Author: Elizabeth Goward

Shire for the River Campaign Matches Donations Until October 26

Beginning Wednesday, October 17, 2018, McKenzie River Trust (MRT) and several local Silicon Shire technology companies will launch their annual Shire for the River campaign. The campaign will last through Friday, October 26. Nine companies have, together, committed $12,268 in funds to match, dollar-for-dollar, any individual or business contributions made during this year’s campaign period….

Community Conservation

With your support, we’re connecting people to place, and people to people at Finn Rock Reach For the McKenzie River community, Finn Rock Reach provides more than a critical habitat; it is a place to grow connections. Among the 278-acre riparian floodplain forest, you find a diversity of wildlife, plants, and opportunities to connect with…

So Just What is a Land Trust Anyway?

As we gear up for Get Outdoors Day alongside 12 other land trusts across Oregon, we are starting to hear a question repeated over and over. What’s a land trust?

Invisible Rivers

Protecting floodplain lands means the important zones around rivers are conserved, too.

Cerro Gordo Protected

“Do what’s right for the land.” It’s an ethos that the people who have lived at Cerro Gordo have taken to heart. Today, thanks to their foresight and dedication, glimmering Willamette Valley prairie, healthy oak and conifer forest, and a prominent rocky butte near Cottage Grove are all protected for conservation. However, it hasn’t been…

Sharing Finn Rock Reach

Exploring New Opportunities for Recreation In addition to rare species like turtles and salmon, Finn Rock Reach includes the popular Finn Rock Boat Landing. Throughout our first year of ownership and management of this unique place, resplendent with enormous cottonwoods and maples, spawning Chinook salmon, and habitat restoration opportunities galore, we’ve heard the question many…