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​April 12 - May 24, 2022

Conservation Spotlight
Owen Dell, Author of Sustainable Landscaping for dummies
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
8am & 6pm (rebroadcast)
​ON KMUZ 100.7 & 88.5 FM

Episode information
The next episode of Conservation Spotlight will feature Owen Dell, author of “Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies.” Owen is not only an author, but is an internationally recognized landscape architect, certified master water auditor, certified permaculture designer, and educator. He is the principal of Owen Dell and Associates, LLC out of Corvallis, Oregon and has been a part of the landscape community since 1971. He has also travelled all over the United States and Canada to deliver lectures on sustainable landscaping. He will discuss sustainable landscaping in your yard and what you can do to keep your yard thriving with less.
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Tune in to 88.5FM and 100.7FM on Wednesday, June 15th, at 8am or 6pm to hear the interview or click the button to the left to stream through kmuz.org.

A guided bird walk at cornerstone
with harry fuller of salem audubon
thursday, May 19, 2022
​9am - 11am

Details
To follow up our zoom presentation, we are offering a free Bird Walk at Cornerstone, our 87-acre conservation easement in northcentral Polk County. Cornerstone has a unique combination of habitats, including riparian, seasonal stream, mixed conifer forest and heritage oak savannah and woodland. Cornerstone will be a major anchor of wildlife habitat connected by corridors within the region to foster the recovery of sensitive and threatened species found within this ecoregion.

The walk will be guided by Harry Fuller, author and member of the Salem Audubon Society. Harry is also the co-founder of Partnership for International Birding. He is an avid bird blogger and is the author of Freeway Birding, San Francisco to Seattle, and co-author of Great Owls of California, Oregon and Washington. We are grateful to have Harry here to share his enthusiasm of birds.

Registration is required. This event has reached capacity. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email our Outreach Coordinator, Morgan Neil. Morgan.neil@polkswcd.com. 

A guided plant walk at cornerstone
with anna ramthun, natural resource specialist
The confederated tribes of grand ronde
thursday, May 26, 2022
​2PM - 4pm

Details
​Join us for a free Plant Walk at Cornerstone, our 87-acre conservation easement in northcentral Polk County. Cornerstone has a unique combination of habitats, including riparian, seasonal stream, mixed conifer forest and heritage oak savannah and woodland. Cornerstone will be a major anchor of wildlife habitat connected by corridors within the region to foster the recovery of Kincaid’s lupine, Fender’s blue butterfly as well as other sensitive and threatened species found within this ecoregion.

The leisurely walk will be guided by Anna Ramthun, Natural Resource Specialist with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Anna will share her knowledge and help participants identify native and invasive plants, shrubs and trees.

Registration is required. This event has reached capacity. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email our Outreach Coordinator, Morgan Neil  morgan.neil@polkswcd.com.

Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site
centennial birthday party
saturday june 4, 2022
​10am - 2pm

oak restoration tour
ahsney conservation easement
the confederated tribes of grand ronde
wednesday june 15, 2022
​10am - 12pm

Details
Do you have oaks on your property and are interested in our Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)?

In partnership with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and the Luckiamute Watershed Council, we are organizing a tour for those that have applied for or are interested in applying for this program.

The Tribe has been a major partner of ours on this grant and we want to highlight oak restoration work at their conservation easement – “Ahsney”. Our guides from the Tribe will be Lindsay McClary, Restoration Ecologist and Greg Archuleta, Cultural Policy Analyst.

The tour will take place on June 15th, 10am-12pm. Parking is limited, so we are only taking a small group of people that are very interested in oak restoration on their own property. If you would like to attend this tour or have questions, please contact our Outreach Coordinator, Morgan Neil for further details -  Morgan.neil@polkswcd.com. ​

Tour - Native Plant Materials Center
the confederated tribes of grand ronde
wednesday june 15, 2022
​1pm - 3pm

Details
The Natural Resources Department at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (CTGR) has been operating the Tribal Native Plant Materials Program since 2014. Originally funded by an Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board “Plants for the People” grant, the nursery was established to produce locally-sourced native plants for habitat restoration and cultural education. These funds allowed CTGR's Natural Resource staff to establish raised beds to grow plants that are important First Foods, such as camas and yampah. Today, the nursery has expanded to include plants for use in restoration plantings, a hoophouse for starting seeds, and outdoor beds for establishing willows, red-osier dogwood, pacific nine-bark and other shrub species used for live cuttings. 

This tour is a unique opportunity to visit CTGR's native plant nursery, and get a "behind-the-scenes" look at Tribal efforts to promote both habitat restoration and Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Nursery manager Jeremy Ojua will lead this tour of the nursery grounds and explain the ecology and cultural significance of the plants growing there. Some of the plants may be available for sale during the tour.
​A big thank you goes to Willamette Habitat Restoration Fund for providing the funding that allows us to make this event free of charge. Thanks also to the Natural Resources Department of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde​, for hosting this tour; and to the Luckiamute Watershed Council, for helping to plan for this event!​

A guided bird walk at cornerstone
with harry fuller of salem audubon
saturday june 18, 2022
​9am - 11am

Details
To follow up our zoom presentation, we are offering a free Bird Walk at Cornerstone, our 87-acre conservation easement in northcentral Polk County. Cornerstone has a unique combination of habitats, including riparian, seasonal stream, mixed conifer forest and heritage oak savannah and woodland. Cornerstone will be a major anchor of wildlife habitat connected by corridors within the region to foster the recovery of sensitive and threatened species found within this ecoregion.

The walk will be guided by Harry Fuller, author and member of the Salem Audubon Society. Harry is also the co-founder of Partnership for International Birding. He is an avid bird blogger and is the author of Freeway Birding, San Francisco to Seattle, and co-author of Great Owls of California, Oregon and Washington. We are grateful to have Harry here to share his enthusiasm of birds.

Registration is required. This event has reached capacity. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email our Outreach Coordinator, Morgan Neil. Morgan.neil@polkswcd.com. ​

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