Meadowscape Restoration Field Tour

Meadows are an important ecotype of the Pacific Northwest, and they used to cover a significant portion of the Puget Sound. On this walking tour at the Magnuson Park Meadow with Green Seattle Partnership's Dean Drugge and Jonathan Hallet, we will discuss histories of Salish Prairies, show a recent meadow project with a diverse flowering meadow of forbs and grasses, and discuss site restoration methods.

This meadowscape is a successful local case study of meadow restoration, and presenters will share practical tips on methods for site preparation, seed selection, and planting considerations. The restoration project created meadow by converting lawn, using site preparation methods from Northwest Meadowscapes “How to Plant A Meadow”. The techniques used for preparation and seeding are low-impact and low cost. Starting a meadow from seed can be hard to control, but has many benefits in diversity, scalability, and density.

Join us to listen, learn, and share about how this type of restoration project can take root in Puget Sound.

Tour Topics

Site Selection: When and where seeded restoration practices are a viable approach.

Strategies: How to design a restoration project, prepare the land, and seed a meadow.

Aftercare: What to expect in the near term and long term, and what maintenance of a restored meadow looks like.

Tour Logistics

The program will take place outdoors, and parking and public transit are available. Precise meeting instructions will be shared with registered participants. Participants will need to walk short distances and stand for periods of time in outdoor weather conditions. For more information about the program and accessibility considerations, please contact [email protected].

This program is being hosted in collaboration with Northwest Natural Resource Group and the Puget Sound Seed Partnership.

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