Upcoming Love Your Watershed Events
Orca Recovery Day Tree-Planting
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Date: Saturday, October 16
Time: 9am - 12pm Place: Gun Club Road, Independence (exact location will be emailed to registered volunteers) On October 16, celebrate Orca Recovery Day with us by planting native trees and building deer-proof fences to help restore the streamside habitat along Ash Creek. Volunteers are needed to help dig holes, plant, and then fence in 28 young trees with posts and netting to keep the deer out. These trees will grow to provide shade, which helps keep summer water temperatures cooler for steelhead, Chinook salmon and other aquatic life. In turn, protecting and restoring water quality and our native fish populations helps endangered southern resident Orca populations. Click here for more details and RSVP information!
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Pears, Pear Brandy, and the LWC!Date: Friday and Saturday, October 22 & 23
Time: 5:00 - 6:00pm (both days) Place: Spiritopia Distillery, Corvallis You are invited to a 'pear-y' special event! A BIG thank you goes to Spiritopia, who will not only be donating 100% of all tasting fees to the Luckiamute Watershed Council during this special pear brandy release event, they will also be matching every tasting fee with an additional donation! Please note that this is a limited seating event, and an RSVP is required. Click here for all the details!
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Virtual Sips 'n' Science Pub Talk: Forest Management at Starker Forests
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Date: Tuesday, November 16
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm Via Zoom Jennifer Beathe, forester and outreach manager at Starker Forests, will give an overview of Starker Forests and explain how they work with researchers to learn more about how to grow trees, protect resources and provide for wildlife habitat. Click here for details and registration info!
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Virtual Sips 'n' Science Pub Talk: Black Settlement History in Oregon
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Date: Wednesday, December 1
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm Via Zoom We are excited to welcome Troy Tate of Oregon Black Pioneers for a virtual Sips 'n' Science Pub Talk! Troy will be presenting on Black history in Oregon, including in and around the Luckiamute watershed. Stay tuned for more details, coming soon!
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Virtual Sips 'n' Science Pub Talk: Logging the Luckiamute |
Ramifications of Splash Dams and Log Drives
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Date: January/February 2022 (TBA)
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm Via Zoom This presentation examines the use of the Luckiamute River for transportation of forest products between 1853 and 1936. It places the challenges of log transport in the context of changing technologies, particularly the use of river drives and artificial freshets created by splash dams. The illustrated presentation identifies the types of splash dams, their environmental impacts, and the creative responses of lumbermen in the Mid-Willamette Valley to "getting out the cut" of the region's Old Growth forests. Stay tuned for details, coming soon!
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LWC 20th Anniversary Photo Contest Results
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Check out all the winners of our six photo contest categories (Landscapes, Wildlife, Plants, People, Water and Youth Entries) plus the overall Grand Prize winning photograph!
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Virtual Love Your Watershed Events & Activities
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Virtual Plant ID Walk & LearnWe are excited to announce that you are now able to participate in a virtual Plant ID Walk & Learn from your living room! In this video, Jody Einerson and Brad Withrow-Robinson from Oregon State University Extension Office show you how to identify several native woodland trees, shrubs and herbacious plants commonly found in our watershed. A big thank you goes to Willamette Habitat Restoration fund for providing the funding for this video production!
Click here to view the Plant ID video on our Love Your Watershed (at home) webpage!
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(Virtual) Sips 'n' Science: What Birds Reveal About Floodplain FunctionThis presentation by USGS forest ecologist, Joan Hagar, aired on October 13. Joan introduced her research into bird diversity at Luckiamute State Natural Area, an how different species use the floodplain forest habitat that is a focus of one of the LWC's long-term restoration projects. Click here to view more details and a recording of this webinar.
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(Virtual) Sips 'n' Science: Climate Change and Assisted MigrationAiring on November 18, 2020, this presentation featured George Karl, Forester and Project Developer for Ash Creek Forest Management and co-founder of Scholl's Valley Native Nursery. George talked about the vital role that native plant nurseries play in large-scale restoration projects, and how they are adapting to the realities and challenges of climate change. Click here to view more details and a recording of this webinar.
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(Virtual) Sips 'n' Science: 20 Years of Restoration with the LWCOn January 28, 2021, Kristen Larson (LWC Executive Director) and Jean-Paul Zagarola (LWC Project Manager) presented an overview of how the LWC and its partners have approached restoration planning over the past two decades. They also provided some examples of the many projects implemented over the years and a few on the horizon! Click here to view more details and a recording of this webinar.
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Virtual Workshop: Planning & Planting Your Native GardenOn February 9, 2021, Jeanie Taylor and Amy Bartow led a workshop to help viewers identify their soil types and pick the best native plants for their yards and gardens. In this workshop recording, you’ll also hear about some favorite natives, why they are beneficial, and how to maximize your chance of a successful native plant landscaping project! Click here to view more details and a recording of this workshop!
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(Virtual) Sips 'n' Science: Tribal Lands ManagementOn March 31, 2021, Lindsay McClary, Habitat Restoration Ecologist for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde (CTGR), gave a presentation about the past and present land management practices and goals of the CTGR. In this recording, you will hear how the Tribes have stewarded the lands of the Willamette Valley for thousands of years, and how they are continuing these land management practices both on and off Tribal lands now and into the future. Click here to view more details and a recording of this presentation!
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Love Your Watershed At HomeAre you looking for activities that can help you show your love for your watershed while staying at home? Click here to check out some of our stay-at-home activity ideas that can help you stay engaged in your watershed and in your community while practicing social distancing!
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Click here for more details about upcoming events in our Love Your Watershed series!
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