Reviving the Wetlands at Finley National Wildlife Refuge (Frenkel Environment & Hiking Series)

Program Type:

Educational

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
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Event Details

Please register for this free, virtual event here: https://bit.ly/2023frenkelseries1

This webinar will entice both those who have never been to Finley and those who have been there many times to visit the Refuge with new eyes and new expectations. A high-level of wetland restoration work has already established the Finley Wildlife National Refuge as a significant wildlife refuge that also attracts thousands of visitors each year. This webinar will show you a mature restoration site and how you can best enjoy it.

Presenter:

Jarod Jebousek is a wildlife biologist for U.S. Fish and Wildlife currently focusing on the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program for the Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex. His office is at the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge ten miles south of Corvallis.  He has planned, designed and maintained wetlands of the Finley Refuge. For the last 20 years, he has also helped private landowners, non-federal agencies and NGOs plan and design voluntary wetland restorations throughout the Willamette Valley. Jarod will show us the many different types of wetlands that exist at Finley, what it took to restore and maintain them, what you see when you visit them and how to access them.

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

Other Events in this Series:

Wednesday, April 19th, 7pm: Reviving the Wetlands at Herbert Farm Natural Area

Wednesday, May 17th, 7pm: Owens Farm/Jackson Frazier Wetland Complex