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Join us in-person or Zoom in from home. To<br \/>\nregister for Zoom, go to https:\/\/bit.ly\/npsotalks.<br \/>\nCourtney Akers, the 2025 recipient of Siskiyou Chapter NPSO\u2019s Frank A. Lang student<br \/>\ngrant, is an environmental science and policy major completing her senior year at<br \/>\nSouthern Oregon University. She used this grant to fund her capstone research project, a<br \/>\ncomprehensive field study focused on assessing the impacts of free-range cattle on<br \/>\nbiodiverse mountain meadows, streams, and wetlands. The 2025\/2026 study focuses on<br \/>\ntwo sub watersheds nestled in California\u2019s Scott Valley: Cabin Meadows and Rock Fence.<br \/>\nThese watersheds contain a variety of meadows with differing hydrogeomorphic types,<br \/>\nincluding fens, that support a plethora of heterogeneous plant communities. The<br \/>\nsubalpine meadows in this region provide sanctuary for rare and sensitive species found<br \/>\nin the Klamath-Siskiyou ecoregion, such as Darlingtonia californica.<br \/>\nThe Scott River Watershed Council (SRWC), a local conservation organization, has<br \/>\nobserved degradation in these habitats, largely due to hydrological disruptions, sediment<br \/>\ntransport, and ecosystem deterioration. With support from the SRWC, Courtney has<br \/>\ninvestigated how free-range cattle contribute to this habitat deterioration, and will<br \/>\nshare her research methodology, results, and conclusions. This study provides key<br \/>\ninsights into cattle behavior in these sub watersheds. The SRWC intends to use these<br \/>\nfindings to identify concentrated impact areas and develop targeted, cost-effective<br \/>\nrestoration strategies.<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"presentation-analyzing-the-impacts-of-free-range-cattle-on-mountain-meadows-in-the-scott-river-watershed","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2026-05-14 19:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"05","day":"14","hour":"19","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2026-05-14 20:30:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"05","day":"14","hour":"20","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2026-05-15 02:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"05","day":"15","hour":"02","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2026-05-15 03:30:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"05","day":"15","hour":"03","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/Los_Angeles","timezone_abbr":"PDT","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Siskiyou","slug":"siskiyou","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":98,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"Siskiyou chapter","parent":93,"count":66,"filter":"raw","id":98,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.npsoregon.org\/wp\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/98","collection":"https:\/\/www.npsoregon.org\/wp\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories","up":"https:\/\/www.npsoregon.org\/wp\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/93"}}],"tags":[],"venue":[],"organizer":[],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"Presentation: Analyzing the Impacts of Free-Range Cattle on Mountain Meadows in the Scott River Watershed","description":"&lt;p&gt;Thursday, May 14, 7:00 pm Presentation: Analyzing the Impacts of Free-Range Cattle on Mountain Meadows in the Scott River Watershed Presenter: Courtney Akers Location: In-person presentation at the Siskiyou chapter...&lt;\/p&gt;\\n","url":"https:\/\/www.npsoregon.org\/wp\/event\/presentation-analyzing-the-impacts-of-free-range-cattle-on-mountain-meadows-in-the-scott-river-watershed\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2026-05-14T19:00:00-07:00","endDate":"2026-05-14T20:30:00-07:00","performer":"Organization"},"is_virtual":false,"virtual_url":null,"virtual_video_source":""}