McKenzie River Trust 30th Anniversary Celebration
Celebrate with us as we commemorate 30 years of conservation work in Western Oregon. Connect with other supporters, staff, and volunteers. Enjoy appetizers, and of course, birthday cake! Valley River InnMcKenzie Ballroom5:30-8:30 Space is limited for this event, so it is very important that you send in your RSVP by November 8! Please RSVP now…
Freshwater Mussels in our Rivers
On Friday, August 2nd, MRT staff and volunteers met at our Finn Rock Reach property to learn about freshwater mussels. We were lucky to host Emilie Blevins of the Xerces Society. She gave a talk about the importance of mussels to watershed environments and showed volunteers what to look for during a survey. Emilie provided…
Native Oaks Ridge Protected!
The oak savannas were used by Indigenous communities for the harvest of important foods such as acorns and camas. The name Native Oaks Ridge honors that history.
Improving Access to popular McKenzie River put-in
More changes coming to Finn Rock Boat Landing Your support for conservation of 278-acre Finn Rock Reach has many payoffs, in clean water, flood resilience, and enhanced salmon spawning habitat. But the most visible public benefit is improvement of the boat landing used by hundreds of McKenzie River enthusiasts every summer day. In 2018 MRT…
Two lost birds, plenty of bird habitat
While Waite Ranch awaits restoration, sedge wrens visit MRT’s former board president Roger Robb was conducting a bird count at the Trust’s Waite Ranch property, on the lower Siuslaw River, in December when he saw a little brown wren, one that didn’t look quite like the Pacific or marsh wrens he expected to see in…
Lessons from the River
In this essay by Barry Lopez commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Lopez reflects on the McKenzie and other iconic rivers.
Member Spotlight: Palo Alto Software
The Shire for the River campaign continues through October 26! Your gift goes twice as far with over $12,000 available in matching funds from local tech businesses. Every day, we will share the story of one campaign supporter. Sabrina Parsons shares why she feels businesses should support McKenzie River Trust Sabrina is CEO of Palo Alto Software,…
Member Spotlight: XS Media
The Shire for the River campaign continues through October 26! Your gift goes twice as far with over $12,000 available in matching funds from local tech businesses. Every day, we will share the story of one campaign supporter. Stephen Parac shares why he supports McKenzie River Trust Stephen is COO of XS Media, one of nine Silicon Shire technology…
Member Spotlight: Twenty Ideas
The Shire for the River campaign continues through October 26! Your gift goes twice as far with over $12,000 available in matching funds from local tech businesses. Every day, we will share the story of one campaign supporter. Mike Biglan shares why he supports McKenzie River Trust Mike is CEO of Twenty Ideas, one of nine Silicon Shire technology…
Member Spotlight: MPulse Software
The Shire for the River campaign is raising money for the lands and rivers of western Oregon from October 16-26. Your gift goes twice as far with over $12,000 available in matching funds from local tech businesses. Every day, we will share the story of one campaign supporter. Jason Johnson and Randall Brous share how…