Grasslands Connectivity 2014

Pre workshop meeting: 8:00: Elspeth Hilton Kim, Center for Natural Lands Management
9:00 - Tom Kaye, Institute for Applied Ecology Grassland Ecology/Grassland basics
9:30 - Ed Alverson, Private consultant
History of Grasslands in the Willamette Valley: pre-contact, and historical extent of grasslands
10:00 - Elspeth Hilton Kim, Center for Natural Lands Management
Overview of Cascadia Prairie Oak Partnership, Connecting people and information
10:30 - Chris Seal, USFWS
Restoration techniques and goals for Willamette Valley grasslands
11:00 - Matt Blakely-Smith & Bob Altman, Green Belt Land Trust and American Bird Conservancy
Restoration for grassland birds

11:30 – Lunch/Field trip for restoration ara at Tualatin River NWR with Pete Schmidt, Refuge Biologist, and Erin Holmes, Project Manager

1:00 - Wes Messinger, US Army Corps of Engineers
Ecology, management and restoration suceess for grassland pollinators in the Willamette Valley
1:30- Amie Loop-Frison, Establishing Connectivity using an HCP in a Privately Owned Landscape
FBB restoration at Willow Creek Preserve
2:00 - Mary Bushman, City of Portland City of Portland regional conservation strategy & connectivity efforts
2:30 - David Helzer, City of Portland - Grassland birds in Portland's urban grasslands
3:00 - Ann Kreager, ODFW
An overview of the Willamette Wildlife Mitigation Program
3:30 - Kevin O’Hara, USFWS
Willamette Valley Conservation Study and Willamette Valley Grasslands
4:00 - Conclusion of Workshop