With close to 1000 members, the
CPOP Listserv is a great place
to discuss best management
practices, share newsletters
and publications, post jobs,
and learn about upcoming conferences and workshops.
Mission
The Cascadia Prairie-Oak Partnership (CPOP) is a community of people and organizations that are involved in prairie-oak conservation and species recovery efforts in western Cascadia. CPOP strives to improve outcomes by facilitating increased collaboration, idea sharing, and information transfer among the CPOP community.
CPOP promotes prairie and oak conservation from British Columbia to northwest California, including the WPG ecoregion pictured above.
Latest News
- Save the Date! 2025 CPOP ConferenceMark your calendars for the upcoming 2025 CPOP Conference, which will takes place April 14-17, 2025 at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center in Tacoma, WA! A negotiated rate will be available for conference attendees at the Marriott Tacoma Downtown (attached to the convention center)—more details coming soon. Stay tuned to our conference page for the latest updates, and we look forward to seeing you in April 2025!
- 2022 CPOP Conference
The 2022 CPOP Conference was held November 7-10 in Vancouver, WA. More information, including links to the final 2022 CPOP Conference Program booklet as well as abstracts with linked presentations, can be found on the past conference page (cascadiaprairieoak.org/2022-cpop-conference). - Grazing for Grassland Birds – Part TwoEcostudies Institute hosted the second webinar in the Grazing for Grassland Birds series. We heard from a panel of partners who discussed suitable habitat for the Oregon vesper sparrow, components of a grazing plan, and implementation details and perspectives from a rancher, conservation land manager, and technical support partners. The second hour of the webinar was focused on Q&A and resulted in some great discussions. Both webinars can be found on YouTube (Part One, Part Two).