Plan For Your Land
A Conservation Planning Workshop Series
January 28 – March 7, 2026
Plan For Your Land is a collaboration among five watershed councils in the mid-Willamette River basin, including the Luckiamute, North Santiam, South Santiam, Calapooia, and Marys River watershed councils. Together, we are working with local landowners and land managers who are interested in discovering new ways to care for their land and deepen their connection as stewards.
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Orientation January 28 | 5:30-6:30pm
- Welcome, Class Overview and Etiquette
- Plan For Your Land: A Brief Overview
- Meet Your Watershed Councils
- Wrap-up, Next Week Topics, Homework
February 4 |5:30-7:30pm
Session 1: Introduction to Conservation Planning / Invasive & Native Species
- Class outline, Review and introductions
- Conservation Stewardship Planning 101
- Invasive and Native Plants
- Emerald Ash Borer and Other Invasive Pests
- Wrap-up, Next Week Topics, Homework
Alex Rice
Habitat Restoration
Program Manager
Calapooia Watershed Council
Grant Jackson
Integrated Weed Management Specialist
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Matt Mills
Emerald Ash Borer Support Specialist
Urban and Community Forestry Program
Oregon Department of Forestry
February 11 |5:30-7:30pm
Session 2: Watersheds & Habitat
- Class outline, Review and introductions
- Watersheds: Where does rain go when it hits the ground?
- Habitat: Creating Spaces that support fish and wildlife
- Wrap-up, Next Week Topics, Homework
Brian Bangs
Aquatic Ecologist
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1
Session #1 speaker
Chris Jordan
Mathematical Biology and Systems Monitoring Program Manager
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Session #2 Speaker
February 18 |5:30-7:30pm
Session 3: Agriculture, Uplands and Pollinators
- Class outline, Review and introductions
- Agricultural Lands: Got Milk? or Filberts? Managing lands for multiple purposes
- Pollinators: How to support bees, birds and other beneficial wildlife
- Wrap-up, Next Week Topics, Homework
Herod Jebousek
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Becky Pineda
Agriculture Conservation Planner
Marion Soil & Water Conservation District
(Pasture & livestock)
Cesar Zamora
Agriculture Conservation Planner
Marion Soil & Water Conservation District
(Soils & Croplands)
February 25 |5:30-7:30pm
Session 4: Wildfire Resilience and Writing Your Conservation Plan
- Class outline, Review and introductions
- Wildfire Resilience: Practical steps to lower risks and reduce impacts of catastrophic wildfire
- Pulling it together: Writing your conservation plan
- Wrap-up, Field Trip Overview
Nick Tyler
Fire Chief
Wildland Fire Division
Sweet Home Fire District
Session #4 speaker
Christian Whitfield
Program Manager
Wildland Fire Division
Sweet Home Fire District
Session #4 speaker
Alex Rice
Habitat Restoration
Program Manager
Calapooia Watershed Council
Session 5 | Field Tours
Your Choice of two field tour dates and locations:
Date: Saturday, March 7th
Time: TBD
Location: Tub Run Wetland Prairie (
Brownsville)
Tub Run Wetland Prairie is a 320-acre private property located in Linn County. Part of the property is being managed for agricultural production, and approximately 120 acres has been converted to native habitats with an emphasis on wildlife and endangered species conservation, 70 acres of which is being managed specifically for threatened streaked horned larks.
Date: Saturday, March 14th
Time: TBD
Location: Dragonfly Ranch (
NE of Lebanon)
Dragonfly Ranch is a 200-acre conservation property featuring wet meadows, oak savannas, woodlands, and ponds that are managed to support native species and natural ecosystem processes.
Watch Party Information
For the orientation and each session, you have the option to participate in-person at one of three watch party locations, or you may participate at home via Zoom. Below is the information about our three watch party locations. Each location has specific directions and instructions for parking, so please click on the links to get the full details if you plan on joining us at one of the watch party locations. If you would like to participate from home, please send an email to [email protected] to request a Zoom link.
525 Monmouth Ave N
Monmouth, OR 97361
Parking permit required before 6pm.
Click here for more details and to request a free parking permit.
340 NW 5th St
Corvallis, OR 97330
Parking is limited. Up to 15 spaces are available at 555 NW Van Buren Avenue; additional parking can be found in the surrounding neighborhood.
Click here for more details.
114 N Main St
Jefferson, OR 97322
Street Parking available along Main St. Click Here for details
Zoom Link for At-Home Participants
If you would like to join any of the sessions at home, please make sure you have the Zoom app set up on your computer or phone before the session begins. The Zoom meeting link will be the same for the orientation and all four sessions that follow. The Zoom link for all sessions can be requested by sending an email to [email protected]
Note: All sessions will be recorded and made available on this webpage a day or two afterwards.
