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Moritani Preserve Tour
March 14, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
In a 90-minute visit to the Moritani Preserve in Winslow, tour the 8-acre property with the Friends of Moritani Committee and the consulting forester who has created a forest restoration plan for the preserve. See current conditions in three forest stands, discuss threats and opportunities, and learn about an annual action plan to encourage a more bio-diverse and resilient ecosystem.
The tour will be led by Maryann Kirkby, Chair of the Friends of the Moritani Preserve & Landscape Architect; Malloree Weinheimer, Certified Forester & CEO of Chickadee Forestry; and Mike Bonoff, Friends of Moritani Committee & Forester for the Suquamish Tribe.
WHERE TO MEET: Please meet at the Moritani Preserve entrance at the northeast corner of the Preserve on Winslow Way, just west of Grow Avenue. There is no onsite parking, so please plan on walking down from Winslow or up from the southern end of Shepard Way.
TOUR INFO: Please email Barb Trafton, barb@biparksfoundation.org. Sign up for the tour here, and get more info, too.
LEARN MORE: The Moritani Tour is a special field trip of the 17th Bainbridge Environmental Conference, “Our Forests: Bainbridge Island and the Climate Crisis,” to be held 12:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 15 at Islandwood. Learn more about the Environmental Conference at www.islandwood.org/events