Rigdon Collaboration Committee

We formed the Rigdon Collaboration Committee in 2016 to work with the Forest Service on the Rigdon Landscape Project. We facilitated learning sessions, field trips, and roundtable discussions. After education sessions concluded, the group transitioned to roundtable discussions. This allowed committee members provide feedback to the Forest Service Interdisciplinary Team for future actions.

About the Landscape
The Rigdon landscape encompasses four Middle Fork Willamette sub-watersheds south of Oakridge, Oregon. Over the years, climate and fire have maintained mixed conifer forests and scattered wet and dry meadows. This landscape provides habitat for spring chinook, bull trout, and the northern spotted owl. Evidence suggests that prior to European settlement, indigenous peoples maintained the upper Middle Fork landscape with fire at regular intervals. Over the last 150 years fire suppression has created dense forests. As a result the landscape has become less resilient and prone to high intensity wildfires.

Learn more by watching the video and taking a look at the StoryMap below:

Rigdon Resources

For more information about the Rigdon project including instructions and maps for a self-guided tour of the Youngs Rock Rigdon project area, committee meeting minutes, and project background documents, visit the Rigdon Resources page.

Rigdon Landscape Planning Projects

Collaborative landscape planning projects look at the landscape as a whole. This addresses the systematic ecological concerns across a larger project planning area. We formed the Rigdon Collaboration Committee to work with the Forest Service on the Rigdon Landscape Project. The committee meets with the Forest Service to discuss and provide feedback.