Thanks to the support of people like you, we have many accomplishments to list in 2011!
It comes through best in the words of our staff.
5 Holiday Gifts that Support the McKenzie River Trust
Have We Got a Gift For You!
Whether you’re just beginning your shopping or looking for that last present for a special someone, we’ve got some suggestions to make your holidays brighter! Here are 5 ways you can give a gift that supports the stunning natural landscapes around us. (more…)
Thank You for Your Support!
Help protect the special lands and waters that surround us by making a generous donation to the McKenzie River Trust. (more…)
Welcome to Our New Website!
Dear Visitor,
Thanks for your interest in the McKenzie River Trust! We recently updated the look and feel of our website, as well as the organization of information to make it more accessible to you. We’ve been hard at work to make the site more user-friendly and accessible. New content is being added every day.
Please let us know what you think of the new site!
Here are some elements to explore:
– New property pages highlighting the most important and exciting elements of our 3,300 acres of conservation lands. Expect more information to be added to these sections in the coming days and weeks.
– Information about how you can protect your land with a conservation easement, land donation, or voluntary sale to the McKenzie River Trust.
– Four ways you can support the McKenzie River Trust.
– An expanded events section with a page detailing our Living River Annual Event.
– A written and visual history of the McKenzie River Trust.
As we enter our 23rd year of protecting special lands in western Oregon, we thank you for your support and interest in our work.
Sincerely,
All of us at the McKenzie River Trust
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Protecting Special Lands Video
Take 3 minutes to watch a video about our work protecting special lands and the rivers that flow through them in western Oregon.
Please consider making a donation to help us continue our work!
As our region grows, so must our conservation efforts. We hope you will join us as a supporter of the McKenzie River Trust.
Skookumchuck Wild Ale Available Now
Skookumchuck Wild Ale, Oakshire’s third beer brewed to celebrate The Eugene Water and Electric Board’s Centennial year of service is on sale now. Proceeds from the beer benefit the Berggren Watershed Conservation Area.
An Investment in Time and Place
The Tenmile Creek watershed south of Yachats is one of western Oregon’s most treasured places. Surrounded by Wilderness Areas, the watershed is part of the largest coastal temperate rainforest remaining in the lower 48 states. Filled with towering Sitka spruce that harbor spotted owls and marbled murrelets and coastal streams that still support strong runs of native salmon, trout, and lamprey, Tenmile is a window to a more abundant past in the Coast Range.
“I used to catch a lot of fish here,” Hans Radtke admits with a wry smile. (more…)
Local beers benefit watershed protection
Oakshire Brewing is stepping up to create three separate beers to raise money for the Berggren Watershed Conservation Area, a property owned and protected by the McKenzie River Trust. The beers honor the Eugene Water and Electric Board‘s first 100 years of service to Eugene. (more…)
Naturalist Tour of Berggren Watershed Conservation Area
Visit the McKenzie River Trust’s 92-acre property on the Lower McKenzie River with ornithologist Dan Gleason. Learn more about habitat restoration, plants and animals – especially birds – that make their homes here.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (more…)
Guided Bird Tour of Berggren Watershed Conservation Area
Join us on a bird walk along the Lower McKenzie River led by McKenzie River Trust Board member and avid birder Margie Paris. We’ll focus on the floodplain forest and farm field edges of Berggren where many birds can be found. This tour will offer a great experience for birders of all levels. Bring your binoculars!
Saturday, September 17, 2011
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (more…)
Field Course on Dragonflies and Damselflies
Join dragonfly experts Steven Gordon and Cary Kerst for an afternoon field course on dragonflies and damselflies. Learn about the life cycle, preferred habitat, and behavior of these fascinating creatures who call Green Island home. Bring your binoculars.
Friday, July 29, 2011
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (more…)
Dazzling Dragonflies! Family-friendly tour of Green Island
What has two pairs of wings, lives near the water, and eats mosquitoes? A dragonfly! Join experts Steve Gordon and Cary Kerst for a family-oriented dragonfly and damselfly tour of Green Island. You’ll leave this adventure knowing way more about these cool bugs and the place they call home!
Friday, July 29, 2011
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (more…)
62 Acres Near the Long Tom Grange Now Protected
The Hagen family on their property southwest of Monroe, Oregon
We’re excited to announce that the Hagen family has entered in to a Conservation Easement with the McKenzie River Trust, protecting 62 acres of their land southwest of Monroe.
“I have always felt Ferguson Creek was really special,” said landowner Trey Hagen, who grew up in the area and still has family that lives close by. (more…)
McKenzie River Cleanup
July 9, 2011
9am to 2pm
The McKenzie River Guides Association, the McKenzie Flyfishers and the McKenzie Watershed Council are sponsoring the annual McKenzie River Cleanup on Saturday, July 9th. Volunteers are needed to help keep the river scenic and clean. Boaters will pick up trash along sections of the river from Ollalie Campground to Armitage Park, and volunteers without boats will clean up heavily-used areas throughout the valley. Volunteers are especially needed to cover some of the popular public sites, such as the area around Leaburg Dam and Lake. Following the cleanup, volunteers can celebrate with a barbecue at the Hendricks Bridge Wayside. To register please contact Larry Six or Amanda Wilson at the McKenzie Watershed Council: 541-687-9076 or coordinator@mckenziewc.org.
Naturalist Tour of Green Island
Sunday, June 12
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
“Wick-y wick-y wick…tsweeeet tsweeeet!” Do you hear the calling of early summer in the air? It doesn’t get much clearer than at Green Island, where nature surrounds you. Explore just a portion of this thousand-acre property with the naturalist team of Peg Boulay and Bruce Newhouse. Many birds will be heard and seen on this tour – that’s a guarantee! Bring your optics along: binoculars and hand lenses (we’ll pass ours around to those who don’t have any), and cameras – you will need them all for the different kinds of life we’ll see: from the flowers and frogs at our feet, to the birds and butterflies above us. Expect to hike a mile or two on fairly flat ground.
Spring Guided Bird Tour on Berggren Watershed Conservation Area
Join us for a bird walk along the Lower McKenzie River led by McKenzie River Trust staff bird enthusiast, Nicole Nielsen-Pincus! We’ll tour the riparian forest and field edges of Berggren and if time allows venture on to the neighboring Lane County property, Vickery Park, for some upland forest habitat. We’ll offer a great experience for birders of all levels. Long pants are advised and bring binoculars if you have them.
May 14, 2011
8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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