June 2019
South Fork WSA Fence Build #1
On the first of several trips slated for this area over the next few years, we will backpack out to a piece of privately owned land within the South Fork Crooked River Wilderness Study Area (WSA) to build a challenging, but important, fence around 80 acres on the river. This fence will accomplish many things. It will allow for better managed grazing within the WSA, directly exclude cattle from nearly a mile of river, and enableONDA to plant willows and…
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Cottonwood Canyon State BDA Install #2
Building beaver dam analogues is a fun excuse to splash in the water and mud all in the name of restoration.
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Building beaver dam analogues is a fun excuse to splash in the water and mud all in the name of restoration.
Find out more »October 2019
Cottonwood Canyon Exclosure Build
A quick, mid-week overnighter to build exclosure fences in preparation for planting at our newly installed beaver dam analogues (BDAs) on Hay Creek. You will build exclosure fences around areas that have been improved for planting work thanks to our newly installed BDAs. This will give us more time during the longer trip the following week to concentrate on filling those exclosures with lots of new riparian potted plants. You can choose tasks that best suit your abilities. Main tasks…
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Cottonwood Canyon Planting
Planting native riparian plants alongside recently installed beaver dam analogues (BDAs) on Hay Creek. This trip is the culmination of a season of preparation work: building BDAs to irrigate dry planting areas and building exclosure fences to protect plantings until they are fully established. You can choose tasks which best suit your abilities. Main tasks include hauling materials to the individual work sites, digging holes and planting plants. Trip highlights involve the relative closeness of the project area to Portland…
Find out more »Deschutes/Tumalo Planting (day trips)
Day trips over the course of the week planting trees along the Deschutes River.
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