This project will restore up to 200 acres of degraded shrub steppe and riparian habitat in the Parke Creek and Little Parke Creek drainage area using integrated weed management practices, including herbicide treatments, burning or mowing, and seeding with native species. The Parke Creek area was acquired in 2007 as part of the WWRP-funded Skookumchuck land acquisition. Livestock grazing, off-road vehicle travel, and past logging practices have resulted in areas of degraded habitat where noxious weeds and undesirable grasses have become established. With the acquisition of new land comes the responsibility to improve it in ways that will benefit both the public and wildlife. Shrub steppe is a declining habitat that plays a vital role for wildlife. In severely infested areas, native plants cannot be expected to return on their own because native seed sources have been eliminated, microbiotic crusts have been degraded or eliminated, and invasive plants have become well established. Without restoration efforts, invasive species will persist and likely expand their range, further degrading the remaining shrub steppe habitat. Restoring this degraded habitat will benefit numerous shrub steppe obligate species such as sage-grouse, Washington ground squirrel, sage thrasher, sage sparrow, Brewer’s sparrow, loggerhead shrike, and ferruginous hawk. Parke Creek is within the recovery zone identified for the Greater Sage-Grouse and will provide key habitat that will contribute to regional and statewide recovery efforts.