Spring of 2022 kicked off with an fantastic lineup of hikes including at new SOLC owned preserves. They include the Harry and Marilyn Fisher Preserve at Pompadour Bluff and the Whetstone Savanna Preserve. We also held Open Lands Days at our signature property, Rogue River Preserve.
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.