REGISTRATION will open on April 3rd at 6am.
Hike with botanist, naturalist, and SOLC Stewardship Director, Kristi Mergenthaler, on this beautiful property east of Ashland for a plant walk and learn about grassland ecology. The City of Ashland’s Imperatrice property, in the Cascade Mountain Foothills, is a stunning 876-acre property with lovely flowers, rare plants, and glorious views of the southern Bear Creek Valley, and a rare breeding colony of Grasshopper Sparrows.
Guide: Kristi Mergenthaler
Focus: Wildflowers & Conservation Opportunity
Limit: 15
Meeting Location: Near Ashland's Interstate exit 19 to carpool. Exact meeting location and directions will be emailed upon registration.
Difficulty: Moderately challenging, steep uphill on rough trails up to 2.5 miles. Due to weed seeds and ticks, long pants advised. No bathrooms.
For more info or help with registration call 541.482.3069 or email info@landconserve.org.
Waiting List:
Folks on the waiting list often get invited to the hike, so please add your name if the hike is full.
Banner image: Wildflower photo by Sisalee Leavitt.
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.