Monday July 7^th & Tuesday July 8^th

Come help with the 3rd annual Marbled Murrelet survey!

When: July 7 - survey training starts at 6:30 PM at the Yachats Commons with Kim Nelson, OSU and Paul Engelmeyer, Coastal IBA Coordinator. Survey site selections and directions (maps) will be distributed at the evening training. July 8 - morning survey at upland sites starts at 4:53 - 6:53 AM and nearshore surveys (6 coastal sites) start at 10 - 11 AM. 

Where: Cummins, Ten Mile, and Yachats landscape – Central Coast Murrelet Important Bird Area – approximately 80K acres of the Siuslaw National Forest.

Camping available at the numerous campgrounds in the area http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/siuslaw/recreation/tripplanning/newpflor/index.shtml

Yachats accommodations at http://nwcoast.com/city/hotels.asp?yachats

More information: Paul Engelmeyer, Audubon’s Ten Mile Creek Sanctuary 541-547-4227, Coastal IBA Coordinator,  tmnas@harborside.com

Wednesday July 16^th

Join the Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council for their Annual Summer Tour!

When: July 16 - 6:30 to 8 pm

Where: Elijah Bristow State Park (off of Highway 58, Dexter)

Contact MFWWC at info@mfwwc.org or 541-937-9800

Friday July 18^th

Join the Eugene Recreation Services and Eugene Public Library in celebrating the Whiteaker Neighborhood River Festival! Don't miss this free summer fun event for all ages. Try out kayaks, play on the slip-n-slide and make music in the family drumming area. Sponsored by Eugene Recreation Services and Eugene Public Library. Followed by a Family River Path Bike Ride and a free movie in Sladden Park.

When: July 18 - 4 to 7:30 pm

Where: Behind the River House, 301 N. Adams

Contact 541-682-5329 for more information.

Saturday July 19^th

Help detect invasive animals and plants! There is an exciting new invasives-prevention initiative in the West Eugene Wetlands: the West Eugene Early Detection of Invasives Network (WEEDIN).  The goal of WEEDIN is to prevent the establishment of harmful invasive species by creating a network of citizens looking for, reporting, and controlling invasive species before they become a problem.  Invasives species don't stay put. They are blind to property boundaries: they jump fences and become a problem for everyone. That's why we believe that forming a cooperative network of land managers and private citizens is the best approach for solving the problem.  Weeds are everyone's problem and not one person can do it alone!

When: Saturday, July 19^th, 9 am to 1 pm

Where: Wetland Project Office, 751 S. Danebo Ave

If you would like to attend, please contact Tania Siemens at tsiemens@tnc.org or 541-914-0701.

Saturday July 19^th & Saturday July 26^th

The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife's is looking for volunteers to assist with stocking trout with backpacks in the High Cascade Lakes. Each volunteer will have the opportunity to pick the area or specific lake they would like to go to.  If you don't have an area or lake in mind, they can assign you to a lake that best fits your vehicle, ability and experience.  Each lake has a certain number of fish that are scheduled to be stocked so when we get enough volunteers to stock that particular lake, it is no longer available.

Where: Trout are stocked at a variety of lakes in the Mt. Washington Wilderness, Three Sisters Wilderness, Waldo Lake Wilderness, Diamond Peak Wilderness and on United States Forest Service Land.  Driving and hiking distances vary for each lake along with road and trail conditions.  Some access roads to lakes require that you have a four-wheel drive to access them.  Some lakes do not have trails to them and require experienced volunteers with good navigation skills and equipment.  There are even lakes available to stock that are just off the road and don't require any skilled hiking.

When: The dates for the High Lakes Backpack Stocking are as follows: July 19th - Pick up fish at Willamette Hatchery ( Oakridge, Middle Fork Willamette River); July 26th - Pick up fish at Leaburg Hatchery ( Vida, McKenzie River ).

What to Bring: Volunteers will be responsible for:  Driving to the hatchery at the scheduled time (8:00AM - 11:00AM), picking up the bags of water, ice and fish, driving to the designated trailhead, hiking to the lake, acclimating the fish, releasing them into the lake and filling out and returning a stocking results form.  Scheduled times are based on the lake being stocked.  Lakes that take longer to get to will be stocked first to avoid the warmer afternoon temperatures.

All volunteers will need to provide their own vehicle, backpack (bigger is better) and appropriate clothing for weather and hiking conditions. Mosquitoes may be present in some areas so be prepared with insect spray or head nets.  ODFW will provide the fish and all necessary maps to get you to the lake.

Sunday July 27^th

On the last Sunday of the summer months, the Friends of BRING produce BRINGfest, a fun event featuring handcrafted items from reuse materials and a market for re-crafting vendors, many of whom are BRING volunteers and customers.  The public is invited to visit BRING's Planet Improvement Center, one block from the emX  McVay Station. Free admission! BRINGfest will feature a bake sale, a bargain cart to raise funds for BRING's Library and Resource Center and entertainment from local artists. 

When: July 27 11 am - 4 pm

Where: BRING’s Planet Improvement Center 4446 Franklin Blvd in Glenwood

For more information:  Michele Piastro, 606-9093 (volunteer coordinator) OR Alex D'Souza, BRING volunteer, 4446 Franklin Blvd, 205-239-4267, bringfest.blogspot.com

Monday July 28^th

Volunteers needed to join the Willamette Water Ouzels River Cleanup on a section of the Coast Fork of the Willamette. Participants need to bring their own boat; registration required.

When: July 28 9 am - 1 pm

Where: Cottage Grove, call for directions

For more information:  Doug Garletts, fluviamonkey@yahoo.com, 767-1826