From the Field

Tim Giraudier – Beautiful Oregon Consolation Bob Bumstead The youthful creek collects her gleams a tap at a time. They rush from lip to pool playing an ouzel song for

Just as the aging process has changed other friends of mine, and changed my own appearance, I know that some things will stay the same. Friends still have their quirky sense of humor, the memory of a shared event, the warmth of an old friend that cannot be replicated. And, unlike with people, eventually much of what you’ve lost in appearance will be replaced in some manner.

Students write in nature at Green Island The sun sets over Green Island in the fall The earth gives so much. From the cold waters that sustain our bodies, to

Winter weather is on the way. The last leaves are falling from trees and the rains and winds that define Oregon weather have returned. As we hunker down for the

One year after devastating wildfires and a summer of unprecedented drought, the first Spring Chinook salmon have arrived at the spawning ground in the McKenzie River near the Finn Rock Reach restoration project to complete the cycle of life for this iconic species.

Floodplain restoration work at Finn Rock Reach more than doubles available spawning ground for Spring Chinook Salmon.

In the spring of 2021, local artists and bird enthusiasts Dennis Arendt and Shel Neal brought a little extra life to Tree Swallow bird boxes out at Green Island. Building on a decade long project to provide nesting habitat for this migratory bird, the 16 new painted boxes celebrate art and nature.

One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support saving the open spaces they love. Since 1989, McKenzie River Trust, has been doing just that for

Barry Lopez made his home in the McKenzie Valley, upslope and in line of sight with the river. He wrote and spoke eloquently on behalf of the McKenzie River Trust and the

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