habitat restoration

Tub Run Streak Horned Lark

This restoration will reestablish 92 acres of wet and dry prairie and 27 acres of vernal pool and emergent wetland habitats.

The Tub Run Phase II: Horned Lark Prairie and Wetland Restoration project seeks to restore 119 acres of native prairie and wetland habitat at the base of the Coburg Hills in the Muddy Creek watershed (Linn Co.). This privately
owned property is in an area identified for its high potential for aiding in the recovery of declining grassland birds including the ESA-listed Streaked Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris strigata).

Oregon’s Willamette Valley once held a mosaic of prairie and wetlands supporting exceptionally high species diversity with many dependent on these complex habitat . With less than 1% of prairie and wetland habitats remaining in the valley, and many associated species imperiled, it is vital to slow the rapid decline of these species by restoring large portions of habitat.

Step One

25%

Constructing of pools and berms to increase hydrologic diversity

Step Two

50%

Controlling and elimination of existing ryegrass crop

Step Three

75%

Establishing native wetland and prairie plant communities

Step Four

100%

Performing annual maintenance to control weeds & maintain a diverse plant community

Solar powered call box helping to encourage larks into the project area

SHL being banded as part of a collaborative grassland bird monitoring project.

A banded SHL fledgling

Site currently under preparation for native wildflower and grass seeding

Future habitat conditions