Umpqua Oak Accord

The Oak Accord, a voluntary conservation agreement, was inspired by the vision of local landowners such as Willamette Valley vineyards and forest owners who see the economic and environmental value of native oak habitat and want to play a role in preserving it. In exchange for signing the Oak Accord landowners receive recognition of their conservation commitment, guidance on restoration activities, quantified assessments of the results of their efforts, and marketing tools to help them communicate the conservation work they’re doing.

In Oregon’s Willamette Valley, where more than 97% of the white oak’s historic habitat has already disappeared, vineyard and forest landowners have signed The Oak Accord as a way to protect and restore more than 1,500 acres of the Willamette Valley’s fragile ecosystem. Work is being done across Oregon to expand this program to other geographies, including the Umpqua Basin. 

Learn more about The Oak Accord.