Willamette University at Zena: Restoration Plan for Prairies and Oak Savannas and Woodlands Phase 1: 2015-2020

This restoration plan outlines recommendations for habitat restoration activities to occur over seven years (2015-2020) within the Willamette University at Zena (WUZ). WUZ is a 305-acre property in the Eola Hills, Polk County, Oregon, eight miles northwest of Willamette University’s main campus in Salem. The University sustainably manages WUZ with the goal of using it as an educational facility. The University initiated restoration efforts in 2009, with a focus on prairie and oak woodland habitats. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) hold a conservation easement that preserves and protects the conservation values of the property in perpetuity as a BPA mitigation site for the Willamette Basin federal hydro-electric dams and reservoirs. The restoration plan outlines a seven-year strategy for restoring the conservation values of 180 acres of prairies, oak savanna and oak woodlands. The plan includes a description of current and desired future conditions, and a restoration strategy for each habitat type that includes site preparation, planting plan and maintenance and monitoring for a seven-year period.