An anchor habitat for many listed and at risk wet and upland prairie species, Northeast (NE) Coyote adds an important piece to 8,500+ acres of conserved and managed wetland, prairie, savanna, woodland, and riparian habitats surrounding Fern Ridge Reservoir in Lane County. Homeland of the Kalapuya Indians and currently owned and managed by Oregon Department … Read more
The Greenhill Oak and Prairie Restoration Project is a collaborative effort amongst neighbors and local partners to restore the structure and health of oak savanna, woodland, and prairie habitat across 315 contiguous acres. Fire suppression, woody encroachment, dense canopy conditions, and pressure from non-native and invasive plant species have affected the Coyote Creek subbasin of … Read more
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