In the winter of 2021, North Coast Land Conservancy stewardship team spent several weeks planting wester redcedar and bigleaf maple trees at Boneyard Ridge. The purpose behind the planting project is to improve species diversity across this 340-acre property, located south of Seaside and adjacent to Ecola State Park and NCLC’s Circle Creek Conservation Center. Currently, the property is dominated by Sitka spruce, western hemlock and red alder. Western redcedar is a minor species on the property, but large cedar stumps are scattered throughout the forest, providing a glimpse into its historic composition. In 2022, the planting and other restoration work at Boneyard Ridge will continue. MORE
