Phipps Meadow Tree Thinning Work Party

Join us this Julyfor a restoration work party at Phipps Meadow to improve ecological health, reduce fire risk, and diversify bird and animal habitats.

Phipps Meadow is BMLT’s first fully owned and protected property. Located just outside of Prairie City, Oregon, this stunning 278-acre landscape is surrounded by U.S. National Forest and features lush wetlands, pine forest, and over 1.5 miles of the headwaters of the Middle Fork John Day River. Home to an impressive diversity of plant and animal species, Phipps Meadow also has waters that provide critical spawning and rearing habitat for wild spring Chinook salmon, steelhead, and bull trout.

Phipps Meadow needs our help. BMLT has been working with a team of restoration professionals within the John Day Basin Partnership to design and implement aquatic and upland restoration projects on the property in the upcoming years.

The work we’ll be doing is a vital component of this multi-year, collaborative restoration plan. There will be several volunteer opportunities to help with restoration tasks at Phipps Meadow, including ladder fuel thinning treatments, fence building and repair, riparian vegetation planting, and other rehabilitation and monitoring activities. These efforts support the health of these special habitats and will leave you with a lasting connection to this beautiful property.

Volunteers will camp at a nearby campground and for this event will prioritize thinning overcrowded patches of ponderosa pine forest to improve ecological health, reduce fire risk, and diversify bird and animal habitats.

Whether you're an experienced trail volunteer or just love being outside and giving back, this work party presents a unique opportunity to make a long-lasting impact on the well-being of native wildlife, fish, and plant species. We’ll provide the tools, training, and leadership. You bring your camping gear, work gloves, and willingness to get your hands dirty in one of Oregon’s most beautiful and ecologically rich places.

Spots are limited, so consider signing up and making a difference where it counts. If you can make it the entire trip, GREAT. If you can only do one day, please indicate that when you sign up and reach out to Y3JhaWcgfCBibWx0ICEgb3Jn to coordinate. We'll have fun, work hard and make a difference. No experience is necessary.

Please visit www.bmlt.org/events/phipps-meadow-tree-thinning-workparty for full event details, including what to bring and schedule of the trip.

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Check out more information about the area: https://bmlt.org/news/phipps-meadow

Questions? Get in touch with Craig Piefer at Y3JhaWcgfCBibWx0ICEgb3Jn.

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