Mark your calendars for the next CPOP Conference taking place October 26-29, 2027 at the Spirit Mountain Casino & Hotel in Grand Ronde, OR! We are excited to announce that the 2027 CPOP Conference will be co-hosted by Ecostudies Institute and The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Visit our conference page for the latest updates!
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Recap: 2025 Oak Mapping Workshop
On December 8 and 15, the Portland-Vancouver Oak Prairie Working Group (OPWG), Metro, Ecostudies Institute, and Pacific Birds organized a free winter 2025 oak mapping workshop for the CPOP community. Check out the workshop recordings and shared resources here.
Prairie, Oaks, and People – An Investment Strategy
The Pacific Northwest Oak Alliance and Cascadia Prairie-Oak Partnership are thrilled to announce the release of the “Prairie, Oaks, and People – An Investment Strategy.” This document offers an action-oriented five-year strategy with $304.2 million of ready-to-implement projects.
2025 CPOP Conference
Mark your calendars for the upcoming 2025 CPOP Conference, which will take 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. Visit our conference page for the latest updates!
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 Two
Ecostudies 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
Grazing for Grassland Birds – Part One
Ecostudies Institute recently hosted a webinar titled “Grazing for Grassland Birds”. We had a great discussion about the plight of grassland birds, especially the Oregon vesper sparrow, and provided some examples of sites where the sparrow is persisting thanks to rotational grazing. We heard from a panel of partners who can provide technical and financial
Upcoming CPOP Conference. See you in 2021!
The next CPOP conference will now be October 18-21, 2021. We look forward to seeing many of you in Vancouver, WA next fall when, hopefully, we can safely gather in person. If you have an idea for a symposium, special session, or field trip, get those ideas to us. Abstracts will be due in May,
Mapping a Growing Threat And A Request for Participation
This post was originally published in the Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture Fall 2019 Oak and Prairie Newsletter Invasive plants alter habitat structure and function, often reducing diversity and competing with or reducing habitat suitability for native plants and animals. Control of invasive weeds is critical to restoration of natural habitats and recovery of rare
CPOP’s Expanding Role
Cross posted from the Spring 2019 “Oak and Prairie Pacific Northwest News” published by Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture. The Cascadia Prairie-Oak Partnership (CPOP) has long served as the primary connection among people working on oak and prairie conservation in the Pacific Northwest. Its biannual conference typically attracts about 250 participants; hundreds more track CPOP’s listserv and