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Restoration of the declining oak habitat found throughout Douglas
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Douglas County is in the southwest part of Oregon in the Umpqua River valley
and stretches from the Crater Lake in the Cascade Mountains to the Pacific Ocean
at Reedsport. Historically, Douglas County's economy has been based on timber
and agriculture. Agriculture is important because of the fertile soil and
moderate climate that exists in the Umpqua Valley, making this valley one of the
most productive timber and grazing areas in the nation. Agricultural covers much
of the valley floor and extended in to the foothills with timber production in
the foothills and the Cascade and Coast Range mountains. Timber production,
livestock production and viticulture occur on the highly productive agricultural
soils.
NRCS Local Conservation Activities and Strategies
The NRCS and Local Work Group have identified forest health and invasive
plant species on grazing lands as the priority resource concerns. Forest health
concerns include declining oak woodland/savanna habitat and wildfire hazard.
Pasture management concerns include invasive brush species control, need for
improved livestock water systems and cross fencing.
NRCS Programs Available
Additional Conservation Resources Available
The NRCS works cooperatively with a variety of partners including:
- Douglas Soil and Water Conservation District
- Umpqua Soil and Water Conservation District
- Partners for the Umpqua Watershed Council
- Elk Creek Watershed Council
- Smith River Watershed Council
- USDA Farm Service Agency
- Oregon Department of Forestry
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
- U S Fish and Wildlife
Local Work Group Updates
The Local working group is a collaborative group of agencies and
organizations working on conservation in the region. They assemble annually to
share information and provide input and suggestions to the development of
strategies and programs in the county. Please contact the district
conservationist if you would like to participate or be included in information
sharing.
For meeting information, please
click here.
Success Stories
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Grazing
Management for Healthy Pastures, Animals
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
helps producers manage pastures to benefit soil, water, wildlife and the
bottom line.
Sherril Wells used to start feeding hay to his livestock in August each
year. Now, thanks to a rotational grazing system he put in place with
assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP),
the cattle and sheep are able to feed on his pastures’ standing grass
until October. More...
Key Words:
EQIP, conservation planning,
grazing management, Southwest Oregon Basin
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Collaboration: Key Element of a Healthy Watershed
Stream to stream, landowner to landowner, and agency to
agency – resources and people are all interconnected, vital to the
natural system.
The waters of Pollock Creek empty into Calapooya Creek and flow through
the Umpqua to Winchester Bay on the southern Oregon coast. The course
runs through an array of forest, pasture, native prairie and savannah
lands. Numerous wildlife species use these areas, including coho,
steelhead, Chinook, and lamprey, as well as an abundance of birds and
mammals including white tail deer. While small, Pollock Creek is an
important vein feeding the interdependent processes vital to the health
of this complex system. More...
Key Words:
Cooperative conservation, watershed health, CREP,
EQIP, ranch land, stream buffers, Southwest Oregon Basin
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Clickable Map of SNOTEL Sites
For Additional Assistance Contact
Roseburg Service Center
2593 NW Kline Street
Roseburg, Oregon 97471
NRCS District Conservationist: David Chain,
(541) 673-6071
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