Tuesday, June 25, 4:00pm -7:00pm
Explore a privately conserved mountain forest and meadow property near Mount Ashland.
Keep checking back for more details about our Annual Conservation Celebration
Dr. Pepper Trail is a local hero in conservation, science, education, and art and is the 2024 recipient of Southern Oregon Land Conservancy’s (SOLC) Conservation Award.
Next month, the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy is collaborating with local artist, Sarah F. Burns, to provide a Plein Air Sketching and Painting Session during June Open Lands Day at the Rogue River Preserve.
Working as an observation-based painter through European tradition, Sarah has been painting timeless subjects for nearly two decades that include figures, still life, and landscapes while exploring her personal and cultural history. Just like Sarah preserves the truth and beauty of each of her subjects in her paintings, Sarah's paintings are physically able to stand the test of time using proven traditional methods and techniques.
Stand on the Grizzly Peak Trail near Ashland in the north-facing wet meadows during August and listen to the buzz, not the buzz of bumble bees, but of wing-whirring hummingbirds nectaring on towering larkspurs and monkshood. The male hummers may also buzz past, defending their flowery territories from intruders, and if you are lucky, one may hover a few feet from your face, staring you down. Pugnacious and brave, glittering sprites
Last month, SOLC co-hosted a workshop led by the Vesper Meadow Education Program to help non-Native-led environmental and conservation organizations begin to cultivate thoughtful, respectful, and reciprocal partnerships with Tribes and community members with Tribal heritage.
84 Fourth Street (office)
PO Box 954
Ashland, OR 97520
info@landconserve.org
541.482.3069