Presenter: Alex Ode
Co-presenters: Jon Bergan, Norman Trevor, Autumn Gardner, Ryan Nord
Mentors: Peg Boulay and Maya Rommwatt, Environmental Studies
Oral Presentation
Majors: Environmental Studies and International Studies
As part of the Environmental Leadership Program and in conjunction with the McKenzie Watershed Council, we are continuing the restoration and monitoring of riparian zones in the Berggren Watershed Conservation Area. The overall goals of our project are to restore and maintain function habitats in the Berrgren Watershed Conservation Area and its neighbor, Vickerey Park. Degraded habitats and loss of native riparian vegetation within the McKenzie Watershed area are resulting in adverse conditions for key fish species and lowered water flow and quality. Riparian planting projects and other restoration techniques have been implemented and it is essential now that these be monitored. The proposed technical assistance activity is to monitor these projects in addition to monitoring water quality through various protocols in order to ensure that the goals of the McKenzie Watershed Council are being met. OWEB funds will be used to support these monitoring efforts. The 2015 installment of these monitoring efforts will conclude in the spring and be published in a report for use by the McKenzie Watershed Council, Lane County Parks, and others. We hope to add to the growing literature surrounding ecological restoration, as well as provide useful documentation for our partners working at Berggren Watershed Conservation Area and Vickerey Park.