REGISTRATION will open on May 13 at 6am.
Explore a privately conserved mountain forest and meadow property near Mt. Ashland. We’ll joyfully catch and release butterflies and bumble bees and identify wildflowers with butterfly enthusiast and educator, Linda Kappen, and botanist and SOLC Stewardship Director, Kristi Mergenthaler. The data collected will be entered in the Bumble Bee Atlas database.
Guides: Linda Kappen & Kristi Mergenthaler
Focus: Flowers, butterflies, bumble bees
Limit: 15
Meeting Location: Ashland for carpool. Exact meeting location and directions will be emailed upon registration.
Difficulty: Moderate and slow walking on the Pacific Crest Trail and off trail up to two miles
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: Flower and bee 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.