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.
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.
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…
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….
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.
62 Acres Near the Long Tom Grange Now Protected
The Ferguson Creek Conservation Easement protects the distinctive natural features of the Hagen family’s property for future generations.
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…
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…
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…