Love Your Watershed: LSNA Restoration & Bird-Banding Tour
Date: Saturday, September 9
Time: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Place: Luckiamute State Natural Area - North Tract
Cost: FREE (See registration form below)
Time: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Place: Luckiamute State Natural Area - North Tract
Cost: FREE (See registration form below)
On September 9, you are invited to join a tour of the Luckiamute State Natural Area (LSNA) North Unit for a restoration project tour and “behind-the-scenes” look at a bird-banding research station operated by researchers from the US Geological Survey (USGS).
During the tour, LWC Restoration Project Manager Aubrey Cloud will provide an in-depth look at the progress being made within LSNA’s North Tract thanks to ten years of restoration work by the LWC and its partners. You’ll also see how the newest native trees and shrubs are faring at the most recently planted project area located within the 60-acre field that had formerly been leased as agricultural land. At the bird-banding station, we’ll hear from Joan Hagar and Dr. Josée Rousseau, who will describe their research on habitat use and survival of birds at LSNA and give us a close-up view of some of the local birdlife! For more information about the restoration work happening at LSNA, click here. |
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Click here to view a Salem Audubon Society presentation by Dr. Josée Rousseau that gives an overview of the bird-banding research at LSNA.
Note that this event will involve walking approximately 2 miles along a relatively flat walking path, as well as through some off-trail areas that may have bumpy, uneven terrain. Please make sure to dress for the weather, wear comfortable, closed-toe shoes, and bring your water bottle. You are also invited to bring a bag lunch and a lawn chair for an optional picnic lunch after the tour.
About the Event Leaders:
Aubrey Cloud started working to restore the Willamette Valley’s native habitats in 2016, when he was hired as a restoration contractor for a local reforestation crew. Then, in 2020, he transitioned to a new role as a Restoration Project Manager for both the Luckiamute Watershed Council and the Marys River Watershed Council, where he continues to improve riparian and floodplain forest habitat within a wide range of sites throughout the Willamette Valley.
Joan Hagar is a Research Wildlife Biologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center. Her research focuses on providing information to support management and conservation of native wildlife species and their habitats.
Dr. Josée Rousseau completed her PhD in 2020, at the Oregon State University, studying large-scale habitat use and movements of bird populations. She is now a postdoctoral fellow at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology where she studies the use of birds as bioindicator of pollinator communities.
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