Our Trails
Our trails are open dawn-dusk, all year round. Feel free to come wander among our forests, fields, and oak savannas, or (around) our prairie restoration sites!
Use trails at your own risk and please abide by our trail rules:
Stay on the mapped trails
Do not remove flowers or other vegetation*
Pets must be on a leash and picked up after
No Smoking
No Camping*
North & East Forest
Trails wind under the shelter of 300+ year old Douglas firs and Pacific yews as they provide for a diverse array of plants and wildlife.
c1911 Barn
Restored in 2014-2016 by Friends of Ebey's Reserve (FER) and the Central Whidbey Lion's Club (CWLC). Registered as a Washington state historic building.
North & South Garry Oak Savanna
Garry oak (Quercus garryana) trees - planting stared 2001-2002. This is considered a savanna as it has much less canopy covering than a forest
Seismic Monitor
PRI has partnered with the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, which ties it to a national and global grid, to help with early seismic event warning.
Native Plant Center
Greenhouse, shade area, and nursery beds. Here, PRI grows 40+ species of rare and threated native plants for use on our site and throughout the Puget Sound Region. Call the office to arrange a group tour, or stop by to see if you can get a personal tour!
Campus Center
Main parking area, Brooder (office) building, old garage, Bradshaw Lab (seed processing center), Granary, and Roost. The Granary and the Roost are available for rent for events, meetings, and activities.
Coop Row
Brooder houses, in use from the mid 1940s to late 1990s as pheasant rearing units. Day-old pheasant chicks were placed in these units with propane heaters and let outdoors under flight netting. These buildings are in various states of restoration by the FER and the CWLC. Multiple current purposes include additional seed storage and storage of suitable materials for restoring other historic buildings.
Weather Station
Weather station donated by a former NOAA employee, now neighbor to PRI. Check out the last three days of weather at PRI.
Prairie Remnant
This "old-growth" prairie of about five acres contains over 80 species of rare native plants and is one of the most ecologically significant parcels of land in the region. The, formerly threatened, golden paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta) was reintroduced in 2007 and has flourished to become one of the largest populations in existence.
Southeast Savanna
Native Americans used fire to maintain prairie areas for their own sustenance and medicinal plants. With the absence of controlled burning for the past 200 years, native and nonnative plant and tree species have migrated onto the prairie. Using ancient methods and current science, PRI is actively transforming these areas back into savannas--one of Washington's most endangered ecosystems.
Research Site
PRI collaborated with the University of Washington for a decade on research which allowed a student to receive a PhD.
EXCEPTIONS
Do not remove flowers or other vegetation*
Special groups may be authorized to remove flowers and other vegetation for historical & cultural, scientific, or restoration purposes
No Camping*
Groups or individuals may be authorized to camp at or near the Campus Center on a case-by-case basis. All camping requires prior authorization from Pacific Rim Institute
Violators will be prosecuted.