Terrace Oaks Restoration Phase I (north-central)

The goal of this project is to create a network of savanna, woodland and wetland habitat that is conducive to sustainable long term management through the use of controlled burns. The project is located at Terrace Oaks Park, a 230 acre natural area that is a mixture of rolling wooded hills and depressional wetlands. This grant application is for Phase I of a two part plan for this area. During Phase I, habitat improvements will be made through the removal of invasive shrub species, canopy thinning, seeding of native grasses and follow-up invasive species control. Phase II of the project will reintroduce controlled burns to the project area and seed the area with a diverse native wildflower mix. Once Phase I and and II have been completed, city staff will be able maintain the area in perpetuity utilizing existing habitat management funds.