OR/WA Western Lily Studies, Coos Bay

Project ID: L20AC00025

Federal Agency: Bureau of Land Management

Partner Institution: Portland State University

Fiscal Year: 2020

Initial Funding: $18,000

Total Funding: $36,430

Principal Investigator: Freitag, Kris

Agreement Technical Representative: Rodenkirk, Tim

Abstract: Monitoring and augmentation of a reintroduced and natural population of the federally endangered western lily, the only populations on federal lands. This project would utilize science to identify best practices to manage land and water resources and adapt to changes in the environment. In addition, this project would foster relationships with conservation organizations advocating for balanced stewardship and use of public lands. This project will help recover a unique, endangered plant species that occurs within this watershed and nowhere else on federal lands.