Date: Saturday, June 22
Time: 10:00am - 12:30pm Place: Namaste Vineyards and Cornerstone Join Polk SWCD and PhD candidates Jen Hayes (OSU) and Sarah Erskine (U of O) as they discuss oak habitats and the importance of plants and pollinators in restoration. We'll also learn about types of pollinators, and their relationships with native plants. After the presentation, we'll drive a mile down the road and take a walk at Polk SWCD's property, Cornerstone. Jen and Sarah will help us ID native plants and pollinators! Click here for details and to RSVP!
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Date: Wednesday, June 26
Time: 8:30am - 12:30pm Place: Peavy Arboretum Cost: $5 (includes take-home copy of the Forestry for Birds guide and breakfast snacks) Join OSU Extension Service for a discussion and forest tour featuring the Forest Stewards Guild's Forestry for the Birds Western Oregon Guide. This Guide was developed to assist woodland caretakers including landowners, loggers, foresters, natural resource managers, or practitioners, to identify, assess, and support a healthy forest with birds in mind. We will review the guide while walking through various habitats and forest stages. Learn more about the focal birds within the Guide, bird habitat preferences, identifying understory plants, and forest structure and variability that make appealing habitat for different bird species. Click here for details and to RSVP!
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Date: Saturday, June 29
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm Place: Gentle Woods Park Come join the Friends of Gentle Woods Park in a volunteer-led effort to remove invasive weeds and restore the health of the native plant community along Middle Fork Ash Creek! Whether you are a first-time volunteer or a seasoned veteran of community restoration efforts, we invite you to lend a hand towards this effort to improve local habitat for plants and wildlife that thrive alongside and within Ash Creek! Click here to learn more and sign up!
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This two-part video series was produced in partnership with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (CTGR), Polk Soil & Water Conservation District and the LWC, with additional funding support by Benton Soil & Water Conservation District and Willamette Habitat Restoration Fund. This series focuses on teaching private landowners how they incorporate Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and partner with CTGR in maintaining oak habitat on their land.The first video begins by defining TEK and its importance to landscape restoration, and describing the cultural significance of many native plant species. The second video explains how landowners can incorporate the principles of TEK into their own land management strategies, and features the story of a Polk County landowner who is managing her cattle ranch to protect Oregon white oak and other native plants important to the Tribes. Click here to view video series!
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Date & time are your choice!
Place: Luckiamute State Natural Area - North Unit Head to Luckiamute State Natural Area (LSNA) for a self-guided walking tour around the North Unit loop trail. The tour includes six waypoints, where you are encouraged to stop and learn more about LSNA and its ecological and cultural importance. A brochure that includes a trail map and markers for each of the six waypoints is available at the LWC office, or you can print and download a copy for yourself! Click here for more details and to download a brochure!
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