PHOTOS & RECAP: 2022 Annual All Member Picnic Event

PHOTOS & RECAP: 2022 Annual All Member Picnic Event

SOLC’s annual Member Picnic reminded us of why coming together – in person --makes conservation possible, and the many ways that our individual curiosity and commitment combine to achieve lasting impact. From this year’s Conservation Award, presented to the founders of the Willow-Witt Ranch, to the Volunteer of the Year Award presented to Linda Kappen, to the assembly of 150+ members, staff, and board (old and new), this picnic marked the progress we have made across 44 years of collaborative, community-based work.

Two Land Trusts, Three Preserves and a New Stewardship Legacy

Two Land Trusts, Three Preserves and a New Stewardship Legacy

We are excited to announce in late February, we completed the transfer of a group of former Nature Conservancy preserves that from now on will be part of SOLC’s conserved lands family. The transfer covers two new fee-owned parcels— Whetstone Savanna and Agate Desert Preserves— and two conservation easements including the Rogue River Plains Preserve.

PHOTOS & RECAP: 2021 Member Picnic & Annual Meeting

PHOTOS & RECAP: 2021 Member Picnic & Annual Meeting

SOLC’s first Member Picnic and Annual Meeting in two years had all the joy and energy of the family reunions so many of us have done without during the Pandemic. Please enjoy a photo gallery of the day taken by a team of fellow community members and professionals. Also enjoy words of inspiration and knowledge from Dave Garcia (Conservation Awardee), Su Rolle who presented his award, and Executive Director Steve Wise in this recap of the day.

Introducing the Harry & Marilyn Fisher Preserve at Pompadour Bluff

Introducing the Harry & Marilyn Fisher Preserve at Pompadour Bluff

NEW conserved land!

This summer we were honored to be gifted an iconic landmark of the southern Bear Creek Valley, the Harry & Marilyn Fisher Preserve at Pompadour Bluff. Harry Fisher bequeathed this 55-acre property to SOLC in his will. Our hope is to share this iconic place while also protecting its conservation values. Read more about what makes this scenic place so special and how you can support its conservation and infrastructure upgrades to safely facilitate stewardship and community engagement well into the future.

Snags, Downed Wood, and Fire

What are wildlife-loving landowners and land managers to do? In this article, Forest Ecologist and SOLC Land Steward Lyndia Hammer delves into the details of forest management for fire preparedness while preserving wildlife habitat. Lyndia visits the conserved White Oak Farm's ecological thinning site as a case study for doing just that.