Take a stroll through the Whetstone Savanna Preserve with Land Steward, Rebekah Bergkoetter. This hike will traverse the diverse habitats of the preserve with stops at the legacy oak woodland and vernal pool-mounded prairie. There will be some casual botany, birding, and likely encounters with rare or uncommon plants.
Most hikes are free. Registration opens online and one month in advance before the date of each hike. For more information or for help with registration, please visit www.landconserve.org/hikes-and-tours, call 541-482-3069, or email events@landconserve.org.
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.