Upland Featured Projects | Long Tom Watershed Council

Northeast Coyote Wetland and Prairie Restoration

An anchor habitat for many listed and at risk wet and upland prairie species, Northeast (NE) Coyote adds an important piece to 8,500+ acres of conserved and managed wetland, prairie, savanna, woodland, and riparian habitats surrounding Fern Ridge Reservoir in Lane County. Homeland of the Kalapuya Indians and currently owned and managed by Oregon Department … Read more

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

Spencer Creek Wet Prairie & Stream Restoration at Murphy’s

Enhanced riparian and wet prairie habitat, benefiting rare Willamette Daisy, on 40 acres of pasture that was once wet and upland prairie habitat along a tributary to Spencer Creek. Click here for a full project profile. Date Implementation Complete: December 2010 Funding & Partners: Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, U.S. Fish … Read more

Upland Prairie & Oak Savanna Restoration at Sogge’s

This project improved 35 acres of oak habitat on a property at the far western edge of the ridgeline surrounding Eugene.

This site north of Fern Ridge off Franklin Road is along parts of the historic Coyote Creek channel, which runs parallel to the lower Long Tom River just north of Fern Ridge. Oak savanna and prairie habitats have been drastically reduced in extent and quality since the mid-1800s. One of the goals of this project was … Read more

Oak & Prairie Habitat Restoration at Kime’s

Thinned oak woodland and savanna to improve wildlife habitat on about 84 acres and implemented rotational grazing system to benefit pasture, native prairie vegetation, and wildlife. This is some of the highest quality remaining oak savanna and prairie habitat in the Willamette Valley were enhanced on a working ranch in the Coyote Creek basin. Landowners … Read more