Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) focuses on the design and implementation of environmental restoration projects, including wetland and riparian corridor enhancement and restoration. This report was contracted to The Watershed Company (TWC) to evaluate the success of grant-funded restoration projects by evaluating the efficacy of the WCC restoration activities from 2014-2015. TWC assessed changes in native cover and invasive cover via a Before-After, Control-Impact (BACI) statistical analysis.
Results of the analysis indicates that restoration efforts achieved the goals of improving native cover and diversity and decreasing invasive cover.
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Program/Intervention
Washington Conservation Corps
Implementing Organization
Washington State Department of Ecology
AmeriCorps Program(s)
AmeriCorps State and National
Outcome Category
At-risk ecosystems
Study Type(s)
Impact
Study Design(s)
Quasi-experimental (QED)
Level of Evidence
Strong
Researcher/Evaluator
The Watershed Company
Published Year
2015
Study Site Location (State)
Washington