REGISTRATION opens on March 30 at 6 a.m.
Join SOLC staff to learn about some of the small but mighty flowers found in vernal pool habitats! Land Steward Rebekah Bergkoetter will lead a group through the vernal pools at the Whetstone Savanna Preserve, one of SOLC’s newest properties, to search out some of the delicate seasonal flowers. This preserve shelters mounded prairie and vernal pool communities that include three threatened and endangered species. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn to recognize vernal pool plant species and what they are capable of.
SOLC currently protects more than 845 acres of vernal pool-mounded prairie habitat at six unique properties in our Agate Desert-Middle Rogue Focus Area. The Agate Desert, Whetstone Savanna, and Rogue River Plains Preserves were recently transferred to SOLC from The Nature Conservancy.
Guide: SOLC Land Steward Rebekah Bergkoetter
Focus: Native vernal pool flowers
Limit: 15
Meeting Location: Whetstone Savanna Preserve, Central Point
Difficulty: Moderate. Flat grassland terrain, but no trail system to follow.
As much as we love our furry friends at SOLC, pets are not allowed. SOLC does make exceptions for ADA service animals. Companion animals, however, are not allowed.
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Waiting List:
Folks on the waiting list often get invited to the hike, so please add your name if the hike is full.
Banner image: Whetstone Savanna Preserve in Spring.
