The Garry Project aims to explore and report on the question:

“What does it take for two people, with no formal knowledge of ecology, to restore a degraded Garry Oak ecosystem existing on private land?”

The methodological framework (i.e. the plan) is skeletal and will evolve as progress is made. Its primary intent is two-fold:

1. to enable learning, and the application of what is learned, as the project progresses;
2. to create a detail record of an example project,  thereby encouraging those with no experience to take on an ecosystem restoration project.

The project plan consists of three phases:

1. 1. Perform an informal literature review, then define and prepare the restoration area.
   2. Identify the community of plants that are part of a healthy Garry Oak Meadow ecosystem. Plant these natives in the restoration area and support the plant community until it is established.
   3. Maintain the thriving mature Garry Oak Meadow.

Progress, observations, and tentative conclusions are recorded in each phase of the project. It is anticipated that project results will offer useful information and resources to those considering a similar project.