Rescheduled!!! Now being held on Tuesday 3/21 from 6:00pm-7:30pm at Grape Street Bar and Grill in Medford.
The rare, the spectacular, the natural history and the unknown
The Agate Desert is a rare landform near Medford consisting of vernal pools and mounded prairie and home to rare plants and animals, including federally listed species. The Southern Oregon Land Conservancy cares for lands in the Agate Desert, including some preserves which were recently transferred by The Nature Conservancy. Join us as we bring back our Nature Pub Talks in-person at a pub! Topics that showcase this unique and threatened landform will range from the life of the federally threatened vernal pool fairy shrimp, geography and geology, the Agate Desert ecology, and a land acknowledgement and how the Table Rocks came to be from the Takelma perspective.
Save the date! And stay tuned for more details as they develop and the date gets closer. No registration is necessary. An early arrival is recommended to grab a seat, and order food and drink. We do hope you can meet us in person! If not, a recording of the talk will be available soon after the event.
Geography and geology with Professor Emerita Pat Acklin.
Photo by Linda Thomas.
Land acknowledgement and how the Table Rocks came to be from the Takelma perspective with David West
Endangered fairy shrimp with SOLC Land Steward Rebekah Bergkoetter.
Vernal pool ecology with Dr. Michael Parker.
Photos from our 2019 Pub Talk at Grape Street Bar and Grill
Banner photo of the Agate Desert in spring with Mt. McLoughlin in the background by Robert Mumby.
