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Agate Desert Preserve Wildflowers

  • 84 4th Street Ashland, OR 97520 (map)

Registration opens March 23rd at 7:00 a.m.

Meet the charismatic and itty-bitty flora of the Agate Desert Preserve with Botanist and Stewardship Director, Kristi Mergenthaler. We will soak in the beauty of rings, patches, and ribbons of colorful flowers and look for federally endangered and other rare flowers that grow in drying vernal pools. This is a unique preserve of vernal pool-mounded prairie surrounded by industrial and grazing land. Hike is limited to 15 attendees.

Meeting Location

Jackson County Parks, 7520 Table Rock Rock Road, Central Point, OR 97502 - Meet at Mosquito Lane

Focus

Flowers, Agate Desert Preserve

Difficulty

Moderate, Low Speed, Hiking Off-Trail, Uneven Terrain

Visitors will be walking cross-county on micro-lumpy ground and will need to cross a smooth-wire fence. There will be no more than one mile of walking.

Bathroom

None

Pet Policy

This property is protected to conserve special habitats. Therefore, we kindly ask that you leave your pets at home. Certified Assistance Dogs that have been certified at a training facility by an Assistance Dogs International, Inc. will be the only dogs that are allowed.

If you have any questions, please contact Paige Gerhard, Event and Volunteer Coordinator, at 541-482-3069 (Ext 107) or email events@landconserve.org. You can also visit our website.

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