{"id":26,"date":"2023-08-17T12:33:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T19:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/hudson-biological-reserve\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-03-23T13:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T20:16:06","slug":"mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/hudson-biological-reserve\/mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1661\/2023\/08\/Mission.Banner2.0-792x165.jpg\" alt=\"A wide angle image of the Palouse.\" class=\"wp-image-431\" width=\"1165\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1661\/2023\/08\/Mission.Banner2.0-792x165.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1661\/2023\/08\/Mission.Banner2.0-396x83.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1661\/2023\/08\/Mission.Banner2.0-768x160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1661\/2023\/08\/Mission.Banner2.0-1536x320.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1661\/2023\/08\/Mission.Banner2.0-198x41.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1661\/2023\/08\/Mission.Banner2.0.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1165px) 100vw, 1165px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Smoot Hill is an 800-acre farm 12 miles from the Pullman campus. It was purchased by WSU in 1972 for research and educational use and designated as the \u201cHudson Biological Reserve at Smoot Hill\u201d in recognition of Professor George Hudson\u2019s unique and outstanding contributions. Smoot Hill is one of the most significant remnants of the native Palouse plant community. Its natural diversity and beauty make it popular for ecology and botany field trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We aim to raise awareness about conservation and natural history in our community, learn about the ecology within the reserve, and protect the diverse habitat within the Smoot Hill and Rose Creek Nature Preserve Palouse Prairie remnants.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Climate change and invasive exotic plant species threaten the remaining Palouse Prairie remnants which extend within less than 1% of their pre-colonial range in the Columbia Plateau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:112px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1661\/2023\/06\/meadow_steppe_silhouette_daubenmire-e1627674670305.gif\" alt=\"(From R. Daubenmire, 1970. Steppe vegetation of Washington. Technical Bulletin 62. Pullman, WA: Washington State University, College of Agriculture, Washington Agricultural Experiment Station.)\n\" class=\"wp-image-31\" width=\"1165\" height=\"220\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>(From R. Daubenmire, 1970.&nbsp;<strong>Steppe vegetation of Washington.<\/strong>&nbsp;Technical Bulletin&nbsp;62. Pullman, WA: Washington State University, College of Agriculture, Washington Agricultural Experiment Station.)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smoot Hill is an 800-acre farm 12 miles from the Pullman campus. It was purchased by WSU in 1972 for research and educational use and designated as the \u201cHudson Biological Reserve at Smoot Hill\u201d in recognition of Professor George Hudson\u2019s unique and outstanding contributions. 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