Check out this latest issue of High Country News for an essay by Jessica Douglas on the recent cultural burn at Andrew Reasoner Wildlife Preserve in the Long Tom Watershed, reclaiming cultural fire, and hopes for the future of Indigenous stewardship.
Upland Completed Projects
COYOTE CREEK SOUTH STORY MAP NOW ONLINE!
Did you know that 99% of wet prairies in the Willamette Valley are gone? Only 8 square miles remain. Learn what the Long Tom Watershed Council and partners are doing to restore this rare and important habitat. Click on www.longtom.org/coyotecreeksouth to view!
Graham Bottomland Restoration
This project enhanced 26 acres of wet prairie, oak woodland and wetland habitat.
Spencer Creek / Old Gimpl Hill
(2018-2023) The project improved 40 acres of oak woodland and savanna habitat structure, function, native species diversity, and connectivity on two private properties within the Spencer and Coyote creek subwatersheds of the Long Tom Watershed. The project also enhanced native shrub diversity and reduced invasive species along a tributary of Coyote Creek. The properties are … Read more
South Marsh Phase II
With NAWCA funding, LTWC partnered with the US Army Corps of Engineers to complete a second phase of habitat restoration at South Marsh. The project included prairie restoration across 69 acres, lowland oak woodland restoration across 15 acres, and woody wetland restoration across 30 acres.
Historic Coyote Creek Riparian & Upland Prairie Restoration at Johnson’s
Project Background Pre-project (2001): Blackberry dominated the riparian areas of the historic channel of Coyote Creek.[/caption] This project is located on a 140-acre parcel approximately 2.5 miles north of Fern Ridge Reservoir. Prior to the Army Corps of Engineers channelizing the Long Tom River in the 1940’s, the confluence of the Long Tom River and … Read more
South Marsh Prairie Restoration & Willamette Daisy Reintroduction
This 200-acre site is just west of Eugene on the south side of Fern Ridge Reservoir along Hwy 126 and part of the 5,000-acre Fern Ridge Wildlife Area. Project work included: Enhancement of 69 acres of wet and upland prairie, including the treatment of nearly 50 acres of invasive plants like reed canarygrass. Planting of … Read more
Featured Project: Oak Savanna & Riparian Restoration at Watkins’
The Watkins’ project restored oak savanna and streamside vegetation on over 1.25 miles of stream. The site is adjacent to several other restored properties, including LTWC projects at Polyrock Ranch and Laughing Stock Farm, and a restored section of the Nighswander Creek headwaters at Bauman Familiy Tree Farm. Read more in our project profile Date Implementation … Read more
Oak Savanna Enhancement at Brown’s
LTWC worked with the Browns to improve 13 acres of oak savanna habitat and 11 acres of upland prairie. This site on the southern Eugene ridgeline connects an important corridor of upland oak and prairie restoration sites, including projects down with other private landowners partnering with LTWC, the BLM, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the … Read more
Wild Iris Ridge Upland Prairie & Oak Savanna Enhancement
Multi-phased project that restored upland prairie and oak savanna habitat on City of Eugene property in the western South Hills. Removed invasive species on over 140 acres. Click here for a full project profile. Date Implementation Complete: July 2012 Funding & Partners: Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, City of Eugene Cost: $277,200