This is where all things wild, conserved, beautiful and exciting get talked about.
In 2022, SOLC facilitated 1,676 student-days of programming and hosted several teacher professional development workshops. From the valley floor to the ridgelines, we are delighted to be supporting learners of all ages – whether they’re kindergarteners practicing their colors with fall leaves in the Jacksonville Woodlands or in-service teachers exploring trauma-informed fire ecology education. Learn more about our education efforts in 2022 and what we look forward to in the year ahead.
Wednesday, May 1st, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Join the Rogue Native Plant Partnership to collect native seeds at the Rogue River Preserve!
Wednesday, May 8, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Tour the spectacular Pompadour Bluff just outside of Ashland on a guided hike by Kristi Mergenthaler, Stewardship Director.
Wednesday, May 11, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Join Tara Laidlaw, Education Program Manager, for a nature journaling primer at Oredson-Todd Woods!
Tuesday, May 14, 9:00am - 12:00pm
This hike will traverse the diverse habitats of the preserve with stops at the legacy oak woodland and vernal pool-mounded prairie. There will be some casual birding and nature observations.
Wednesday, April 17, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Explore the Bluff!
Explore the rocks and cliffs of The Harry & Marilyn Fisher Preserve at Pompadour Bluff with Conservation Project Manager, Paul Belson.
Open Lands Day in June - it doesn’t get much better than this!
Nature Talks on YouTube
Enjoy recordings of our past Nature Talks. Each event has multiple presenters. From our local national trails, to new SOLC conserved lands, to special species, to tracking animals in the snow - you’ll gain knowledge to impress all your friends.
Stand on the Grizzly Peak Trail near Ashland in the north-facing wet meadows during August and listen to the buzz, not the buzz of bumble bees, but of wing-whirring hummingbirds nectaring on towering larkspurs and monkshood. The male hummers may also buzz past, defending their flowery territories from intruders, and if you are lucky, one may hover a few feet from your face, staring you down. Pugnacious and brave, glittering sprites
Last month, SOLC co-hosted a workshop led by the Vesper Meadow Education Program to help non-Native-led environmental and conservation organizations begin to cultivate thoughtful, respectful, and reciprocal partnerships with Tribes and community members with Tribal heritage.
The seasonal Oregon ash swales at Rogue River Preserve are full of water now, their pools host singing chorus frogs and swimming long-toed salamanders.
It’s a new year and the SOLC staff has hit the ground running. Read the entire article to learn about some exciting happenings with your conservancy team members.
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