Date: TBD
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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Date: Thursday, August 8
Time: 4:00 - 6:00pm Place: Happy Workers Club (39328 Luckiamute Rd, Philomath) The LWC invites you to join a pre-meeting BBQ Social at The Happy Workers Club! For the BBQ, we will be grilling up some yak burgers (yes, yak!) courtesy of Hazelton Farms, as well as beef burgers from Western Skies Ranch. We’ll also have veggie burgers available, burger buns (including gluten-free burger buns), condiments, sparkling water and iced tea. We will have chairs available, but if you are able to bring a camp chair for yourself that would be helpful, just in case we run out. For the meeting itself, you will have a chance to hear the latest news and updates about watershed council happenings, as well as a presentation of the annual LWC Education and Outreach Committee report. Click here for more details and to RSVP!
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Date: Monday, July 15
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm (presentation starts at 6pm) Place: Common Fields Truck Pod and Taproom (545 SW 3rd Street, Corvallis) Sponsoring Partner: Marys River Watershed Council Join Marys River Watershed Council (MRWC) for this interactive and engaging presentation by OSU Wildlife Science PhD student, Ellen Dymit!
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Date: Saturday, July 20
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm Place: Champoeg State Heritage Area (coordinates provided upon RSVP) Sponsoring Partner: Institute for Applied Ecology Join the Institute for Applied Ecology and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde to help restore prairie habitat—at a First Foods Harvest Area in Champoeg State Heritage Area. All are welcome! Help restore indigenous First Foods in native prairie habitat, while contributing to the recovery of the land. All tools and instructions are provided. Volunteers must complete IAE’s volunteer release form. Thanks to the Marion Soil and Water Conservation District for funding this project and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Click here for details and to RSVP!
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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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