Thanks to our friends, volunteers, and partners who beautifully pulled together for Let’s Pull Together at Rogue River Preserve this month. Many hands pulled an incredible 1.5 acres of invasive Scotch broom and 0.2 acres of yellow starthistle.
"Southern Oregon Earns a Prize: The New Rogue River Preserve"
Herpetofauna Observations at Rogue River Preserve
Despite threats that exist at the Rogue River Preserve, a rare snake persists. While Peter and Colin were surveying this special property, they uncovered a rare reptile, a juvenile Common Kingsnake. Read more about the Common Kingsnake as well as some of the other reptile species spotted at the Rogue River Preserve from Peter Kleinhenz's report
If you ever peer into a half-rotted log you might be so lucky to find a slippery pair of eyes staring back at you. If you’re extremely lucky those eyes could belong to a Pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus). Usually seen wriggling through woody debris or eating a mildly toxic banana slug, these marbled beauties are found throughout western Oregon.