An all star crew of arborists from Canopy Tree Company volunteered in late September to help SOLC keep our hiking trails safe for educational groups out at the Rogue River Preserve.
Canopy Tree Volunteers Help SOLC Fall Trail Hazards
Introducing the Harry & Marilyn Fisher Preserve at Pompadour Bluff
NEW conserved land!
This summer we were honored to be gifted an iconic landmark of the southern Bear Creek Valley, the Harry & Marilyn Fisher Preserve at Pompadour Bluff. Harry Fisher bequeathed this 55-acre property to SOLC in his will. Our hope is to share this iconic place while also protecting its conservation values. Read more about what makes this scenic place so special and how you can support its conservation and infrastructure upgrades to safely facilitate stewardship and community engagement well into the future.
Snags, Downed Wood, and Fire
What are wildlife-loving landowners and land managers to do? In this article, Forest Ecologist and SOLC Land Steward Lyndia Hammer delves into the details of forest management for fire preparedness while preserving wildlife habitat. Lyndia visits the conserved White Oak Farm's ecological thinning site as a case study for doing just that.
Conserving a Prairie
809 Acres in Wolf Creek Donated to SOLC
Dragonfly Walk & Learn at the Rogue River Preserve [PHOTOS]
Southern Oregon Land Conservancy Earns National Recognition
Learning from a stream instead of a screen
Oredson Todd Woods, a conserved park in Ashland, was abuzz recently with the excited and curious energy of lots of 4th and 5th graders. They left their indoor classrooms for the outdoors to attend our Loving the Land annual student camp. For a wonderful write up of the program, check out the Daily Tidings article by John Darling.
We did it! 80 Acres along the East Fork Illinois River, Conserved Forever!
Fisher and bobcat VIDEOS in East Fork Illinois River Watershed
Celebrating 40 Years of Conservation: The middle years
This month we are highlighting conserved public-access natural areas in Jacksonville, Ore. We are grateful to the City of Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Woodlands Association, and the selfless volunteers who help protect the lands we love for the people we love. We hope you enjoy this month’s “hike” down memory lane.
Celebrating 40 Years of Conservation: The early years
This month we are highlighting two conserved public-access properties located in Ashland, Ore. We are grateful to the City of Ashland, the Ashland Woodland & Trails Association, and the countless volunteers who help maintain these incredible natural gems. We hope you enjoy this month’s “hike” down memory lane
