[birding] FW: Ankeny Tree Planting

[Molly Monroe]

Please pass this on to anyone interested in tree planting this coming Friday. Also, please RSVP to John at the number below so we have an idea of how many are able to help out.

Thanks very much,

Molly~

 

"Volunteers Needed for Habitat Restoration Project at Ankeny NWR"
 
Help restore native riparian forests at Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge by
joining refuge staff and volunteers on Friday, March 6th, from 9am until
12pm. The project will involve planting approximately 1,500 native
cottonwood, ash, and red alder bare-root stock trees in an old field area
near the Rail Trail hiking area. Holes will be pre-dug.
Participants will meet in the Rail Trail parking lot off Wintel Road. 
Dress appropriate for weather, which may include rain wear, gloves, and boots. 

Bring a shovel if possible.

Sporadic examples of existing riparian forest habitat may currently be seen
along Rail Trail. The plants that live in this area are accustomed to
flooding in the winter and low water levels in the summer. They have
adapted to be able to live in the challenging environment of the riparian
forest. The dense understory of this habitat provides refuge for many
different types of wildlife. Wood ducks, barred owls, otters, and
red-legged frogs prefer riparian habitats such as this. Long-term refuge
management goals include habitat restoration and improvement for the
continued survival of wildlife populations in the Willamette Valley.
 
Ankeny NWR is located off Interstate 5 at exit 243, Ankeny Hill Road, which
is about 10 miles north of Albany and 12 miles south of Salem. Driving
west over I-5 on Ankeny Hill Rd, stay straight (south) at next intersection and drive Wintel Rd about 1 mile to the Rail Trail parking area on the left.

For more information, contact Sallie Gentry at 541-757-7236 

or John Gahr at 503-623-2749.

Sallie Gentry
Visitor Services Manager
Willamette Valley NWR Complex
26208 Finley Refuge Road
Corvallis, OR 97333
Office: 541-757-7236
Fax: 541-757-4450
 
"Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds
 sang there except those that sang best." William Blake
 



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