Tag Archives: The Nature Conservancy

The Rivers to Ridges Controlled Ecological Burn Program

Our Willamette Valley prairies and savannas evolved over thousands of years with regular fires set by the native peoples of this area. Now, regular “disturbance” is needed for the unique assemblage of prairie species to … Continue reading The Rivers to Ridges Controlled Ecological Burn Program →

August 24, 2015ProjectsBureau of Land Management, City of Eugene, Friends of Buford Park, Lane County, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceBob Passaro

Restoring the Confluence

Rivers to Ridges partners manage over 4,700 acres of river floodplain, prairie and oak savanna habitat at the confluence of the Coast Fork and Middle Fork of the Willamette River. Partners work together to protect … Continue reading Restoring the Confluence →

October 12, 2013ProjectsFriends of Buford Park, Lane County, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, The Nature Conservancy, Willamalane Park and Recreation DistrictBob Passaro

Coyote Creek: A Biologically Rich Landscape

Rivers to Ridges partners manage more than 1,600 acres of emergent marsh, and forested and riverine wetlands, along with associated upland habitats along Coyote and Spencer creeks upstream of Fern Ridge Reservoir west and southwest … Continue reading Coyote Creek: A Biologically Rich Landscape →

October 12, 2013ProjectsCity of Eugene, McKenzie River Trust, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Army Corps of EngineersBob Passaro

Providing Native Plant Seeds

The R2R Native Plant Materials Program is a decades-long partnership in the southern Willamette Valley of Oregon that provides local native seeds and plants for wetland and upland prairie restoration on public and conservation lands … Continue reading Providing Native Plant Seeds →

September 22, 2013ProjectsBureau of Land Management, City of Eugene, The Nature ConservancyBob Passaro