Karen Grove shows map of local geologic highlights at the City of Ashland Imperatrice property. Photo by Linda Thomas.

View from City of Ashland Imperatrice property. Photo by Linda Thomas.

Cat’s ears. Photo by Linda Thomas.

Photo by Linda Thomas.

Shooting stars, phlox and sunflowers. Photo by Linda Thomas.

Hikers enjoying a view of Mt. Ashland. Photo by Linda Thomas.

Ukulele players gather for an outdoor jamming experience at the Rogue River Preserve. Photo by Tish McFadden.

Ukulele players enjoying the Rogue River at the Rogue River Preserve. Photo by Tish McFadden.

Hikers scanning for pollinators and flowers on Mt. Ashland. Photo by Richard Jacquot.

Yellow-faced bumble bee. Photo by Richard Jacquot.

Ranchman's tiger moth, Plattyprepia viginalis. Photo by Richard Jacquot.

Comparing bumble bees. Photo by Richard Jaquot.

Anna’s blue butterfly. Photo by Richard Jacquot.

California tortoiseshell butterfly. Photo by Richard Jacquot.

Hiking to prime dragonfly habitat, an upland pond. Photo by Richard Jacquot.

Eight-spotted skimmer. Photo by Richard Jacquot.

Photo by Richard Jacquot.

Cardinal meadowhawk. Photo by Richard Jacquot.

David Steinfeld leads a demonstration of tree coring. Attendees took a sniff of the of the fragrant pine tree core. Tree cores are used to identify the age of a tree. Photo by Linda Thomas.

Hike guide, Kat Whyte shows a helpful critter identification book.

Admiring a very tiny chorus frog.

Brandon Breen (first in foreground) leads hikers on a bird exploration of the Rogue River Preserve. Photo by Richard Jacquot.

Lewis's Woodpecker carrying an acorn. Photo by Richard Jacquot.

A mystic view of a Bald Eagle. Photo by Richard Jacquot.

Hike guide Steve Sheehy shows how to use a hand lens to help identify lichens. Photo by Richard Jacquot.

Hand lenses and microscopes are handy in the field to properly identify lichens. Photo by Richard Jacquot.

BLM Environmental Education Specialist, Molly Allen, talks about the natural history of the Table Rocks. Photo by Molly Morison.

Examining an historic mining glory hole with Larry Smith. Photo by Linda Thomas.

Gentner's fritillary, an endangered species that only lives in SW Oregon. Photo by Linda Thomas.

Admiring a scarlet fritillary. Photo by Linda Thomas.