If you would like to join this volunteer group eccentrically self-labeled as Cuckoos looking for Cuckoos, please contact Myco Schroeder, SOLC’s Education and Engagement Specialist, at myco@landconserve.org.
If you have ever seen a Pacific Fisher (Pekania pennanti) in the wild, consider yourself one of the lucky ones. These elusive members of the weasel family den high up in old growth conifers and are mainly crepuscular (most active at dawn and dusk). Standing at about the size of a large house cat, the Fishers’ diet consists mostly of small mammals and birds.
Finally, after a century of fire suppression, finally, a healing 32-acre managed grassland burn returned to the Rogue River Preserve on October 18, 2025. But it took some perseverance to make it happen. We are tremendously grateful for the professional crew from Grayback Forestry Inc. who conducted the burn and for all the preserve’s neighbors who provided input.
On our first visit to Eight Dollar Mountain near Cave Junction, we were greeted by the red brilliance of blooming Vollmer’s lily, the strange beauty of carnivorous cobra-lilies, and the flash of dragonflies and butterflies. From this colorful wetland, the view stretched south to the sparkling Illinois River. Now, this remarkable 71-acre site is permanently protected as Southern Oregon Land Conservancy’s newest preserve: Cobra-lily Springs.
If you would like to join this volunteer group eccentrically self-labeled as Cuckoos looking for Cuckoos, please contact Myco Schroeder, SOLC’s Education and Engagement Specialist, at myco@landconserve.org.
Spring on spongy soils at Sharon Fen Preserve!
Our Annual Member Picnic is right around the corner!
Join us in June for Open Lands Day at the beautiful Rogue River Preserve.
We will be joining our friends from Vesper Meadow for beautiful surroundings, good company, and good deeds for the land. It's the 4th annual starthistle removal party… come help close in on the finish!
Join us in October for Open Lands Day at the beautiful Rogue River Preserve!
If you have ever seen a Pacific Fisher (Pekania pennanti) in the wild, consider yourself one of the lucky ones. These elusive members of the weasel family den high up in old growth conifers and are mainly crepuscular (most active at dawn and dusk). Standing at about the size of a large house cat, the Fishers’ diet consists mostly of small mammals and birds.
SOLC hosted the annual Land Trust Education Leadership Summit, an event that brings together land-based education program staff for a week of connecting, visioning, and strategic planning. This year’s 22 participants (including two from SOLC!) represented organizations from Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, and Maine.
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