. 足彩app哪个是正规的 students \u2014 three from UW Bothell and two from Seattle \u2014 helped transform a half-acre of North Creek Forest from a neglected eyesore to a haven teeming with life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the team began, the site was completely overrun by invasive species, including blackberry bushes up to 10 feet tall. \u201cIt took 21 hours and about 25 volunteers just to cut out the site so we could find our boundaries,\u201d said Mahleah Grant, an environmental studies major. \u201c足彩app哪个是正规的 cool and surprising part was that people were lining up to help us do hard physical labor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After clearing the site, the team brought in plants that would create a favorable habitat. Before long, the once poor ecosystem became more livable for native plants and animals. \u201cWhen we first got to the site, there was no life in the dirt and no animals to be seen,\u201d said Johnathon Rutledge, environmental studies major. \u201cNow, birds nest in the area. Worms wiggle in the dirt. 足彩app哪个是正规的re are bunnies hopping around, and native fungal activity is returning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For many years, the outlook for the forest wasn\u2019t hopeful. \u201cIt used to all be private land that suffered ecological neglect in some places,\u201d said Warren Gold, associate professor in UW Bothell\u2019s School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences and director of the UW Restoration Ecology Network. \u201cAbout 10 years ago, we started raising money with Friends of North Creek Forest (FNCF)<\/a> to buy and restore the land and make it public.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 forest is now fully owned by the city of Bothell. A master plan process is now underway that will eventually allow public access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 restoration effor<\/a>t, now in its seventh year, provides capstone projects for teams of students from all three UW campuses. 足彩app哪个是正规的y act as project managers on their designated parcel of land, doing research on environmental problems, forging solutions with community partners and local governments, and implementing those solutions with local community members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each parcel continues to receive attention and upkeep from volunteers. \u201cOne of the challenges of this project is that we have to make sure the site is maintained after we leave,\u201d said Candice Magbag, an environmental science major. \u201cThis means working with community members to set up a network of reliable volunteers. For our site, we are lucky to work with both the City of Bothell and FNCF<\/a>. 足彩app哪个是正规的 latter will care for the site after we graduate, along with the wonderful community of volunteers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 students all agreed this was a standout moment in their academic career, not only for the experience but also for the friends and connections they made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More student teams are needed<\/a> continue restoring ecological health to North Creek Forest. \u201cFor anybody who is thinking of taking this project on, you won\u2019t regret it,\u201d said Rutledge. \u201cWhen else in school will you get credit for working outside doing what you love to do and making a real long term difference in the local community?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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