habitat for birds, mammals, and other
wildlife that use the acorns for food or
make shelter in its broad branches.
The Long Tom Watershed Council has grant funding available to work with property owners to control the spread of highly invasive weeds like knotweed and yellow flag iris, and for outreach to property owners to develop habitat enhancement projects.
Why are focusing on Bear Creek? As a major tributary within the Long Tom Watershed, it is one of only two sub-watersheds in the Long Tom basin that cutthroat trout migrating from the Willamette River use for spawning and juvenile rearing habitat (Ferguson Creek is the other). Bear Creek has 28 square miles of rolling forested hills, farmlands, wineries, and about 140 miles of stream. The area is home to rare and beautiful oak savannas, prairies, and wetlands – habitats that support an array of native wildlife such as grassland birds, migrating waterfowl and songbirds, amphibians, insects, wildflowers, and other native plants and animals.
Read more in our Bear Creek profile.
All work we do with property owners is completely voluntary. We appreciate the contributions of all the landowners who have worked with LTWC, and look forward to building relationships with more folks in Bear Creek!