Oak Patch Natural Area Preserve
![Oregon white oak](/pictures/amp/amp_na_oak_patch01.jpg)
Features Protected: Oregon white oak woodland and Oregon white oak/conifer mosaic
Ecoregion: Puget Trough (Mason County)
Ecoregion: Puget Trough (Mason County)
Science, Research and Monitoring
Public and private universities, other research institutions and individual researchers may contact DNR to propose a research project at the site. If you are interested in pursuing research at Oak Patch NAP, please contact David Wilderman, natural areas ecologist, at david.wilderman@dnr.wa.gov.
Examples of research and monitoring projects![the landscape is abloom with white flowers.](/pictures/amp/amp_na_oak_patch03.jpg)
- Monitoring of prescribed fire effects on oak woodland vegetation
- Bryophyte inventory of Oak Patch Natural Area Preserve
- Kertis, J. 1986. Vegetation dynamics and disturbance history of Oak Patch Preserve, Mason County, Washington. Unpublished contract report to the Washington Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA. 112 pp.
Environmental Education and Public Access
Currently no formal educational programs are available at Oak Patch NAP. The site is not ADA accessible and facilities are not available. For more information, contact the DNR South Puget Sound Region natural areas manager.