{"id":351,"date":"2015-03-13T15:46:44","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T22:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/lcs\/?page_id=351"},"modified":"2018-07-02T10:51:48","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T17:51:48","slug":"matthews-ave-2001","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/lcs\/matthews-ave-2001\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthews Avenue Triangle (2001)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Matthews Avenue Triangle Landscape Rehabilitation<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
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A Project by UW students in EHUF 481: Field Practicum in Plant Management and Selection (Fall 2001)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This quarter, our students are working on a triangular property at the south intersection of Matthews Ave NE and Sand Point Way. This land started out covered with weeds, including Himalayan blackberry (Rubus discolor<\/em>), reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea<\/em>), and hedge bindweed\/morning glory (Calystegia sepium<\/em>), along with a few native cattail (Typha latifolia<\/em>). A drainage ditch runs through the site, carrying water from Thorton Creek and surrounding neighborhoods to nearby Lake Washington. In the past, the site was mowed once or twice a year, but otherwise left alone. Neighbors had planted and maintained trees, but these were mowed down earlier this year by an inexperienced city employee. The neighbors requested our help in creating a more sustainable site. Our students decided to remove the weeds from the waterway, then plant the site with a variety of species native to the Puget Sound region and adapted to site conditions. By increasing plant diversity, the students hoped to create a more functional wetland.<\/p>\n

Below are pictures of our weekly work parties. Click on any picture to see a larger version of the image.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Acknowledgments<\/h2>\n

We wish to thank the following people or organizations for their assistance:<\/p>\n