Projects: Restoration
Targeted herbicide treatment to control the invasive grass False-brome
At Fitton Green Natural Area outside Corvallis we prepared successful grant applications to the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to control invasive species (false-brome, Himalayan blackberry, and Scotch broom) and restore native meadows, oak savanna, and conifer forests. The project will span several years, involve ongoing monitoring, and perhaps require adapting future practices before native communities are fully reestablished.
Tree topping to create wildlife habitat
As a part of demonstrations at Fort Hoskins Historic Park in Kings Valley, we have helped restore historic oak savanna by removing invading conifers from around centuries-old oak, reinstating a program of controlled burning, and reseeding native prairie plants. The project has involved research partners from Oregon State University and the U.S. Forest Service to explore how best to establish native plants.
We assisted The Nature Conservancy in preparing a stewardship plan and conducting restoration harvests for one of the largest private tracts of oak savanna habitat remaining in the Willamette Valley. Projects include opening new habitat for the endangered Fenders blue butterfly, controlling an assortment of invasive plant species, and restoring oak savanna and woodland across hundreds of acres.