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• Due to hot weather, the planting natives at the IAE farm volunteer event has been rescheduled.  This is the updated information.
• WHAT:  Come help us plant hundreds of plugs of native prairie plants at IAE’s new farm, located at a beautiful site just outside of Buena Vista, Oregon.  We will be planting Oregon geranium, Kincaid’s lupine (host to the endangered Fender’s blue butterfly), and other prairie species, establishing seed production fields for each of these species in order to provide high quality native seed for Willamette Valley restoration and recovery projects.
• WHEN:  Thursday, June 1st
• MEET: Either at IAE’s office at 8:00 a.m. or at the IAE farm at 8:45 a.m.  If planning on driving directly to the farm, contact Ian Silvernail for directions.  Travel time from IAE to the farm is approximately 30 minutes.  Carpooling available – see RSVP below.
• WHERE: Meet for carpooling at IAE’s office (563 SW Jefferson) or at the farm (a few miles from Buena Vista).

OTHER

• WEAR: Clothing appropriate for being outside all day, sun hat and other protective clothing if sensitive to the sun, raingear in case it rains (it is Oregon, after all), gardening gloves (if you have them, IAE will have pairs available to use as well).
• BRING: Snacks and/or lunch (we expect to be done by mid-afternoon), water bottle(s), sunscreen.
• SPECIAL SKILLS: sitting/kneeling for periods of time and getting up and down a lot
• PLEASE RSVP: Ian Silvernail, ian@appliedeco.org, 541-602-4188.  Please make sure to RSVP so that we can be certain to bring sufficient tools for the day.  You are welcome to meet at the project site or meet at the IAE office (563 SW Jefferson Ave.) at 8:00 am to carpool to the site.