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width: 100%;\n            height: 100%;\n            position: absolute;\n            top: 0;\n            left: 0;\n        \"\n        loop muted playsinline\n    >\n        <source\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/EWU-Water-Tower-Sunset-2.mp4\"\n            type=\"video\/mp4\"\n        \/>\n    <\/video>\n    <div\n        class=\"\"\n        style=\"\n            color: white;\n            position: relative;\n            text-align: center;\n        \"\n    >\n        <style>\n            .prp-mega-heading {\n                font-size: 60px;\n                color: white;\n                text-transform: uppercase;\n                letter-spacing: 5px;\n                line-height: 1.3;\n            }\n            @media(max-width: 1000px) {\n                .prp-mega-heading {\n                    font-size: 30px;\n                }\n            }\n            .prp-sub-heading {\n                font-size: 28px;\n                font-style: italic;\n            }\n            @media(max-width: 1000px) {\n                .prp-sub-heading {\n                    font-size: 16px;\n                }\n            }\n        <\/style>\n        <h1\n            class=\"prp-mega-heading prp-text-shadow\"\n        >\n            <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Living<\/span><br\/>\n            <strong style=\"font-weight: 700\" class=\"prp-text-outlined-white\">Laboratory<\/strong>\n        <\/h1>\n        <p\n            class=\"prp-sub-heading prp-text-shadow\"\n        >\n            The Prairie Restoration Project\n        <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <button data-state=\"paused\" data-video=\"video-hero\" class=\"prp-play-button\" aria-label=\"play or pause video\">\n        <span class=\"fa fa-play\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"fa fa-pause\" aria-label=\"Pause video\"><\/span>\n    <\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"prp-offset-anchor\" id=\"prairie-start\"><\/div>\n<div\n    id=\"prairie-start-container\"\n    class=\"prp-nav-waypoint\"\n    style=\"\n        background-color: white;\n        position: relative;\n        z-index: 1;\n    \"\n>\n    <div\n        style=\"background-color: white; z-index: 1; position: relative; overflow: hidden\"\n        class=\"change-nav-style prp-parallax\"\n        data-nav-alt-class=\"prp-nav-wide__link--brown\"\n    >\n        <div\n            class=\"prp-bg-image prp-parallax__item\"\n            data-bg-image=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/Background_LXI_SourceOfThePalouse.jpg\"\n            data-parallax-rate=\"-.6\"\n            style=\"\n                opacity: .2;\n                transition: 1s cubic-bezier(.11,1.21,.78,.98) all;\n            \"\n        ><\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"prp-navigational-forcefield\">\n            <div class=\"prp-container container-fluid prp-pt-4 prp-pb-4\">\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"col-md-7 prp-text-1.5\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"prp-pt-3 prp-pb-3 prp-pl-2 prp-pr-2\"\n                            style=\"\n                                background-color: hsla(0, 0%, 100%, 0.7);\n                            \"\n                        >\n                        <p><em>Updated: July 2024<\/em><\/p>\n                        <p>In the days before the land was plotted, plowed and paved, the patch of Palouse prairie that EWU calls home was part of a magnificent landscape with sun-kissed rolling hills carpeted by a kaleidoscopic of native flora.<\/p>\n                        <p>Today, with just a sliver of that wild frontier remaining, Eastern Washington University has embarked on a project to transform this 120-acre parcel of university-owned land back to its native habitat.<\/p>\n                        <p>As the Prairie Restoration Project unfolded, it gave birth to a \u201cliving laboratory\u201d that serves as a hub for environmental research and interdisciplinary collaboration.<\/p>\n                        <p>EWU students and faculty have expanded those community partnerships - working with the Spokane Tribe of Indians and other Native peoples, whose ancestors for millennia called the prairie home. This collaboration incorporates our tribal partners' vast knowledge while honoring their histories and connecting our communities.<\/p>\n                        <p>Now, after nearly three years of extensive research that included planting, monitoring, and collecting data on a 13-acre test plot as it experienced both drought and heavy rain conditions, we're preparing to implement the most successful strategies across the entire site.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-md-5 d-flex align-items-center prp-pb-2 prp-pl-2 prp-pt-2\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"prp-pl-2 prp-text-3 prp-text-sm-1.5 prp-quote-left-border\"\n                        >\n                            Today almost nothing of the original Palouse Prairie remains.\n                            EWU researchers are working to change that.\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div\n        class=\"prp-parallax change-nav-style\"\n        data-nav-alt-class=\"prp-nav-wide__link--shadowed\"\n        style=\"\n            position: relative;\n            width: 100%;\n            height: 100vh;\n            display: flex;\n            align-items: center;\n        \"\n    >\n        <video\n            id=\"video-purple-flower\"\n            aria-label=\"closeup of wildflowers and bees in nature\"\n            poster=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/vidposters\/yellow-flowers-bees.jpg\"\n            class=\"scroll-to-play prp-parallax__item prp-vid-bg\"\n            data-parallax-rate=\"-.5\"\n            style=\"\n                display: block;\n                object-fit: cover;\n                width: 100%;\n                height: 100vh;\n                position: absolute;\n                top: 0;\n                left: 0;\n            \"\n            preload=\"metadata\" loop muted playsinline\n        >\n            <source\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/yellow-flowers-bees.mp4\"\n                type=\"video\/mp4\"\n            \/>\n        <\/video>\n        <button data-state=\"paused\" data-video=\"video-purple-flower\" class=\"prp-play-button\" aria-label=\"play or pause video\">\n            <span class=\"fa fa-play\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"fa fa-pause\" aria-label=\"Pause video\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n        <div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%\">\n            <div class=\"prp-container container-fluid\">\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"col-xl-5 offset-xl-7 prp-pt-2 prp-pb-2\">\n                        <div class=\"text-white prp-text-3 prp-text-sm-1.5 prp-pt-3 prp-pb-3 px-3 px-md-5\"\n                            style=\"background-color: var(--prp-sunglasses)\"\n                        >\n                            <div class=\"prp-pl-2 prp-quote-left-border-white\">\n                                The project will provide a unique educational and recreational space, one that connects visitors to a long-lost landscape.\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div\n        class=\"change-nav-style prp-parallax\"\n        data-nav-alt-class=\"prp-nav-wide__link--brown\"\n        style=\"\n            background-color: white;\n            position: relative;\n            overflow: hidden;\n        \"\n    >\n        <div\n            class=\"prp-parallax__item\"\n            data-parallax-rate=\"-.6\"\n            style=\"\n            overflow: hidden;\n            width: 100%;\n            position: absolute;\n            top: 0;\n            transition: 1s cubic-bezier(.11,1.21,.78,.98) all;\n        \">\n            <img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/honeycomb.svg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 100%; transform: rotate(180deg);\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n        <div\n            class=\"prp-parallax__item\"\n            data-parallax-rate=\"-.6\"\n            style=\"\n            overflow: hidden;\n            width: 100%;\n            position: absolute;\n            bottom: 0;\n            transition: 1s cubic-bezier(.11,1.21,.78,.98) all;\n        \">\n            <img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/honeycomb.svg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 100%\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"prp-navigational-forcefield\">\n            <div\n                class=\"container-fluid prp-container\"\n                style=\"position: relative\"\n            >\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"col\">\n                        <div class=\"px-xl-5\">\n                            <div class=\"prp-caption text-center\">EWU is cultivating seeds to restore Lomatium, a favorite flower of bees and other pollinators.<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div\n                class=\"container-fluid prp-container prp-pt-6\"\n                style=\"position: relative\"\n            >\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 prp-pb-2\">\n                        <div class=\"px-xl-5\">\n                            <figure>\n                                <img\n                                    data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/County-aerial-with-parcels_4-14-17.jpg\"\n                                    alt=\"Satellite map of project area\"\n                                \/>\n                                <figcaption class=\"prp-caption\">Campus border in red. Prairie border in blue.<\/figcaption>\n                            <\/figure>\n                            <div class=\"prp-pt-1\"><\/div>\n                            <div style=\"position: relative; height: 400px\">\n                                <video\n                                    id=\"video-prairie-overview-flyover\"\n                                    aria-label=\"Flyover of the project area\"\n                                    poster=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/vidposters\/prairie-overview-flyover.jpg\"\n                                    data-pause-play-threshold=\"1\"\n                                    class=\"scroll-to-play prp-vid-bg\"\n                                    style=\"\n                                        display: block;\n                                        object-fit: cover;\n                                        width: 100%;\n                                        height: 100%;\n                                    \"\n                                    preload=\"metadata\" loop muted playsinline\n                                >\n                                    <source\n                                        src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/prairie-overview-flyover.mp4\"\n                                        type=\"video\/mp4\"\n                                    \/>\n                                <\/video>\n                                <button data-state=\"paused\" data-video=\"video-prairie-overview-flyover\" class=\"prp-play-button\" aria-label=\"play or pause video\">\n                                    <span class=\"fa fa-play\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/span>\n                                    <span class=\"fa fa-pause\" aria-label=\"Pause video\"><\/span>\n                                <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"prp-caption\">Aerial view of campus and the Prairie Restoration Project area.<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 d-flex align-items-center prp-pb-6\">\n                        <div class=\"prp-text-1.5 px-xl-5\">\n                            <p>A grant from the EWU Foundation funded much of the planning and research. Biology students and faculty collaborated to create a workshop that connected land-restoration experts from across the region with Eastern students. Using their research, and input from experts, students then put together a master plan for land restoration.<\/p>\n                            <p>\u201cA big part of the project is to make it really inclusive\", says Erik Budsberg, Prairie Restoration project leader and EWU sustainability Coordinator. \u201cWe want to use it to de-silo things, to truly create a lot of multidisciplinary relationships and opportunities across campus.\u201d <\/p>\n                            <p>Project leaders have also worked with faculty and students in departments across the campus. The opportunities for collaboration will only grow as the pilot site expands.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <h2 class=\"text-center prp-text-2.5 prp-pt-2 prp-h\">\n                    <strong>Campus Partnerships<\/strong>\n                <\/h2>\n                <div class=\"text-center prp-text-1.5 prp-pb-4\">\n                    Successful Restoration Is a Multidisciplinary Collaboration\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"prp-box-table prp-box-table--3\">\n                    <div style=\"background-color: white\" class=\"prp-box-table__cell\">\n                        <h3 class=\"text-uppercase prp-text-2 text-center prp-pb-2 prp-h\">\n                            <strong>Biology<\/strong>\n                        <\/h3>\n                        <ul class=\"prp-list\">\n                            <li>Identified native plants and mapped remnants of Palouse prairie landscapes<\/li>\n                            <li>Collected and cleaned seeds to develop a seed bank<\/li>\n                            <li>Expanded garden space and greenhouse use for the prairie nursery<\/li>\n                            <li>Developed a master plan for the pilot plots<\/li>\n                            <li>Worked with the Salish School of Spokane, a private K-12 school dedicated to preserving the culture and language of the Native American tribes, to learn more about prairie communities and propagate plants together<\/li>\n                        <\/ul>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div style=\"background-color: white\" class=\"prp-box-table__cell\">\n                        <h3 class=\"text-uppercase prp-text-2 text-center prp-pb-2 prp-h\">\n                            <strong>Geosciences<\/strong>\n                        <\/h3>\n                        <ul class=\"prp-list\">\n                            <li>Environmental science is conducting soil analysis and investigating high lead concentrations due to prior trap shooting in the area<\/li>\n                            <li>Geology installed wells and hydrogeology equipment to study and monitor the groundwater<\/li>\n                            <li>Geography is using GPS mapping techniques to assist in land-use decisions<\/li>\n                        <\/ul>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div style=\"background-color: white\" class=\"prp-box-table__cell\">\n                        <h3 class=\"text-uppercase prp-text-2 text-center prp-pb-2 prp-h\">\n                            <strong>Partners<\/strong>\n                        <\/h3>\n                        <ul class=\"prp-list\">\n                            <li>Education and biology collaborated to bring prairie related conservation lessons to local schools and the wider community<\/li>\n                            <li>Computer science is developing a project database<\/li>\n                            <li>Public health and outdoor recreation consulted on trail building and usage<\/li>\n                            <li>English assisted with grant writing<\/li>\n                            <li>Anthropology, archeology, American Indian studies, technical communications, and visual communication design have also offered consultations or completed prairie related projects<\/li>\n                        <\/ul>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"prp-pb-6\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <style>\n        .prp-image-feature-text {\n            font-size: 3rem;\n        }\n        @media (max-width: 1000px) {\n            .prp-image-feature-text {\n                font-size: 1.5rem;\n                line-height: 2.5;\n            }\n        }\n    <\/style>\n    <div\n        class=\"image-frame prp-background-1 change-nav-style\"\n        data-nav-alt-class=\"prp-nav-wide__link--shadowed\"\n        style=\"\n            font-weight: 700;\n            color: white;\n            position: relative;\n        \"\n    >\n        <div class=\"prp-fixed-background prp-background-1\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"prp-fixed-background prp-background-2 prp-fadein\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"prp-fixed-background prp-background-3 prp-fadein\"><\/div>\n        <div\n            style=\"\n                position: relative;\n                z-index: 1;\n            \"\n        >\n            <div class=\"prp-background-mobile-1\">\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"text-1\" style=\"padding-top: 45vh; padding-bottom: 45vh; text-align: center; display: flex; justify-content: center\">\n                        <span style=\"max-width: 800px\" class=\"mx-md-5\">\n                            <span class=\"prp-image-feature-text prp-tinted-text\">\n                                Development over the last 150 years has eliminated most of the Palouse Prairie.\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"prp-background-mobile-2\">\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"text-2\" style=\"padding-top: 45vh; padding-bottom: 45vh; text-align: center; display: flex; justify-content: center\">\n                        <span style=\"max-width: 800px\" class=\"mx-md-5\">\n                            <span class=\"prp-image-feature-text prp-tinted-text\">\n                                The extent of prairie\n                                \u201cremnant\u201d patches is\n                                less than one percent.\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"prp-background-mobile-3\">\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"text-3\" style=\"padding-top: 45vh; padding-bottom: 45vh; text-align: center; display: flex; justify-content: center\">\n                        <span style=\"max-width: 800px\" class=\"mx-md-5\">\n                            <span class=\"prp-image-feature-text prp-tinted-text\">\n                                EWU is dedicating a third of our campus land and resources to restoring this endangered ecosystem.\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prp-offset-anchor\" id=\"prairie-soil\"><\/div>\n<div\n    id=\"prairie-soil-container\"\n    class=\"prp-nav-waypoint\"\n    style=\"\n        position: relative;\n        background-color: white;\n    \"\n>\n    <div\n        class=\"change-nav-style\"\n        data-nav-alt-class=\"prp-nav-wide__link--brown\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"text-center prp-pt-4 prp-pb-2\">\n            <div class=\"prp-pt-3\">\n                <img\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/icon-dirt.svg\"\n                    alt=\"Sun rising over plains icon\"\n                    class=\"prp-zoom-fade prp-animated prp-img-center\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n            <h2 class=\"prp-heading prp-text-brown prp-pr-1 prp-pl-1\">\n                <div class=\"prp-pt-2 pb-md-4\">It starts with<\/div>\n                <div class=\"prp-text-outlined-brown\">soil<\/div>\n            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"prp-vertical-bar-brown\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div\n        class=\"change-nav-style\"\n        data-nav-alt-class=\"prp-nav-wide__link--shadowed\"\n        style=\"\n            position: relative;\n            background-color: var(--prp-soil);\n            z-index: 1;\n        \"\n    >\n        <div\n            style=\"\n                position: absolute;\n                width: 100%;\n                padding-bottom: 108.875%;\n                background-repeat: no-repeat;\n                background-position: center top;\n                background-size: 100% auto;\n            \"\n            data-bg-image=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/soil-cross-section.jpg\"\n        >\n            <div\n                style=\"\n                    position: absolute;\n                    top: 0;\n                    width: 100%;\n                    height: 100%;\n                    background:\n                        linear-gradient(\n                            hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0),\n                            var(--prp-soil)\n                        );\n                \"\n            ><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"prp-navigational-forcefield\">\n            <div class=\"container-fluid prp-container\">\n                <div class=\"text-center d-flex justify-content-center prp-pt-10\" style=\"position: relative\">\n                    <div\n                        class=\"text-white d-flex prp-text-1.75 prp-p-2\"\n                        style=\"max-width: 40em; background-color: var(--prp-sunglasses)\"\n                    >\n                        The unique and diverse soil communities that sustained the original prairie have long been depleted. The change has had a profound effect on which plants will thrive there.\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"container-fluid text-center prp-container prp-pt-4 prp-pb-4\" style=\"position: relative\">\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div\n                        class=\"col-md-3 text-white prp-animated prp-fade-from-left\"\n                        style=\"animation-delay: .2s\"\n                    >\n                        <div style=\"height: 8rem\"\n                            class=\"d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center\"\n                        >\n                            <img\n                                style=\"width: 125px; height: 90px\"\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/icon-wheelbarrow.svg\"\n                                alt=\"wheelbarrow full icon\"\n                            \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-pt-1 prp-text-shadow-soft\">\n                            <p class=\"prp-text-1.25\">Healthy soil will retain the water and nutrients prairie plants need to grow<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div\n                        class=\"col-md-3 text-white prp-animated prp-fade-from-left\"\n                        style=\"animation-delay: .3s\"\n                    >\n                        <div style=\"height: 8rem\"\n                            class=\"d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center\"\n                        >\n                            <img\n                                style=\"width: 73px; height: 99px\"\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/icon-flower.svg\"\n                                alt=\"flower icon\"\n                            \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-pt-1 prp-text-shadow-soft\">\n                            <p class=\"prp-text-1.25\">Reestablishing flowering plants (forbs) is critical to species diversity in the prairie ecosystem<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div\n                        class=\"col-md-3 text-white prp-animated prp-fade-from-left\"\n                        style=\"animation-delay: .4s\"\n                    >\n                        <div style=\"height: 8rem\"\n                            class=\"d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center\"\n                        >\n                            <img\n                                style=\"width: 94px; height: 100px\"\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/icon-honey-bee.svg\"\n                                alt=\"honey bee icon\"\n                            \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-pt-1 prp-text-shadow-soft\">\n                            <p class=\"prp-text-1.25\">Pollinators will return, promoting fertilization and seed production<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div\n                        class=\"col-md-3 text-white prp-animated prp-fade-from-left\"\n                        style=\"animation-delay: .5s\"\n                    >\n                        <div style=\"height: 8rem\"\n                            class=\"d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center\"\n                        >\n                            <img\n                                style=\"width: 117px; height: 97px\"\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/icon-habitat.svg\"\n                                alt=\"leaves with circling arrows icon\"\n                            \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-pt-1 prp-text-shadow-soft\">\n                            <p class=\"prp-text-1.25\">Insect habitats are formed, which are essential to mammals, birds and reptiles<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"container-fluid prp-container\" style=\"position: relative\">\n                <div style=\"position: relative\">\n                    <video\n                        id=\"video-biochar\"\n                        aria-label=\"biochar spilled from a spoon\"\n                        poster=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/vidposters\/Bio-Char.jpg\"\n                        data-pause-play-threshold=\".5\"\n                        class=\"scroll-to-play prp-vid-bg\"\n                        style=\"\n                            width: 100%;\n                        \"\n                        preload=\"metadata\" loop muted playsinline\n                    >\n                        <source\n                            src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/Bio-Char.mp4\"\n                            type=\"video\/mp4\"\n                        \/>\n                    <\/video>\n                    <button data-state=\"paused\" data-video=\"video-biochar\" class=\"prp-play-button\" aria-label=\"play or pause video\">\n                        <span class=\"fa fa-play\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"fa fa-pause\" aria-label=\"Pause video\"><\/span>\n                    <\/button>\n                <\/div>\n                <div\n                    class=\"prp-caption text-white\"\n                    style=\"background-color: var(--prp-sunglasses)\"\n                >In the greenhouse, biochar is measured and then added to a soil mixture to boost carbon content.<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"container-fluid prp-container text-white prp-text-shadow-soft prp-pt-3 prp-pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"row prp-text-1.5\">\n                    <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n                        <div class=\"prp-pt-2 prp-pb-2 px-xl-5\">\n                            EWU partnered with Ag Energy of Spokane to apply a product called biochar to the restoration site to boost soil properties. Biochar is created by burning plant matter at a high temperature and in an oxygen-free environment. The dense, high-carbon mixture boosts the carbon content in the soil and retains water and other nutrients, improving soil structure and enhancing plant productivity.\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n                        <div class=\"prp-pt-2 prp-pb-2 px-xl-5\">\n                            This unique public-private partnership will benefit Eastern Washington University and Ag Energy. Eastern faculty and students will study plant production in pilot plots with and without biochar. Ag Energy will also use that data for their own research and marketing.\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div\n        class=\"prp-parallax change-nav-style\"\n        data-nav-alt-class=\"prp-nav-wide__link--shadowed\"\n        style=\"\n            position: relative;\n            width: 100%;\n            height: 100vh;\n            display: flex;\n            align-items: center;\n        \"\n    >\n        <video\n            id=\"video-eric-seeds\"\n            aria-label=\"researcher collecting seeds in the wild\"\n            poster=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/vidposters\/Eric-Seeds.jpg\"\n            class=\"scroll-to-play prp-parallax__item prp-vid-bg\"\n            data-parallax-rate=\"-.5\"\n            style=\"\n                display: block;\n                object-fit: cover;\n                width: 100%;\n                height: 100vh;\n                position: absolute;\n                top: 0;\n                left: 0;\n            \"\n            preload=\"metadata\" loop muted playsinline\n        >\n            <source\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/Eric-Seeds.mp4\"\n                type=\"video\/mp4\"\n            \/>\n        <\/video>\n        <button data-state=\"paused\" data-video=\"video-eric-seeds\" class=\"prp-play-button\" aria-label=\"play or pause video\">\n            <span class=\"fa fa-play\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"fa fa-pause\" aria-label=\"Pause video\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"position: relative; background-color: white\">\n    <div class=\"prp-navigational-forcefield\">\n        <div\n            class=\"container-fluid prp-container\"\n            style=\"position: relative\"\n        >\n            <div class=\"prp-caption text-center\">Project lead Erik Budsberg collects seeds for cleaning and storing.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"prp-offset-anchor\" id=\"prairie-gather\"><\/div>\n<div\n    id=\"prairie-gather-container\"\n    class=\"prp-nav-waypoint change-nav-style\"\n    data-nav-alt-class=\"prp-nav-wide__link--brown\"\n    style=\"\n        position: relative;\n        background-color: white;\n        z-index: 1;\n        overflow: hidden;\n    \"\n>\n    <div\n        class=\"prp-parallax\"\n        style=\"\n            position: absolute;\n        \"\n    >\n        <img\n            alt=\"\"\n            class=\"prp-parallax__item\"\n            style=\"\n                position: absolute;\n                width: 1200px;\n                max-width: none;\n                height: 1526.78px;\n                top: 0;\n                left: -200px;\n                transition: 1s cubic-bezier(.11,1.21,.78,.98) all;\n            \"\n            data-parallax-rate=\".4\"\n            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/flower-monochrome.png\"\n        \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"position: relative\">\n        <div class=\"text-center prp-pt-4\">\n            <div class=\"prp-pt-3\">\n                <img\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/hand-leaves.svg\"\n                    alt=\"hand holding leaves icon\"\n                    class=\"prp-zoom-fade prp-animated prp-img-center\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n            <h2 class=\"prp-heading prp-text-brown prp-pr-1 prp-pl-1\">\n                <div class=\"prp-pt-2 prp-pb-2 pb-md-4\">Gather<\/div>\n            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"prp-vertical-bar-brown\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div\n            class=\"prp-text-1.5 prp-p-2 text-center\"\n            style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: auto\"\n        >\n            If we want to have a restoration that represents the biological diversity of a native prairie, we need to do a lot of creating and finding of plant materials.\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"prp-navigational-forcefield\">\n            <div class=\"container-fluid prp-container\">\n                <div class=\"row prp-text-1.5\">\n                    <div class=\"col-md-3 prp-p-2\">\n                        <figure class=\"mb-0\">\n                            <div style=\"max-width: 300px; margin: auto\">\n                                <div style=\"padding-bottom: 100%; position: relative\">\n                                    <img\n                                        src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/idaho-fescue.jpg\"\n                                        alt=\"idaho fescue in the wild\"\n                                        style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-radius: 50%\"\n                                    \/>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <figcaption class=\"prp-p-1 text-center\">Idaho Fescue<\/figcaption>\n                        <\/figure>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-md-3 prp-p-2\">\n                        <figure class=\"mb-0\">\n                            <div style=\"max-width: 300px; margin: auto\">\n                                <div style=\"padding-bottom: 100%; position: relative\">\n                                    <img\n                                        src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/arrowroot-balsam.jpg\"\n                                        alt=\"Arrowleaf Balsamroot in the wild\"\n                                        style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-radius: 50%\"\n                                    \/>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <figcaption class=\"prp-p-1 text-center\">Arrowleaf Balsamroot<\/figcaption>\n                        <\/figure>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-md-3 prp-p-2\">\n                        <figure class=\"mb-0\">\n                            <div style=\"max-width: 300px; margin: auto\">\n                                <div style=\"padding-bottom: 100%; position: relative\">\n                                    <img\n                                        src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/camas-hills.jpg\"\n                                        alt=\"purple camas in a green field\"\n                                        style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-radius: 50%\"\n                                    \/>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <figcaption class=\"prp-p-1 text-center\">Camas<\/figcaption>\n                        <\/figure>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-md-3 prp-p-2\">\n                        <figure class=\"mb-0\">\n                            <div style=\"max-width: 300px; margin: auto\">\n                                <div style=\"padding-bottom: 100%; position: relative\">\n                                    <img\n                                        src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/bluebunch-wheatgrass.jpg\"\n                                        alt=\"bluebunch wheatgrass being inspected in the wild\"\n                                        style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-radius: 50%\"\n                                    \/>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <figcaption class=\"prp-p-1 text-center\">Bluebunch Wheatgrass<\/figcaption>\n                        <\/figure>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"container-fluid prp-container prp-pt-2 prp-text-1.5\">\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"col-md-6 prp-pb-2 prp-pl-2 prp-pr-2\">Most of our region\u2019s remaining \u201cremnant\u201d prairie can be found in the southern Palouse. However, the northern Palouse, home to the EWU campus, is a unique ecosystem with different soil composition, weather and native plants. Therefore, researchers set their sights on collecting seeds within a 20-mile radius of campus.<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-md-6 prp-pb-2 prp-pl-2 prp-pr-2\">Not a lot of research has been done on northern prairie ecosystems, making Eastern\u2019s restoration project particularly vital. The northern prairies border similar ecosystems, such as the channeled scablands and ponderosa-pine woodlands. EWU research will better define the overlaps.<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"container-fluid prp-container\">\n                <div class=\"prp-grid\">\n                    <div\n                        class=\"prp-grid__double\"\n                        style=\"position: relative\"\n                    >\n                        <video\n                            id=\"video-seeds-filtered\"\n                            aria-label=\"wild seeds being filtered for later use\"\n                            poster=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/vidposters\/Seed-Cleaning.jpg\"\n                            data-pause-play-threshold=\"1\"\n                            class=\"scroll-to-play prp-vid-bg\"\n                            style=\"\n                                display: block;\n                                object-fit: cover;\n                                width: 100%;\n                                height: 100%;\n                            \"\n                            preload=\"metadata\" loop muted playsinline\n                        >\n                            <source\n                                src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/Seed-Cleaning.mp4\"\n                                type=\"video\/mp4\"\n                            \/>\n                        <\/video>\n                        <button data-state=\"paused\" data-video=\"video-seeds-filtered\" class=\"prp-play-button\" aria-label=\"play or pause video\">\n                            <span class=\"fa fa-play\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/span>\n                            <span class=\"fa fa-pause\" aria-label=\"Pause video\"><\/span>\n                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div\n                        class=\"prp-grid__single\"\n                        style=\"position: relative\"\n                    >\n                        <video\n                            id=\"video-hands-seeds\"\n                            aria-label=\"wild seeds being gathered by hand\"\n                            poster=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/vidposters\/Sarahs-Hands-Seeds.jpg\"\n                            data-pause-play-threshold=\"1\"\n                            class=\"scroll-to-play prp-vid-bg\"\n                            style=\"\n                                display: block;\n                                object-fit: cover;\n                                width: 100%;\n                                height: 100%;\n                            \"\n                            preload=\"metadata\" loop muted playsinline\n                        >\n                            <source\n                                src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/Sarahs-Hands-Seeds.mp4\"\n                                type=\"video\/mp4\"\n                            \/>\n                        <\/video>\n                        <button data-state=\"paused\" data-video=\"video-hands-seeds\" class=\"prp-play-button\" aria-label=\"play or pause video\">\n                            <span class=\"fa fa-play\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/span>\n                            <span class=\"fa fa-pause\" aria-label=\"Pause video\"><\/span>\n                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"prp-caption text-center\">\n                    Eastern students and faculty collect seeds from native plants around 20 miles from campus, then clean and store them for planting.\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"container-fluid prp-container\">\n                <h3 class=\"text-center prp-text-2.5 prp-pt-6 prp-h\">\n                    <strong>The Steps to Collect Native Seeds<\/strong>\n                <\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"container-fluid prp-container prp-pt-3 prp-pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"prp-box-table prp-box-table--4\">\n                    <div class=\"prp-box-table__cell text-center\">\n                        <div class=\"prp-text-2.5 prp-text-outlined-red\">1<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-text-2.5\"><strong>Track<\/strong><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-p-1\" style=\"max-width: 15rem; margin: auto\">\n                            Faculty and student teams regularly track when plants flower and seeds ripen\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"prp-box-table__cell text-center\">\n                        <div class=\"prp-text-2.5 prp-text-outlined-red\">2<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-text-2.5\"><strong>Collect<\/strong><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-p-1\" style=\"max-width: 15rem; margin: auto\">\n                            Seeds are carefully collected and brought back to the EWU greenhouse and dried\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"prp-box-table__cell text-center\">\n                        <div class=\"prp-text-2.5 prp-text-outlined-red\">3<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-text-2.5\"><strong>Clean<\/strong><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-p-1\" style=\"max-width: 15rem; margin: auto\">\n                            The seeds are cleaned by hand\u2014a long and tedious process without cleaning equipment\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"prp-box-table__cell text-center\">\n                        <div class=\"prp-text-2.5 prp-text-outlined-red\">4<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-text-2.5\"><strong>Store<\/strong><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-p-1\" style=\"max-width: 15rem; margin: auto\">\n                            Seeds are stored in the refrigerator and will be good for up to 10 years\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"container-fluid prp-container\">\n                <div style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: auto\">\n                    <lite-youtube\n    style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"\n    videoid=\"COt3w31d_5I\" playlabel=\"Play video\"><\/lite-youtube>\n                    <div class=\"prp-pt-3 prp-pb-3 px-xl-5\">\n                        <div class=\"prp-quote-left-border prp-pl-2\">\n                            \u201cOne of the most fascinating things I\u2019ve learned about seeds is that the same plant growing here and in the mountains on the Washington-Idaho border have different traits. So, if you took the seeds from the plant that grows in the mountains and put them here where it\u2019s a little drier and hotter\u2014even though they\u2019re the same plant\u2014they might not perform as well because they haven\u2019t grown up in the same sort of environment.\u201d Sarah Hill \u201921, Biology Graduate Student\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div\n    class=\"prp-parallax change-nav-style\"\n    data-nav-alt-class=\"prp-nav-wide__link--shadowed\"\n    style=\"\n        position: relative;\n        width: 100%;\n        height: 100vh;\n        display: flex;\n        align-items: center;\n    \"\n>\n    <video\n        id=\"video-planting-seeds\"\n        aria-label=\"Tractor planting seeds in rows\"\n        poster=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/vidposters\/two-students-planting-seed-garden.jpg\"\n        class=\"scroll-to-play prp-parallax__item prp-vid-bg\"\n        data-parallax-rate=\"-.5\"\n        style=\"\n            display: block;\n            object-fit: cover;\n            width: 100%;\n            height: 100vh;\n            position: absolute;\n            top: 0;\n            left: 0;\n        \"\n        preload=\"metadata\" loop muted playsinline\n    >\n        <source\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/two-students-planting-seed-garden.mp4\"\n            type=\"video\/mp4\"\n        \/>\n    <\/video>\n    <button data-state=\"paused\" data-video=\"video-planting-seeds\" class=\"prp-play-button\" aria-label=\"play or pause video\">\n        <span class=\"fa fa-play\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"fa fa-pause\" aria-label=\"Pause video\"><\/span>\n    <\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"prp-offset-anchor\" id=\"prairie-restore\"><\/div>\n<div\n    id=\"prairie-restore-container\"\n    class=\"prp-nav-waypoint change-nav-style\"\n    data-nav-alt-class=\"prp-nav-wide__link--brown\"\n    style=\"position: relative; background-color: white; z-index: 1\"\n>\n    <div style=\"\n        position: relative;\n        background-repeat: no-repeat;\n        background-position: top center;\n        background-size: 100% auto;\n        \"\n        data-bg-image=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/roots.png\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"prp-navigational-forcefield\">\n            <div\n                class=\"container-fluid prp-container\"\n                style=\"position: relative\"\n            >\n                <div class=\"prp-caption text-center\">Biology students assist in the maintenance of the seed garden and greenhouse.<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"text-center prp-pt-4\">\n                <div class=\"prp-pt-3\">\n                    <img\n                        src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/icon-seed-sprouting.svg\"\n                        alt=\"seed sprouting leaves and roots icon\"\n                        class=\"prp-zoom-fade prp-animated prp-img-center\"\n                    \/>\n                <\/div>\n                <h2 class=\"prp-heading prp-text-brown prp-pr-1 prp-pl-1 prp-pb-2\">\n                    <div class=\"prp-pt-2 pb-md-4\">Restore<\/div>\n                <\/h2>\n                <div class=\"prp-vertical-bar-brown\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"container-fluid prp-container prp-pb-2\">\n                <div\n                    class=\"prp-text-1.5 prp-p-2 text-center\"\n                    style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: auto\"\n                >\n                    The restoration work is the backbone of the project. Five years of interdisciplinary research has determined a sustainable, cost-effective plan forward.\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"prp-navigational-forcefield\">\n        <div class=\"container-fluid prp-container\">\n            <div class=\"prp-pt-3 prp-pb-3 prp-pl-1 prp-pr-1\">\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div\n                        class=\"col-md-4 text-center prp-animated prp-fade-from-left\"\n                        style=\"animation-delay: .2s\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"prp-pt-2\">\n                            <div style=\"height: 8rem\"\n                                class=\"d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center\"\n                            >\n                                <img\n                                    style=\"width: 125px; height: 90px\"\n                                    data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/clipboard-list.svg\"\n                                    alt=\"clipboard list icon\"\n                                \/>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"prp-text-2 prp-pb-1 font-weight-bold text-uppercase\">Phase 1: Completed<\/div>\n                            <ul class=\"prp-list text-left\">\n                                <li>Masterplan Finalized<\/li>\n                                <li>Seed Cultivation Expanded<\/li>\n                                <li>Seed Nursery Created<\/li>\n                                <li>Viable Seed Mixes Identified<\/li>\n                                <li>Seed Propagated<\/li>\n                                <li>Two Test Plots Planted<\/li>\n                                <li>Planting Methods Determined<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div\n                        class=\"col-md-4 text-center prp-animated prp-fade-from-left\"\n                        style=\"animation-delay: .3s\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"prp-pt-2\">\n                            <div style=\"height: 8rem\"\n                                class=\"d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center\"\n                            >\n                                <img\n                                    style=\"width: 125px; height: 90px\"\n                                    data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/arrows-circle.svg\"\n                                    alt=\"arrows in a circle icon\"\n                                \/>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"prp-text-2 prp-pb-1 font-weight-bold text-uppercase\">Phase 2: Ongoing<\/div>\n                            <ul class=\"prp-list text-left\">\n                                <li>Fundraising<\/li>\n                                <li>Planting 120-acre site<\/li>\n                                <li>Seed drilling with wild grass mix<\/li>\n                                <li>Expanding community partnerships<\/li>\n                                <li>Increasing interdisciplinary collaborations<\/li>\n                                <li>Continuing ongoing research<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div\n                        class=\"col-md-4 text-center prp-animated prp-fade-from-left\"\n                        style=\"animation-delay: .4s\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"prp-pt-2\">\n                            <div style=\"height: 8rem\"\n                                class=\"d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center\"\n                            >\n                                <img\n                                    style=\"width: 125px; height: 90px\"\n                                    data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/map-marker-directions.svg\"\n                                    alt=\"route to destination icon\"\n                                \/>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"prp-text-2 prp-pb-1 font-weight-bold text-uppercase\">Phase 3: Goal<\/div>\n                            <ul class=\"prp-list text-left\">\n                                <li>Planting Forbes<\/li>\n                                <li>Planting Trees and Shrubs<\/li>\n                                <li>Constructing a Trail System<\/li>\n                                <li>Installing Signs, Benches and Outdoor Classrooms<\/li>\n                                <li>Planting Trees<\/li>\n                                <li>Implementing Sustainable Site Management<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"prp-pb-6\">\n                <div class=\"prp-text-1.5 prp-pl-1\">\n                    <div class=\"float-xl-right pl-xl-5 pb-5 mx-md-auto\" style=\"max-width: 700px\">\n                        <figure class=\"m-0\">\n                            <img\n                                src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/students-crouching-priarie-site.jpg\"\n                                style=\"width: 100%\"\n                                alt=\"students taking notes and discussing at the prairie site on a warm day\"\n                            \/>\n                            <figcaption class=\"prp-caption\">\n                                Geoscience students look at soil infiltration rates and perform swale tests on the prairie site. Their work helped to establish baselines crucial to the success of future plantings.\n                            <\/figcaption>\n                        <\/figure>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <p>The project is a true measure of collaborative, interdisciplinary research so much that the prairie has come to be known as a \u201cLiving Laboratory.\u201d<\/p>\n                    <p>Perseverance and ingenuity prevailed over uncooperative weather, over-saturated soil and other challenges as teams built on knowledge from season to season.<\/p>\n                    <p>Research teams tested a biodiverse array of seed mixes, incorporating grasses and forbs that once grew in the area. They spread different mixes in separate, well-marked areas to determine which seed groupings most successfully produced healthy mature plants.<\/p>\n                    <p>Today, their thoughtful research is leading the project into the next era with the development of a campus wide climate-resiliency landscape master plan and nurturing a new generation of environmental scientists along the way.<\/p>\n                    <blockquote style=\"font-size: 1em\">\n                        <p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem\">\u201cWhat we've learned from the Prairie Restoration Project has also informed our decision to develop a climate-resiliency landscape master plan. We will be converting all of campus landscaping over to the native drought-tolerate plants that are more representative of the regional biodiversity.\u201d<\/p>\n                        <p>-Eric Budsgberg, Director of EWU Sustainability<\/p>\n                    <\/blockquote>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"container-fluid prp-container\">\n                <h3 class=\"text-center prp-text-2.5 prp-pt-6 prp-h\">\n                    <strong>Prairie Restoration Next Steps<\/strong>\n                <\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"container-fluid prp-container prp-pt-3 prp-pb-3\">\n                <div class=\"prp-box-table prp-box-table--3\">\n                    <div class=\"prp-box-table__cell text-center\">\n                        <div class=\"prp-text-2.5 prp-text-outlined-red\">1<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-text-2.5\"><strong>Preparation<\/strong><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-p-1\" style=\"max-width: 15rem; margin: auto\">\n                            The entire 120-acre site will be prepped for seeding including noxious weed control.\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"prp-box-table__cell text-center\">\n                        <div class=\"prp-text-2.5 prp-text-outlined-red\">2<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-text-2.5\"><strong>Planting<\/strong><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-p-1\" style=\"max-width: 15rem; margin: auto\">\n                            The full site will be planted with a mix of native wild grass seeds.\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"prp-box-table__cell text-center\">\n                        <div class=\"prp-text-2.5 prp-text-outlined-red\">3<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-text-2.5\"><strong>Landscaping<\/strong><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-p-1\" style=\"max-width: 15rem; margin: auto\">\n                            Forbes will be planted after the wild grass is established along with shrubs, trees, trails and signage.\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div\n    class=\"prp-parallax change-nav-style\"\n    data-nav-alt-class=\"prp-nav-wide__link--shadowed\"\n    style=\"\n        position: relative;\n        width: 100%;\n        height: 100vh;\n        display: flex;\n        align-items: center;\n    \"\n>\n    <video\n        id=\"video-new-growth\"\n        aria-label=\"faculty and students sort, inspect, and distribute seeds on a bright fall day at the Prarie site\"\n        poster=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/vidposters\/Trailer-with-Seeds.jpg\"\n        class=\"scroll-to-play prp-parallax__item prp-vid-bg\"\n        data-parallax-rate=\"-.5\"\n        style=\"\n            display: block;\n            object-fit: cover;\n            width: 100%;\n            height: 100vh;\n            position: absolute;\n            top: 0;\n            left: 0;\n        \"\n        preload=\"metadata\" loop muted playsinline\n    >\n        <source\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/Trailer-with-Seeds.mp4\"\n            type=\"video\/mp4\"\n        \/>\n    <\/video>\n    <button data-state=\"paused\" data-video=\"video-new-growth\" class=\"prp-play-button\" aria-label=\"play or pause video\">\n        <span class=\"fa fa-play\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"fa fa-pause\" aria-label=\"Pause video\"><\/span>\n    <\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prp-offset-anchor\" id=\"prairie-connect\"><\/div>\n<div\n    id=\"prairie-connect-container\"\n    class=\"prp-nav-waypoint\"\n    style=\"\n        position: relative;\n    \"\n>\n    <div\n        style=\"\n            position: relative;\n            background-color: white;\n            z-index: 1;\n        \"\n        class=\"change-nav-style\"\n        data-nav-alt-class=\"prp-nav-wide__link--brown\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"prp-parallax prp-parallax-bg\">\n            <div\n                class=\"prp-parallax__item prp-parallax-bg__image\"\n                data-parallax-rate=\"-.6\"\n                data-bg-image=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/circular.svg\"\n                style=\"\n                    background-size: 2000px;\n                    background-position: center top;\n                \"\n            ><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div\n            class=\"prp-navigational-forcefield\"\n            style=\"position: relative\"\n        >\n            <div\n                class=\"container-fluid prp-container\"\n            >\n                <div class=\"prp-caption text-center\">A mix of native wild grass seeds will be drill seeded by tractor to cover the entire 120 acres.<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"container-fluid prp-container\">\n                <div data-module=\"mirror-content\" class=\"mirror-content\">\n                <div class=\"module-wrap__anchor\">\n                            <\/div>\n            <div data-module=\"feature-grid\" class=\"module-feature-grid\">\n            <div class=\"tw-pt-12 md:tw-pt-16\">\n                            <h2 class=\"text-center hr-center\">Latest Prairie Updates<\/h2>\n                        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ewu-feature-grid\">\n                    <a\n                href=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/news\/seeding-success\/\"\n                class=\"ewu-feature-grid__item story-featured-image ewu-feature-grid__item--featured\"\n            >\n                <img\n                    class=\"ewu-feature-grid__image story-featured-image__inner\"\n                    data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/20211007-Prairie-Seeding-249.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"eth McCullough loads a drill seeder during a previous prairie planting. McCullough, a biology major and McNair Scholar (see Page 35) earned a bachelor of science degree in 2022.\"\n                \/>\n                <div class=\"ewu-feature-grid__text\">\n                                            <div class=\"ewu-feature-grid__category\">\n                            Campus                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"ewu-feature-grid__title\">\n                        Seeding Success                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                        <a\n                href=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/news\/campus-clean-up-day-launches-master-plan\/\"\n                class=\"ewu-feature-grid__item story-featured-image ewu-feature-grid__item--subfeatured\"\n            >\n                <img\n                    class=\"ewu-feature-grid__image story-featured-image__inner\"\n                    data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1674-1-e1747160295857-1024x746.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"\"\n                \/>\n                <div class=\"ewu-feature-grid__text\">\n                                        <div class=\"ewu-feature-grid__title\">\n                        Campus Clean-Up Boosts EWU Climate Resiliency                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                        <a\n                href=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/news\/winter-seeding-represents-turning-point-in-ewu-prairie-project\/\"\n                class=\"ewu-feature-grid__item story-featured-image ewu-feature-grid__item--subfeatured\"\n            >\n                <img\n                    class=\"ewu-feature-grid__image story-featured-image__inner\"\n                    data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20210126-Prairie-019-web-4f7.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Colored flags show EWU prairie seeding sites.\"\n                \/>\n                <div class=\"ewu-feature-grid__text\">\n                                            <div class=\"ewu-feature-grid__category\">\n                            Students                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"ewu-feature-grid__title\">\n                        Winter Seeding Represents \u2018Turning Point\u2019 in EWU Prairie Project                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                        <a\n                href=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/news\/prairie-restoration-moving-forward\/\"\n                class=\"ewu-feature-grid__item story-featured-image ewu-feature-grid__item--subfeatured\"\n            >\n                <img\n                    class=\"ewu-feature-grid__image story-featured-image__inner\"\n                    data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/c701edf5-c85e-b7b8-fd9b-24df040a7e9e.png\"\n                    alt=\"\"\n                \/>\n                <div class=\"ewu-feature-grid__text\">\n                                            <div class=\"ewu-feature-grid__category\">\n                            Giving Stories                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"ewu-feature-grid__title\">\n                        Prairie Restoration Moving Forward                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                        <a\n                href=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/news\/gov-jay-inslee-visits-ewu\/\"\n                class=\"ewu-feature-grid__item story-featured-image ewu-feature-grid__item--subfeatured\"\n            >\n                <img\n                    class=\"ewu-feature-grid__image story-featured-image__inner\"\n                    data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220428-GovernorInslee-070-1024x683.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"\"\n                \/>\n                <div class=\"ewu-feature-grid__text\">\n                                        <div class=\"ewu-feature-grid__title\">\n                        Gov. Jay Inslee Visits EWU                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                        <a\n                href=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/news\/restoration-sound-and-sustainable\/\"\n                class=\"ewu-feature-grid__item story-featured-image ewu-feature-grid__item--subfeatured\"\n            >\n                <img\n                    class=\"ewu-feature-grid__image story-featured-image__inner\"\n                    data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/05\/sm_TribalFoodSovereignty-007-1024x683.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Melodie Wynne stands in front of indigenous plants at EWU.\"\n                \/>\n                <div class=\"ewu-feature-grid__text\">\n                                            <div class=\"ewu-feature-grid__category\">\n                            Alumni Profiles                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"ewu-feature-grid__title\">\n                        Restoration, Sound and Sustainable                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"text-center prp-pt-4 prp-pb-2\">\n                <div class=\"prp-pt-3\">\n                    <img\n                        src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/icon-binoculars.svg\"\n                        alt=\"binoculars icon\"\n                        class=\"prp-zoom-fade prp-animated prp-img-center\"\n                    \/>\n                <\/div>\n                <h2 class=\"prp-heading prp-text-brown prp-pr-1 prp-pl-1\">\n                    <div class=\"prp-pt-2 pb-md-4\">Community<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"prp-text-outlined-brown\">Connection<\/div>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"prp-vertical-bar-brown\"><\/div>\n            <div\n                class=\"prp-text-1.5 prp-pt-2 prp-pb-4 text-center\"\n                style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: auto\"\n            >\n                This major sustainability initiative is larger than just 120 acres. It will impact the community for years, preserving natural land, increasing biodiversity and providing educational exploration.\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"container-fluid prp-container\">\n                <div class=\"prp-cards\">\n                    <div class=\"prp-cards__card\">\n                        <div style=\"padding-bottom: 60%; position: relative\">\n                            <img\n                                style=\"object-fit: cover; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%\"\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/education-prairie.jpg\"\n                                alt=\"mockup of someone in front of educational plaque in a restored prairie on a bright day\"\n                            \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-p-2\">\n                            <h3 class=\"prp-text-2.5 prp-h\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n                            <p class=\"prp-text-1.25\">\n                                The Prairie Restoration Project will expand learning opportunities for students and visitors to campus. We envision a space that will inspire outdoor exploration and connections to natural environments, helping to develop a strong sense of place.\n                            <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"prp-cards__card\">\n                        <div style=\"padding-bottom: 60%; position: relative\">\n                            <img\n                                style=\"object-fit: cover; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%\"\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/Research-Prairie.jpg\"\n                                alt=\"presentation in a group setting\"\n                            \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-p-2\">\n                            <h3 class=\"prp-text-2.5 prp-h\"><strong>Research<\/strong><\/h3>\n                            <p class=\"prp-text-1.25\">\n                                Converting the site from wheat cultivation to native grasslands will create new opportunities for faculty and student research. The living laboratory will provide real-world experiences that prepare students for their future careers.\n                            <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"prp-cards__card\">\n                        <div style=\"padding-bottom: 60%; position: relative\">\n                            <img\n                                style=\"object-fit: cover; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%\"\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/cross-country-skiing-plains.jpg\"\n                                alt=\"cross country skiers on the prairie\"\n                            \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-p-2\">\n                            <h3 class=\"prp-text-2.5 prp-h\"><strong>Recreation<\/strong><\/h3>\n                            <p class=\"prp-text-1.25\">\n                                A multi-use trail system will provide access to the restoration site and encourage exploration and recreation, ultimately leading visitors to stunning 360-degree views of the region. The community can use the trails to walk, run, mountain bike, cross country ski and observe nature.\n                            <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"prp-cards__card\">\n                        <div style=\"padding-bottom: 60%; position: relative\">\n                            <img\n                                style=\"object-fit: cover; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%\"\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/gathering-table-prairie.jpg\"\n                                alt=\"gathering at a drumming circle outdoors on the prairie\"\n                            \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-p-2\">\n                            <h3 class=\"prp-text-2.5 prp-h\"><strong>Connection<\/strong><\/h3>\n                            <p class=\"prp-text-1.25\">\n                                We want to cultivate rich and reciprocal relationships. Many of the plants in the ecosystem are culturally significant to Native Americans for food, medicine, art materials and more. The project will provide renewed access and educational opportunities for local tribes and will be the home of the Lucy Covington Initiative.\n                            <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"prp-cards__card\">\n                        <div style=\"padding-bottom: 60%; position: relative\">\n                            <img\n                                style=\"object-fit: cover; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%\"\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/hand-yellow-plant-starters.jpg\"\n                                alt=\"hand inspecting plant starters\"\n                            \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-p-2\">\n                            <h3 class=\"prp-text-2.5 prp-h\"><strong>Inspiration<\/strong><\/h3>\n                            <p class=\"prp-text-1.25\">\n                                With proper education, we hope community members will be inspired to plant native plants in their yards to create their own \u201cpocket prairies.\u201d This simple, actionable step allows supporters to create immediate benefits that will continue for generations.\n                            <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"prp-cards__card\">\n                        <div style=\"padding-bottom: 60%; position: relative\">\n                            <img\n                                style=\"object-fit: cover; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%\"\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/bee-white-flower-pods.jpg\"\n                                alt=\"bee on white flower pods\"\n                            \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"prp-p-2\">\n                            <h3 class=\"prp-text-2.5 prp-h\"><strong>Biodiversity<\/strong><\/h3>\n                            <p class=\"prp-text-1.25\">\n                                More than 120 plant species will attract and retain additional pollinators in the region and supply nutritional seeds for birds and other small animals. The vast root systems will hold soil in place, reducing the risk of erosion and drawing water down deep into the soil to recharge the groundwater supply.\n                            <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"prp-pb-4\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div\n        class=\"prp-parallax change-nav-style\"\n        data-nav-alt-class=\"prp-nav-wide__link--shadowed\"\n        style=\"\n            position: relative;\n            height: 100vh;\n        \"\n    >\n        <img\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/themes\/ewu-2018\/assets\/superstories\/prairie\/Prairie-floral-2.jpg\"\n            alt=\"native prairie flowers on a spring day\"\n            class=\"prp-parallax__item\"\n            data-parallax-rate=\"-.3\"\n            style=\"\n                display: block;\n                object-fit: cover;\n                width: 100%;\n                height: 110vh;\n                position: absolute;\n                top: 0;\n                left: 0;\n                transition: 1s cubic-bezier(.11,1.21,.78,.98) all;\n            \"\n        \/>\n        <div\n            style=\"\n                height: 100vh;\n                position: relative;\n            \"\n            class=\"text-white d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center prp-pt-4 prp-pb-4 px-2 px-md-5\"\n        >\n            <div\n                style=\"\n                    max-width: 800px;\n                    background-color: var(--prp-sunglasses);\n                \"\n                class=\"prp-p-3\"\n            >\n                <div class=\"prp-pl-2 prp-quote-left-border-white\">\n                    <div class=\"prp-text-2 prp-pb-1\">\u201cPrairie cannot be replaced. Were we to allow the last remnant to be destroyed, we would lose forever the unique inheritance of millennia.\u201d<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"prp-text-1.5\">&mdash; Project advisor Kurt Merg<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prp-offset-anchor\" id=\"prairie-give\"><\/div>\n<div\n    id=\"prairie-give-container\"\n    style=\"\n        position: relative;\n        background-color: var(--prp-red);\n    \"\n    class=\"prp-nav-waypoint prp-pt-6 prp-pb-6 text-white\"\n>\n    <div class=\"prp-navigational-forcefield\">\n        <div\n            class=\"container-fluid\"\n            style=\"max-width: 1140px\"\n        >\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-md-5 prp-text-1.5\">\n                    <h2 class=\"text-white hr-white\">Get Involved in Transforming This Landscape<\/h2>\n                    <p>Eastern can't do this project without dedicated supporters like you. From becoming a partner to making a gift or jumping in and getting your hands dirty, we'd love your help. (Naming and sponsorship opportunities are also available.)<\/p>\n                    <p>\n                        Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/funds\/prairie-restoration\/\" class=\"text-white\">Prairie Restoration Campaign<\/a> website to learn more.\n                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-5 offset-md-2\">\n                    <div>\n                        <h2 class=\"text-white hr-white\">Support the Prairie Restoration Project<\/h2>\n                        <div class=\"prp-text-1.5\">\n                            Gift Amount:\n                        <\/div>\n                        <form method=\"GET\" action=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/funds\/\">\n                            <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"fund\" value=\"prairie-restoration-fund\">\n                            <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"action\" value=\"add\">\n                            <p>\n                                <span class=\"give-box__input-wrapper\">\n                                    <span class=\"give-box-input-extra-wrapper\">\n                                        <input\n                                            class=\"give-box__input\"\n                                            name=\"amount\"\n                                            value=\"\"\n                                        \/>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n                            <div>\n                                <button class=\"give-box__button btn btn-white btn-md\">\n                                    Give Now\n                                <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/form>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n","no_wrapper":true,"component_options_toggle":false,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"","identifier":"","navigable":false}}],"page_hide_sidebar":false,"secondary_nav_menu_type":"parent"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/462"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83498"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83505,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83498\/revisions\/83505"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}