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Pierce County Biodiversity Network
Community Meetings
The Lower White River Biodiversity Management Area is the second pilot being conducted by the Pierce
County Biodiversity Alliance (PCBA). Its goals are to:
educate landowners within the BMA about tax incentives
use the template for community meetings developed for the Gig Harbor BMA and assess its effectiveness
test the Gig Harbor's Stewardship Plan template for the Lower White River, and
work with local jurisdictions within the Lower White BMA to complement their existing open space efforts
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Lower White River Bioblitz Results (2006 and 2007)
Two bioblitzes have been held in the Lower White River.
June 2-3, 2006. Marion Grange Hall was
"Science Central" where all the scientists, staff, and volunteers gathered. The
Lower White River Biodiversity Management Area (BMA) is shown as white in the map.
The bioblitz was divided into north, central and south areas.
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April 20, 2007. The cities of Auburn and Pacific were the focus of a 12-hour bioblitz.
Data
Final results
Lower White River Bioblitz 2006 Final Tally (pdf)
Predicted vs Observed (2006-2007) (pdf)
Final Plant List (2006-2007) (pdf)
Bioblitz Report - 2006 (pdf)
City of Pacific Bioblitz Report - 2007 (pdf)
City of Auburn Bioblitz Report - 2007 (pdf)
Non-native Plant List (pdf)
Maps
Pacific (2006) (pdf)
Pacific (2007) (pdf)
Auburn (2007) (pdf)
Marion Grange Hall was the "Science Central" site for the 2006 Bioblitz.
Over 100 scientists, taxa experts, volunteers,land owners and news media participated in the
24-hour inventory of birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, insects, and plants.
Armed with handheld computers with NatureMapping's NatureTracker software, teams reported the locations of
123 species of fish and wildlife, 207 land and aquatic insects, and 229
species of plants.
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Data collection points in the southern part of the Bioblitz area, near Science Central.
Data will be stored in the NatureMapping database. (click image to enlarge)
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Photos
White River BioBlitz - Spider Collecting Photo Album by Rod Crawford
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