This is a tale of a rare bird, a magnificent prairie, an inspiring conservationist, and a community education project. Thanks to you, 324 more acres on Howard Prairie are permanently conserved.
809 Acres in Wolf Creek Donated to SOLC
SOLC's Response to COVID-19
WE DID IT: 223 Acres Conserved
A Celebration Success
PHOTOS: Landmark Member Hike & Lunch
Howard Prairie–Working Forest
2019 Spring Wrap Up
Photos & Recap: 2019 Member Picnic and Annual Meeting
Photos: Let's Pull Together stewardship day
Recap: New Member Wildflower Hike & Dinner
Falling in love with the world: Citizen Science
SOLC Land Stewards, Karen and Kristi, are looney for citizen science, also called community science. Community scientists document observations of the natural world and share the data with a referred database. The data is then made available to researchers. In this article learn about the importance of community science and some ways you can contribute to this global movement.
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.