Conservation Conversations: Pacific Northwest Prairies and Climate Change

Prairies in the western Pacific Northwest are critically endangered ecosystems. Join ecologists Paul Reed and Sarah Hamman for a discussion of how they may be affected by climate change and how they are being restored to the landscape.

Paul Reed is a postdoc at the University of Oregon, where he also completed his Ph.D. in 2021. For his dissertation, Paul and colleagues conducted an experiment across western Oregon and Washington, including at Capitol Land Trust’s Tilley West Preserve, to understand how warming and drought affect Pacific Northwest prairies. Much of his work is in collaboration with regional stakeholders and is motivated by a common vision to improve native prairie conservation and restoration in a changing climate.

Sarah Hamman is the Director of Science for Ecostudies Institute. Her work is aimed at researching and restoring rare species habitat in Pacific Northwest prairies and oak woodlands using rigorous science and collaborative conservation principles.

During this virtual event, we will learn about the Heating of Prairie Systems (HOPS) experiment that Paul and others conducted at Tilley West Preserve. We will also learn from Sarah about prairie restoration efforts in the South Sound region, and how plant responses to climate change may affect local prairie management in the future.

Thursday, April 28
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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Event program
4:00 pm Welcome
4:10 Presentation
4:30 Q&A

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