Plan For Your Land is a FREE SERIES and collaboration among five watershed councils in the mid-Willamette River basin, including the Luckiamute, North Santiam, South Santiam, Calapooia, and Marys River watershed councils. Together,
we are working with local landowners and land managers who are interested in discovering new ways to care for their land and deepen their connection as stewards.
January 28 (5:30 – 6:30pm)
Orientation Session
- Welcome, Class Overview and Etiquette
- Plan For Your Land: A Brief Overview
- Meet Your Watershed Councils
- Wrap-Up, Next Week Topics, Homework
February 4 (5:30 – 7:30pm)
Session 1: Introduction to Conservation Planning / Invasive & Native Species
- Class Outline, Review and Introductions
- Conservation Stewardship Planning 101
- Invasive & Native Plants
- Emerald Ash Borer & Other Invasive Pests
Session 2 Field Tour
Watersheds & Habitat
February 18 (5:30 – 7:30pm)
Session 2: Agriculture, Uplands and Pollinators
February 25 (5:30 – 7:30pm)
Session 4: Wildfire Resilience and Writing Your Conservation Plan
Session 5 Field Tour
Your choice of two field tour dates and locations:
Location: Dragonfly Ranch (NE of Lebanon)
Dragonfly Ranch is a 200-acre conservation property featuring wet meadows, oak savannas, woodlands, and ponds that are managed to support native species and natural ecosystem processes.
Location: Tub Run Wetland Prairie (Brownsville)
Tub Run Wetland Prairie is a 320-acre private property located in Linn County. Part of the property is being managed for agricultural production, and approximately 120 acres has been converted to native habitats with an emphasis on wildlife and endangered species conservation, 70 acres of which is being managed specifically for threatened streaked horned larks.