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Willow Creek work party with The Nature Conservancy – Stewardship

  • Start date: 03/07/2025

  • Start time: 9:00 AM

  • End date: 03/07/2025

  • End time: 12:00 PM

Description:

Obsidians will meet with other volunteers at the The Nature Conservancy gate to East Unit meadows. This gate is located on the south side of W 18th and ~1000 ft west of S. Bertelsen Road. Meeting location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TmFFoWiSnMgKqjzd8. Please note that parking is limited on W 18th and I’d suggest planning accordingly. Additional parking can be found in the neighborhoods east of S. Bertelsen.
From there, after the introductions, Obsidians will work under the supervision of Willamette Basin Steward, Sophie Linden.
Volunteers will be using loppers and pruning saws to manage encroaching woody species. TNC will supply tools and gloves and you are welcome to bring your own from home. Some areas have some poison oak and I’d suggest layers to keep covered! TNC will have supplies to wash hands and tools at the end of the workday. The forecast is predicting mostly sunny and mid-50s.

Photo by: Angie Ruzicka

  • Event Leader: Angie Ruzicka

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-521-6840

  • Event Leader Email: angie.ruzicka@gmail.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Stewardship

  • Area Type: Valley

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

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  • Season: 2025

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required:

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  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 1.5

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 20

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Stewardship

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Two Obsidians, including one new member, joined 7 other volunteers to work at Willow Creek Preserve in the West Eugene Wetlands on a sunny morning. The Preserve is managed by The Nature Conservancy to nurture and restore the native wet prairie habitat that is home to 200 native plant, 100 bird, and 25 butterfly species. We used lopers and hand saws to remove a woody invasive species, Eastern Red Cedar, which is a Juniper (Juniperus virginiana) not a cedar. It was satisfying work!

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