Connect with the Land

Spring tours are here! Join us to explore our protected properties guided by experts in natural history, plants, and photography.

Spring at Hollyer Prairie

Saturday, April 28 from 1 to 4pm The 59-acre Hollyer Prairie Conservation Easement includes many natural wonders: upland and wet prairie, oak savanna and woodland, riparian forest, and even a population of rare lupines!  Come on an afternoon exploration of the property with landowner Helen Hollyer and naturalists Peg Boulay and Bruce Newhouse to uncover…

Native Plants of the Lower McKenzie

Saturday, May 5 from 10am to 2pm Join the McKenzie River Trust, Native Plant Society of Oregon and Lane County Parks to explore riparian forest and upland prairie plants on a tour of the Berggren Watershed Conservation Area and neighboring Vickery Park. We begin at the Berggren property, touring the farm fields and riparian area…

Picturing Birds and Buds: Photo Tour

Saturday, May 19th from 9am to 12pm Grab your camera! This springtime tour of the Berggren Watershed Conservation Area‘s farm fields and floodplain forest offers something for photographers of all levels. From the birds overhead, to the flowers blooming at your feet, to pastoral farm fields and the flowing backwater channels of the McKenzie River,…

Coyote Spencer Wetlands Protected

The McKenzie River Trust announces the protection of 161 acres of regionally important native habitat about 5 miles southwest of Eugene.