The Dalles, Oregon- Native Plant Restoration Project
N 45° 39.231 W 121° 12.631
10T E 639424 N 5057146
The Native Plant Restoration Project is located on the grounds of the Columbia River Gorge Discovery Center and Wasco County Museum, in The Dalles, Oregon.
Waymark Code: WM46H0
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2008
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The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles, Oregon has created a restoration project on the site of an old concrete batching plant, hauling in rocks and soil and recreating the terrain typical of the area. Using the Lewis and Clark expedition plant records from 1805-6, the staff is planting hundreds of Columbia Gorge Basin plants with the help of volunteers from AmeriCorps, Friends of the Gorge, Nike, and the Native Plant Society of Oregon. Milestone Nursery in Lyle, Washington, donated about $3400 worth of plants. The CGDC has only been open to the public since 1997, and has already gathered tremendous community support. Their interpretive trail connects with The Dalles River Front Trail, a popular nine-mile family bike route, making the restoration project accessible to thousands of visitors - 60,000 in less than three years! (info from website:http://www.hardyplantsociety.org/grantwin2000.htm
Address:
5000 Discovery Drive
The Dalles, OR USA
Educational programs: Yes
Demonstration garden's website:: [Web Link]
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