Guides: Bob Hunter & Frank Lospalluto
Focus: Birds, Bird Habitat, Fall Migration
Description: Bird a privately protected property and nearby federal lands on Howard Prairie with two excellent birders and naturalists. The group may see Great Gray Owl, White-headed Woodpecker, and migrating birds.
Limit: 15
Meeting Location: Ashland to carpool to Howard Prairie
Difficulty: Easy slow hiking on trails or roads.
Directions will be emailed upon registration. 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.
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.