Owens Farm/Jackson-Frazier Wetland Complex (Frenkel Environment & Hiking Series)

Please register for this free, virtual event here: https://bit.ly/2023frenkelseries3

While the Jackson-Frazier Wetland has been a popular hiking area for decades, the wetland extends far beyond the current publicly-accessible area. The wetland extends to the northwest across 99W into an area called Owens Farm.  This webinar will present a bold plan to restore the entire wetland and make it publicly accessible through a network of extensive trails. This will not only open up a new wildlife refuge area, but it will open up a whole new hiking experience in the region.

Presenters:

Jessica McDonald, Executive Director, Greenbelt Land Trust

Jesse Ott, Acting Director, Benton County Natural Areas, Parks and Events Dept.

Meredith Petit, Director, Corvallis Parks and Recreation Dept.

Ellen Tappon, President, Alliance for Recreation and Natural Areas (AFRANA)

About the Series:

This event is part of the 2023 Liz & Bob Frenkel Environment and Hiking Spring Webinar Series. The theme for this year's series is Reviving and Hiking Willamette Valley Wetlands. Wetlands include forested wetlands, marshes, ponds and wet prairies.Previous to 1840, much of the Willamette Valley was wetlands.Only about 1% of those wetlands remain, making it critical that we regenerate more wetlands.This series looks at three wetlands at various stages of completion.

Co-sponsored by Marys Peak Group of the Sierra Club and the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library