Southern Oregon Land Conservancy is partnering with Rogue Valley Audubon Society, Siskiyou Chapter Native Plant Society of Oregon, and Vesper Meadow Education Project to bring the joys of beaver-based restoration to our region! This two-event series will occur in late-September/early-October. Please see below for more information on each event!
Program: Partnering with Beavers for a Resilient Future
Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 7:00 pm
Location: Medford Congregational Church of Christ- Lidgate Hall, 1801 E. Jackson St., Medford
Rogue Valley Audubon Society is teaming up with Siskiyou Chapter Native Plant Society of Oregon and Vesper Meadow Restoration Project for a joint program featuring Jakob Shockey from Project Beaver. The Project empowers humans to partner with beavers and value their work. They work to nourish a world where humans partner with beavers for the resilience of our planet. Birds, wildlife, and native plant communities greatly benefit from the work of beavers.
Jakob Shockey is a human, father and husband. He works primarily with beavers and people, focusing on the restoration of complex natural processes and relationships that create and maintain resilient habitat and its wildlife. Jakob co-founded and leads Project Beaver, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering humans to partner with beavers and value their works. He also sings to himself, loves flying kites and can’t spell.
Coffee/tea/cookies will be served beginning at 6:30 pm. Zoom option: The Zoom link will be posted on the Rogue Valley Audubon webpage the day of the meeting at www.roguevalleyaudubon.org.
Program: Restoration Tour and Tend + Community Potluck!
Date: Sunday, October 8, 2023, 2:00 - 7:00 pm
Location: Vesper Meadow Restoration Preserve
Join friends from Vesper Meadow, Rogue Valley Audubon, the Siskiyou Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon and the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy for a day of learning, stewardship and celebration at the Vesper Meadow Restoration Preserve.
We’ll start with a tour of the restoration demonstration sites in the meadow and creek, and then folks will have a chance to participate in creek restoration by creating beaver-based restoration structures and planting willow stakes. Afterwards, we’ll treat ourselves to a celebratory potluck - bring a dish to pass and your own bowl and utensils.
Plus, potluck guests will enjoy the debut of our new short film about beaver-based restoration for butterflies on the Vesper Meadow stage.
2:00 pm: Tour of beaver-based restoration in Latgawa Creek
3:00 - 5:00 pm: Create a beaver-structures/ plant willow in Latgawa or Spencer Creek
5:30 pm: Potluck dinner and short movie (5 min) showing
RSVP and more Information at vespermeadow.org/events.
