Chalamali (also known as Andrew Reasoner Wildlife Preserve) is a 293-acre, privately owned property in Lane County, with a 151-acre conservation zone comprising mixed oak woodlands, oak savanna, prairie, and a 142-acre forestry management zone. Since acquiring the property in 2004, the landowner’s family has worked with restoration partners to improve and maintain the oak … Read more
McKenzie River Trust’s 191-acre Coyote-Spencer Wetlands property sits at the confluence of Coyote and Spencer creeks in the Long Tom Watershed, providing refugia for numerous native wet and upland prairie- and bottomland oak habitat-dependent species. Prairie and Oak habitats are among the most fragmented and endangered in Oregon. In 1853, surveyors walking the section lines … Read more
With NAWCA funding, LTWC partnered with the US Army Corps of Engineers to complete a second phase of habitat restoration at South Marsh. The project included prairie restoration across 69 acres, lowland oak woodland restoration across 15 acres, and woody wetland restoration across 30 acres.
Project Background Pre-project (2001): Blackberry dominated the riparian areas of the historic channel of Coyote Creek.[/caption] This project is located on a 140-acre parcel approximately 2.5 miles north of Fern Ridge Reservoir. Prior to the Army Corps of Engineers channelizing the Long Tom River in the 1940’s, the confluence of the Long Tom River and … Read more
This 200-acre site is just west of Eugene on the south side of Fern Ridge Reservoir along Hwy 126 and part of the 5,000-acre Fern Ridge Wildlife Area. Project work included: Enhancement of 69 acres of wet and upland prairie, including the treatment of nearly 50 acres of invasive plants like reed canarygrass. Planting of … Read more
Beaver ODFW’s Guide to Living with Beaver – includes biology, behavior, and possible solutions to common beaver-related problems Partnering with Beaver in Restoration – great resource on the science of beavers and techniques for designing restoration projects with beaver in mind Beavers: Wetlands & Wildlife – tips and possible solutions for living with beaver ODFW – … Read more
The Watkins’ project restored oak savanna and streamside vegetation on over 1.25 miles of stream. The site is adjacent to several other restored properties, including LTWC projects at Polyrock Ranch and Laughing Stock Farm, and a restored section of the Nighswander Creek headwaters at Bauman Familiy Tree Farm. Read more in our project profile Date Implementation … Read more
LTWC worked with the Browns to improve 13 acres of oak savanna habitat and 11 acres of upland prairie. This site on the southern Eugene ridgeline connects an important corridor of upland oak and prairie restoration sites, including projects down with other private landowners partnering with LTWC, the BLM, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the … Read more
Multi-phased project that restored upland prairie and oak savanna habitat on City of Eugene property in the western South Hills. Removed invasive species on over 140 acres. Click here for a full project profile. Date Implementation Complete: July 2012 Funding & Partners: Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, City of Eugene Cost: $277,200
Created breeding habitat for native amphibians, planted trees & shrubs along riparian area, and restored oak savanna adjacent to Poodle Creek on a 180-acre organic farm near Noti. Click here for a full project profile. Date Implementation Complete: June 2010 Funding & Partners: Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, OR Dept of … Read more