Presenter(s): Kelly Shull
Co Presenter(s): Owen Collins, Jackson Dailey, Betsy Finn, Ben King, Haley Nicholson, Sky Ramirez-Doble, Nick Richardson, Haley Santos, Kiana Seto
Faculty Mentor(s): Peg Boulay
Oral Session 2 CLN
During Spring 2019, the Environmental Leadership Program will be partnering with the City of Eugene to collect data on Hendricks Park, located in Eugene, Oregon. The Hendricks Park team will collect data on vegetation, wildlife habitat features, recreational impacts, and invasive species in the original twenty-four plots that were surveyed in 1999. This data will be collected through multiple qualitative and quantitative measurements that indicate forest health, such as measurements of invasive species cover, coarse woody debris, and plant composition. The team will then conduct a comparative analysis of the 1999 and 2019 data to assess what has changed over time, and how this change influences the City of Eugene’s management objectives. This analysis will be compiled in a report for the City of Eugene to use and make informed decisions about the future management of Hendricks Park.