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"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself." - Rumi |
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Americorps: Restorative Power of Collective Labor |
As most of you are aware, being the dedicated IAE blog readers you are, restoration work at IAE is deeply entwined with community volunteers and collaborative labor. Coordinated volunteer efforts are a great help to our projects and have immediate effects on the rehabilitation of a landscape. This fall, IAE hosted an AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) volunteer team: Red 8. Red 8 was scheduled to volunteer with us on a dozen different worksites over the course of eight weeks, but as is the case with most restoration work, things change on the fly. Read More
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Native Seed Partnerships: Five Things to Know |
We caught up with the ecologists hosting the 2022 Virtual Native Seed Partnerships Conference in January, and they collectively answered our questions about seed partnerships.
Why do we have seed partnerships?
Successful habitat restoration depends, in part, on an adequate supply of native plant materials. Planting a diversity of native species provides ecosystem services for pollinators, wildlife, and people, as well as increasing ecosystem resilience in the face of climate change and invasive species. Lack of quantity and quality of native plant materials, both seeds and nursery stock, has significantly hindered landscape recovery efforts. Read More
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New Ecologist Moves the Dial for Ecosystems |
January 2021 saw me packing up my home along the US/Mexico border and trekking 22 hours across the country to land in Corvallis, Oregon. I was chasing down a dream that I’d held close for years: to conserve and restore the ecosystems that had stolen my heart as a child visiting the Oregon coast. The Institute for Applied Ecology, with its mission to conserve native species and habitats through restoration, research and education, made my dream come true. I was officially a Research Ecologist with IAE. Now, a year later, it only feels natural to slow down and reflect on the incredible year I’ve had with this organization. Read More
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Board Spotlight: Jack Halsey |
Jack Halsey is a naturalist and community organizer from Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Jack received his Environmental Analysis degree from Pitzer College, with a focus on Environmental Science and Economics, and is currently the Watershed Coordinator for Oswego Lake Watershed Council. He also has worked with environmental organizations including Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and Johnson Creek Watershed Council. Jack specializes in planning and implementing riparian enhancement projects, volunteer events, and field-based environmental education for student groups. He is passionate about environmental justice, fire ecology, and UAV surveys for ecology. He values investments in community, creation of opportunities for marginalized folks in the environmental field, and restoration of our connections with land, water, and nature. In his free time, Jack enjoys hiking, gardening, going to concerts, and making ceramic art. Read More
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The fall and winter are still busy for the farm. 2021 seed has all been cleaned, inventoried, mixed and given to the Habitat Restoration Department to sow back into project sites. All annual crops and cover crops have been seeded and are germinating. By January 15th, we will have more than 45,000 plugs in production both for starting increase fields and planting directly into project sites. Feels like spring is just around the bend!
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Fall/winter is a good time for shrub work. IAE staff James Mc Auliffe, Rolando Beorchia and Julia Fields are pictured after a day helping reduce tree and shrub encroachment at a mid-elevation meadow near McGuire Reservoir, northwest of McMinnville. This meadow is home to the largest population of threatened Nelson's checkermallow in the Coast Range. The work is funded by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and landowners are BLM and McMinnville Water and Light. |
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Applications are being accepted for the following positions:
Oregon Office:
- Habitat Restoration Technician
- Conservation Research Equity Internship
Southwest Office:
- Northern Arizona Seed Collection Technician
- Northern Arizona Botanist/Seed Collection Crew Lead
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We are so grateful for your donations for our year-end fundraising campaign. If you're a new member, welcome to our E-News! If you've been with us a while, we miss you and hope to see you at an in-person event when it's safe to do so! Until then, join us on Facebook and Instagram - you never know what you'll learn about our work. We hope to see you this year!
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IAE Board of Directors:
Ken Bierly, President; Brandy Humphreys, Vice President; Cary Stephens, Secretary; Jack Halsey, Treasurer; Jason Bradford, Anne Bradley, Shinji Kawai, Judy Li, Carol Savonen, Sunia Yang
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