Join Rogue Native Plant Partnership and Southern Oregon Land Conservancy for a seed collection volunteer work party at Rogue River Preserve outside of Eagle Point. Volunteers will be collecting beautiful California oatgrass from a large patch. Snacks and lunch will be provided. For more information email Kristi Mergenthaler at kristi@landconserve.org. Thanks to Ashland Co-op for providing delicious food for the event.
California oatgrass
Meeting Location: Rogue River Preserve near Dodge Bridge County Park in Eagle Point, Oregon. Exact meeting location and directions will be emailed upon registration.
What to bring: Please wear long pants, wear closed toed shoes, and bring sun protection, water as well as gaiters and gloves if you have them.
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.