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Alder Creek Riparian Restoration and Interpretive Trail
Location: Douglas County, OR Updated: April 22, 2010
Organization: Alder Creek Children's Forest Primary contact: Jim Proctor
The project entails riparian restoration and construction of a short interpretive trail, including plant identification signage and interpretive signage denoting riparian habitat, on Alder Creek within the boundaries of Alder Creek Children's Forest.
North Nehalem Bay Edge Lands
Location: Tillamook County, OR Updated: February 10, 2010
Organization: Lower Nehalem Community Trust Primary contact: Gareth Ferdun
The North Nehalem Bay Edge Lands currently includes six parcels totaling 14.29 acres. From 101 take Bayside Gardens road south to Neptune way. The property is along both sides of Neptune way and adjacent to the State Park at the end of the street. History In the early part of the century, the land along Neptune Way was used as for truck gardens. Goods were trundled down wooden ramps out to deeper water loaded onto boats that would deliver goods up and down the coast. In 1913 this area was plated for development as part of "Bayside Garden Estates". In Mid-Century the land was put into pasture for cows. At some point large ditches/sloughs were dug to drain the land. A 1939 Army Corps of Engineers aerial photos show the land north Neptune in row crops. The drainage ditch can not be seen in this photo but can now be found on the property. Neptune Way was built in 1999. Four parcels were acquired by a local couple who wanted to preserve the land as open space for wildlife. Elk use the land as safe harbor when passing between state park and Alder Creek Farm. They will stay for days or weeks at a time. Most years they will spend much of late summer bedded down in the heaviest wooded portions. . Beavers have built several dams in the waterways. The Lower Nehalem Community Trust recognizing the importance of the wetlands along the North edge of the estuary and the escalating threat of land development approached the local couple and two other nearby land downers. The Trust was able to acquire the property in late 2009 and early 2010 using funds from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Coastal Wetlands grant program, a Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board grant and local donations. Land Use The conservation easement held by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board and U.S. Fish and Wildlife require that the land be used primarily for the protection of wildlife. Trust Educational offerings are deemed to be consistent with that goal. An old house, several other structures and assorted trash is being removed from the property.
Vosburg Creek
Location: Tillamook County, OR Updated: February 09, 2010
Organization: Lower Nehalem Community Trust Primary contact: Gareth Ferdun
This 8.5-acre parcel of land is located on the South-west edge of the City of Wheeler. It extends from its northern boundary of Highway 101 south 1,600 feet, and from Dubois Street west 210 feet. History The Vosburg Creek area has been and is now a forested wetlands area. 1939 aerial photos show that it once contained a baseball playing field. Vosburg creek supports coho, chinook and chum salmon. The property was used for a chum hatchery until about 20 years ago. It was donated to the Lower Nehalem Community Trust in 2005. Restoration has been focused on the removal of hatchery infrastructure, invasive plants removal, restoration of conifers and placement of large wood in the stream. Land Use The Trust maintains two buildings and a trail for educational programs, and public use
Alder Creek Farm
Location: Tillamook County, OR Updated: February 09, 2010
Organization: Lower Nehalem Community Trust Primary contact: Gareth Ferdun
Alder Creek Farm (Farm) is a 54.22 acre former dairy farm located just west of the City of Nehalem. History Prior to western settlement, his property would likely have included wet prairie grasslands, seasonal and permanent freshwater and estuarine wetlands, and forests of Sitka spruce, Western Red cedar, western hemlock, Red alder, and Big leaf and Vine maple . The original land grant for the property was made in 1888. In the 1930s and 40s, the lower end of Alder Creek was diked on the south end of the property to keep tidal water off the farmland. In addition, deep drainage ditches were created and drainage tiles installed to facilitate water removal from the Farm and adjacent properties. A 1939 Army Corps of Engineers aerial photograph shows that the land was cleared and the property appears to have plowed fields and row crops. Comparison of the 1939 and 1994 aerial photos show that the course of Alder Creek did not change during this period. In 2003, five community members purchased the Farm and leased it to the Trust for management. The Trust acquired the land in November 2005 using funds from The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board a U.S. Fish and Wildlife NACA small grant, USDA Wetland Reserve funds and local donations. Current Land Use Fifty acres are being restored to their natural state for the benefit of all wildlife. The remaining five acres are maintained for human use. The Farm currently hosts the Trust's Coastal Food Ecology Center and most of the Trust's Education Projects.
Amphibian Population Monitoring
Location: Marion County, OR Updated: January 18, 2010
Organization: Rebbecca Hill Primary contact: Rebbecca Hill
Willamette Mission State Park, located ~ 8 miles NW of Salem, Oregon is scheduled to undergo a habitat restoration project during the summer of 2010. The restoration project is expected to change Mission Slough and Mission Lake, seasonally isolated lentic (pond) systems, to a single lotic (stream) system that will be connected to the mainstem Willamette River year round, thus creating additional habitat for endangered fish species. Additionally, invasive plant species will be removed from the channel and native species will be planted in their place to promote historic conditions. As part of this restoration project, it is important to monitor not only the fish and plant species that are the target of the study, but also to monitor non-target bioindicators such as amphibians. I am currently surveying the park to determine pre-restoration amphibian population abundance and distributions in the park. Post-restoration monitoring efforts will follow starting spring 2011.