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
Chris Jordan
Mathematical Biology and Systems Monitoring Program Manager
NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
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
Jerod 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
Christian Whitfield
Program Manager
Wildland Fire Division
Sweet Home Fire District
Alex Rice
Habitat Restoration
Program Manager
Calapooia Watershed Council
Session 5 | Field Tours
Your Choice of two field tour dates and locations:
Tub Run Wetland Prairie Field Tour
Date: Saturday, March 7th
Time: 9am – 1pm
Meeting Location: Pioneer Park, Brownsville (
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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.
Dragonfly Ranch Field Tour
Date: Saturday, March 14th
Time: 9am-1pm
Meeting Location: Lebanon River Park, Lebanon (
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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.
