DAY 2 ONLINE SESSION RECORDING
Jefferson Jacobs takes participants beyond structure, to examine what beavers need to succeed for persistent beaver managed floodplains. This online session takes a deep dive into Planting the Seeds for Beaver Success and 6 steps of establishing stream vegetation (and beaver forage!) at scale.
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Recording time marks and topics covered:
1:00 - About beavers and their forage needs, and scaling beaver occupancy
27:00 - Planting Seeds for Beaver Success: overview
34:00 - Introduction to BeaverHOODs (persistent beaver managed floodplains) strategy
44:30 - The Goal of successful BMFPs
46:00 - 1 Plan for planting at least 1 year in advance
1:32:38 - 2 Find the Goldilocks Planting Zone
1:52:13 - 3 Assessing existing suitable vegetation
2:20:45 - 4 Map Soil Moisture and "diggability" in the Goldilocks Zone
3:18:00 - 5 Planting, finally...
3:43:36 - 6 The job's not over until the beaver has moved in
3:50:20 - Steps for Success with typical project phasing and implementation timelines
WORKSHOP RESOURCES
- Workshop Booklet: Willows on the Landscape Booklet June 2024 with Willow Identification from Barbara Wilson
(*Please note that as of 7/3/24 an updated willow key is forthcoming from Barbara Wilson and will be posted here) - Guide to the Willows of the Umatilla and Malheur National Forests 2009 Markow with helpful illustrations
- Download the PDF "Planting the Seeds for Beaver Success" for queues and tips on planning and implementing beaver vegetation
- NRCS Table of Field Guide to Common Riparian Plants
Filter for common native species by ideal growing conditions, species, and more
Day 2 Follow-up Resources
RELATED READING
- Reconstructing Historical Riparian Conditions of Two River Basins in Eastern Oregon, USA, 2007, Lynne S. McAllister
- Reports on Riparian Vegetation for Beaver Establishment Success
Determining how much forage to use in your stream recovery project when persistent beaver managed floodplains is a goal
VIDEOS
Want to further your Willow knowledge? We've been watching these helpful videos
| Length | Title (Click to play) | Presenter |
| 18 minutes | Key Features for Identifying Willows | Robert Dorn |
| 75 minutes | Salix (Willow) Identification | Dr. Tom Rosburg |
| 60 min, best stuff starts minute 35 | Introduction to Plant Terminology: The Secret to Identification | Dr. Cynthia Lane |
| 17 min | Rooting "HUGE" Willow Cuttings! One of the Easiest "Houseplants" You Can Propagate from Cuttings | |
| 18 min | Semi-Cultivating Wild Willow- Coppices and Pollards and Beavers. Oh My! | Oxbow Farm |
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