Watershed Resilience for Working Landscapes
Field Tour - Wednesday, June 18th:
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Summer Lake Wildlife Area
53447 OR-31 Summer Lake, OR 97640
This event is geared toward agricultural producers and land managers interested in making their operations more sustainable. Attendees will learn practical strategies for improving water reliability, increasing irrigation efficiency, boosting forage production, and connecting with technical and financial resources. The agenda includes visits to local project sites and firsthand stories from Lake County landowners who have successfully adopted these practices.
Primarily a field tour, the workshop will begin at the Summer Lake Wildlife Area before heading out to three project locations.
Lunch will be provided — please RSVP by JUNE 13th by clicking the button below.
A raffle will be held at the end of the event, with a firearm as the grand prize!
Questions? Contact Colleen Withers
541-610-3134
What is Watershed Resilience for Working Landscapes?
A program for Ag Producers and Land Managers to increase their operation sustainability by improving water reliability, increasing irrigation efficiencies, increasing forage production, and providing technical and funding assistance to anyone who would like help.
As an Ag Producer and/or Land Manager, are you struggling with:
- Reduced water availability due to droughts
- Risk of wildfire impacting your lands
- Reduced forage production
- Increased operational costs for equipment and materials
- Impacts to your land post fire
- Overwhelmed with where to start on projects to improve my working landscape
Given the struggles that landowners face, the Watershed Resilience Team is working to make it easier for everyone to participate in funding opportunities to improve their agricultural operations.
How we can help:
- More reliable water
- Reduce risk of catastrophic wildfires
- Increase forage production
- Reduce operating costs
- Restore landscapes affected by fire
- Provide technical assistance navigating funding opportunities
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