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Prairie Conservation Strategy
A Framework for Conservation of Native Prairie Species
The Benton County Prairie Conservation Strategy describes voluntary conservation actions on public and private lands to maintain and increase prairie and oak habitats and identifies non-regulatory programs that provide incentives and assistance to land owners for habitat conservation.
Download the Draft Prairie Conservation Strategy [8.89 MB]
The Strategy identifies prairie habitats and habitat attributes important to Benton County’s at-risk prairie species and identifies areas in the County where habitat enhancement and reintroductions would provide the most benefit to these species. In addition, the Strategy outlines how to apply the Draft USFWS Recovery Plan for Prairie Species to threatened and endangered prairie species in Benton County and addresses habitat needs for local prairie species identified in the Oregon Conservation Strategy.
The Prairie Conservation Strategy will be:
- A framework for voluntary prairie conservation activities in Benton County
- Non-regulatory and non-binding
- An appendix of the Benton County Prairie Species HCP
- A stand alone document that will be available to download from Benton County’s web site
Jackson-Frazier/Owens Farm
Calendar
| Date | Location | HCP Prairie Conservation Strategy Event | Link |
| 2010 | TBD | Stay tuned for the next HCP Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting date. | |
| November 3, 2009 | Benton Plaza, 9am-10:30am | The HCP Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC), along with interested members of the public, will meet to review comments on the combined HCP/Prairie Conservation Strategy. | Info |
| September 16, 2009 | -- | Public meeting to hear comments on the combined HCP and Prairie Conservation Strategy. | Info |
| August 20, 2009 | -- | The HCP Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC), along with interested members of the public, will meet to provide input on the combined HCP/Prairie Conservation Strategy. | Info |
| July 1, 2009 | -- | The HCP Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC), along with public land managers and interested members of the public, will meet to provide input on Strategy development. | Info |
| June 2009 | -- | Benton County Prairie Conservation Survey | Survey Results |
| May 28, 2009 | -- | Prairie Conservation Strategy public workshop event. Everyone is welcome to attend to learn about and contribute to the Strategy. | |
| April 23, 2009 | -- | The HCP Technical Advisory Committee and interested members of the public will provide advice on habitat requirements of the Strategy species. | Info |
| April 2, 2009 | -- | The HCP Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC), along with members of the public, will refine the goals and provide input on how the Strategy can meet the needs of diverse land management groups. | Info |
| March 3, 2008 | -- | The HCP Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC), along with members of the public, will outline the goals and objectives of the Strategy and species. | Info |
| Date | Location | Local Prairie Events | Link |
| November 28, 2009 | Lone Star Ranch Tour, 9am-12pm | Greenbelt Land Trust will lead a tour of a private upland prairie site. Click on info link to find out about the Greenbelt Land Trust. | GLT |
| June 28, 2009 | Tyee wet prairie tour, 1pm-3:30pm | Tour a private wet prairie restoration site and see Sidalcea nelsoniana. See flyer for more information. | Flyer |
| June 17, 2009 | Finley Prairie Research Tour, 9:30am-12:30pm | Tour prairie restoration research sites at Finley Wildlife Refuge to see the results of combinations of mowing, burning, herbicide, and native seeding. There may also be an opportunity to see reintroduction efforts for Golden Paintbrush, Kincaid’s Lupine, and Willamette Daisy. See flyer for more information. | Flyer |
| June 13, 2009 | Philomath Prairie Preserve Tour, 10am-Noon | Tour a nearby nature preserve owned by Weyerhaeuser and managed by The Nature Conservancy. | GLT |
| May 25, 2009 | Prairie tour near Wren, 9am-Noon | The Marys River Watershed Council, with assistance from local biologists, will lead a tour of privately owned prairie sites in Wren. Click on the flyer link for more information. | Flyer |
| May 23, 2009 | Lupine Meadows Open House | The Greenbelt Land Trust will host a tour of this upland prairie with help from the TNC's Stewardship ecologist. See Kincaid's lupine and Fender's blue butterfly. Click on info link to find out about the Greenbelt Land Trust. | GLT |
| May 16, 2009 | Fitton Green Natural Area Hike, 10am-1pm | The Greenbelt Land Trust will lead a hike through this Benton County Park Natural Area which includes upland prairie. Click on info link to find out about carpooling and about the Greenbelt Land Trust. | GLT |
| May 7, 2009 | -- | Presentation on prairies jointly sponsored with Native Plant Society of Oregon and Benton County Parks. Panel lecture format with several public land managers who will discuss prairie species and management activities on public lands in Benton County. |
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