2025 Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration Workshop

Join us in learning about LTPBR techniques!

This will be a free 2-part program, including a series of virtual presentations and a 2-day hands-on workshop. 

Virtual Presentations

Presenters:

  • Paul Jones, Consultant, Tomichi Creek Ecosystem Services, Gunnison, CO
  • Willow Bish, Habitat Biologist, Wyoming Game and Fish, Casper, WY
  • Autumn Holzgen, Northern Great Plains Program Manager, Montana Conservation Corps, Bozeman, MT
  • Linette Sutphin, Coordinating Wildlife Biologist II, Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quail Forever
  • Brian Stampe, Contractor and Owner at Canopy Care
  • Caleb Carter, District Manager, Weston County Natural Resource District, Newcastle, WY 

(recorded presentations will be available after live presentations are concluded)

April 16th - LTPBR 101

8:30-11:30

  • Reading landscapes
  • Degradation Challenges
  • Structure types and building material options
  • Remote analysis techniques
  • Monitoring and Maintenance

 

April 30th - Project Planning and Partnerships

8:30-11:30

  • Site selection and prioritization
  • Setting project goals
  • Does my project trigger a permit?
  • Building partnerships for stronger projects

 

May 14th - Project Implementation and Collaboration

8:30-11:30

  • Levels of project planning & preparation (scaling)
  • Working with contractors & preparing RFP’s
  • Project Examples

 

Field Days - May 20-21

We will leave from USDA Service Center in Newcastle at 8 a.m. 

Lunch not provided

Map of LTPBR Training Site
Training Site - Intersection of Hwy 450 and Hwy 116

Thank you to our partners:

Mule Deer Foundation Logo
Thunder Basin Grasslands Prairie Ecosystem Association logo
Pheasants Forever Logo
Wyoming Game & Fish Department Logo