Babystars

Leptosiphon bicolor

Bleeding heart

Dicentra formosia

Cow's udders

Trifoliun depaperatum

Four-spot clarkia

Clarkia purpurea ssp quadrivulnera

Hairy honeysuckle

Lonicera hispidula

Henderson's fawnlily

Erythronium hendersonii

Seablush

Plectritus congesta

Showy milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Slender phlox

Microseris gracilis

Whitetip clover

Trifolum variagatum

Wood rose

Rosa gymnocarpa

Narrowleaf milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Woodland star

Lithophragma glabrum

Winecup clarkia

Clarkia purpurea viminea

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January Open Lands Day at the Rogue River Preserve

Jan 4

Jan 4, 2026

Rogue RIver Preserve

January Open Lands Day at the Rogue River Preserve

Jan 4, 2026

Rogue RIver Preserve

Kick off the new year with a blissful visit to the incredible Rogue River Preserve! The Rogue River Preserve includes two miles of riverfront along the Rogue River, a large floodplain forest, and oak woodlands with meadows. It is only open to the public during special events, work parties, and youth education programs. So, come and take advantage of this special opportunity and explore the trails at your own pace, attend a guided hike, bring a picnic lunch or thermos of tea to enjoy by the river, or all three.

To limit crowding on the trails, registration is free and required for hikes or self-guided exploration for the day. Guided hike participants are welcome to explore the property before or after their hike slot. Check out what we’ve got going on!

Jan 4, 2026

Rogue RIver Preserve

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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.

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Dec 15, 2025

How To Eat A Bug

Dec 15, 2025

Sticky tofieldia or western false-asphodel, Triantha occidentalis

You are not in this for recognition or stardom, you just need to supplement your diet of eating sunlight and gathering nutrients because the soils on Eight Dollar Mountain are a bit like human junk food, low in plant nutrients and high in toxic metals. Everyone needs to eat, yet you are sessile and embedded in soggy wetland soils. For eons, you have been digesting bugs, but only in 2021, did human scientists discover your clever ways. Sticky flower stems do the trick, very sticky bug-trapping stems. Tiny hairs on your stem release phosphatase, an enzyme, allowing you to digest very small protein and phosphorus-rich snacks like fruit flies while avoiding eating your larger pollinator buddies who are stronger and can avoid getting stuck.

Dec 15, 2025

Nov 18, 2025

Healing Ecological Wounds – Reintroducing Good Fire

Nov 18, 2025

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.

Nov 18, 2025

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