Thanks for hiking, guiding and pulling

Spring Wrap-up

Spring is our busiest and most fun season of the year. It’s when we get outside to explore, enjoy and celebrate the land the best way we know how – hikes and work parties. We’d like to thank the volunteers who helped us get outdoors and dig deeper into the value of conservation.

Spring Hike Series: From dragonflies to birds, geology, wildflowers, and more, we love and appreciate our hike guides who shared their knowledge with 240 hikers on 14 hikes this spring. THANK YOU Art Coolidge, David Steinfeld, Dennis Vroman, Eugene Wier, Frank Lospalluto, Gary Shaffer, Jim Livaudais, Judi Boyd, Kathleen Donham, Kristi Mergenthaler, Larry Smith, Linda Kappen, Michael Parker, Mike Potts, Molly Allen, Norman Barrett, Randy Frick, Tom Atzet!

Stewardship Days: We also love and appreciate the 92 volunteers who helped us steward the land. THANK YOU for showing up to dig, pull, and bag over two acres' worth of invasive plants on three conserved properties in support of healthy habitats.

We’ve complied some photo highlights from this spring. Take a peek! Be sure to stay tuned for more opportunities to get out on the land with us this fall.

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Butterflies at Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

Photo by Linda Thomas

Butterflies at Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

Hike guides Kathleen Donham and Linda Kappen lead the way to butterfly rich hotspots on the Siskiyou Crest. Photo by Linda Thomas.

Butterflies at Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

Swallowtail sp. Photo by Linda Thomas

Butterflies at Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

Hike guide, Linda Kappen closely examines a butterfly with hikers. Photo by Linda Thomas.

Herptile Bioblitz at Rogue River Preserve

Western fence lizard "Bluebelly" was spotted while surveying for amphibians and reptiles.

Herptile Bioblitz at Rogue River Preserve

Young and younger teamed up to survey and observe critters like this juvenile frog.

Herptile Bioblitz at Rogue River Preserve

Southern alligator lizard

Fish, Forest and Landforms at Rogue River Preserve

Hike guide and retired forest ecologist, Dr. Tom Atzet, demonstrated how to core a tree to determine its age.

Fish, Forest and Landforms at Rogue River Preserve

Lupine wildflowers near Rogue River

Fish, Forest and Landforms at Rogue River Preserve

Hikers approving hike with hike guides (front and center from left) Randy Frick, David Steinfeld and Tom Atzet.

Sam’s Valley Cultural and Natural History Tour

Judi Boyd, Antioch Cemetery board director, shares the history of the cemetery and nearby community.

Sam’s Valley Cultural and Natural History Tour

Tree snag with Acorn Woodpecker granary

Sam’s Valley Cultural and Natural History Tour

Hike guide and conserved property landowner, Art Coolidge, explains details of his wildlife friendly fence.

Sam’s Valley Cultural and Natural History Tour

Art Coolidge demonstrating how his fence flexes for safe wildlife passage on his conserved land.

Dragonfly Exploration at Rogue River Preserve

Hikers explore a hotspot for dragonflies - a rocky wet swale. Photo by Pat Acklin.

Dragonfly Exploration at Rogue River Preserve

Hike guide, Norm Barrett, takes a closer look at a dragonfly. Photo by Pat Acklin.

Dragonfly Exploration at Rogue River Preserve

Eight spotted skimmer. Photo by Pat Acklin.

Stewardship Day at Rogue River Preserve

A student shows off a large invasive Scotch broom root he dug up.