The Manzanita Connector
The Manzanita Ridge Preserve fortifies and expands the already vibrant fish and wildlife habitat of the nearby Manzanita Creek watershed, Manzanita Park, Lindberg Tidelands, North Fork Manzanita Creek and Miller-Kirkman Preserves. All told, roughly 170 acres of contiguous lands and waters are now safeguarded.
The richly forested property consists of a lush understory of sword fern, red huckleberry, osoberry, salal, snowberry, vanilla leaf, and Oregon grape. We are in the process of removing invasive plants like English ivy, Himalayan blackberry, knotweed, and black locust to allow these natives to thrive. Restoration work will continue over the coming years with the planting of a native prairie and oak savannah on the south end of the Preserve.