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to discuss best management
practices, share newsletters
and publications, post jobs,
and learn about upcoming conferences and workshops.
Mission
The Cascadia Prairie-Oak Partnership (CPOP) is a community of people and organizations that are involved in prairie-oak conservation and species recovery efforts in western Cascadia. CPOP strives to improve outcomes by facilitating increased collaboration, idea sharing, and information transfer among the CPOP community.
CPOP promotes prairie and oak conservation from British Columbia to northwest California, including the WPG ecoregion pictured above.
Latest News
- 2027 CPOP ConferenceMark your calendars for the next CPOP Conference taking place October 26-29, 2027 at the Spirit Mountain Casino & Hotel in Grand Ronde, OR! We are excited to announce that the 2027 CPOP Conference will be co-hosted by Ecostudies Institute and The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Visit our conference page for the latest updates!
- Recap: 2025 Oak Mapping Workshop
On December 8 and 15, the Portland-Vancouver Oak Prairie Working Group (OPWG), Metro, Ecostudies Institute, and Pacific Birds organized a free winter 2025 oak mapping workshop for the CPOP community. Check out the workshop recordings and shared resources here. - Prairie, Oaks, and People – An Investment StrategyThe Pacific Northwest Oak Alliance and Cascadia Prairie-Oak Partnership are thrilled to announce the release of the “Prairie, Oaks, and People – An Investment Strategy.” This document offers an action-oriented five-year strategy with $304.2 million of ready-to-implement projects.