Crescent Valley unveils stewardship plan

The Crescent Valley Alliance of Pierce County introduces its new “Crescent Valley Biodiversity Management Area (BMA) Stewardship Plan” on Earth Day,
April 22, at the Gig Harbor YMCA Community Room.

The evening event, co-sponsored by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), is dedicated to good stewardship for private landowners and neighbors in the Crescent Valley Watershed who value the native diversity of this unique watershed.

The plan’s co-author Karen Dvornich, of the University of Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit, says it’s a model for county, state, and nation-wide landowner-based action.

The entire Stewardship Plan can be downloaded from the alliance website at http://www.crescentvalleyalliance.org.

The alliance will also dedicate its National Wildlife Federation Habitat Demonstration Site at the Gig Harbor City Park at Crescent Creek on Saturday, April 26, 1-4 p.m.

Other alliance partners in this effort are the Key Peninsula/Gig Harbor/Islands Watershed Council, Tacoma Nature Center, and Pierce County Stream Team.