Watershed Context

• Oak and prairie habitat within Coyote Creek subwatershed and surrounding Fern Ridge is considered the anchor for the entire Willamette Valley; prairie and oak savanna are the rarest habitat types in the Long Tom Watershed. Less than two percent of former prairie, oak, and wetland habitat remains and the majority lies in private ownership.
• Habitat loss and fragmentation has been identified as the major limiting factor affecting most focal terrestrial wildlife populations.

Project Goals

• Restore 75 acres of oak savanna habitat structure
• Enhance 10 acres of native nectar species – including population of Kincaid’s lupine
• Restore 20-25 acres of wetland habitat