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Outdoors

Wildlife and Hiking at Cape Perpetua

Yes, you can see wild animals even in Oregon’s cold wet winter weather

Outdoors 23 hours ago

Winter isn’t necessarily the best time for wildlife watching in the Eugene area — what with the potential for rain, snow, fog and the dreaded … Continue reading →

Ideal Lake Lodge

Snowshoe from Odell’s rustic lodge and eat a veggie burger with bacon

Outdoors 4 weeks ago

I like to camp in the snow. My wife, Janell, is OK with a bit of snowshoeing, but she’d rather camp by a lodge fireplace, … Continue reading →

Birds in Winter 

Feeding and survival for Oregon’s year-round birds

Gardening 2 months ago

By Dan and Barbara Gleason This month, the Garden Palette is offering something different. Gardens attract insects and insects attract birds. If you are new … Continue reading →

Back to Bagby

The state’s most popular hot springs is getting better

Outdoors 2 months ago

The trailhead host for Bagby Hot Springs has to be tough and yet genial. Mona Pearson fits the bill. If you thought Lane County’s Terwilliger … Continue reading →

Creating a Healthy Garden 

Get some help from fellow gardeners and create native habitat

Gardening 3 months ago

Six years ago, my sweetie and I moved from a home with a very diverse and interesting garden in the South Hills to a more … Continue reading →

Magic River

Hike to springs on the Metolius

Outdoors 3 months ago

It seems like magic: The Metolius River emerges fully grown at 50,000 gallons a minute from the base of an old volcano in Central Oregon. … Continue reading →

Infamous Emerald Ash Borer

Now in Oregon, the invasive insect poses a threat to the trees providing shade, soil retention and more 

Gardening 4 months ago

By Alby Thoumsin  In 2002 in Michigan, many ash (Fraxinus sp.) trees started to show obvious signs of decline, and after careful inspections, arborists and … Continue reading →

Diamond in the Rough

Huckleberry hunting on the way to Divide Lake

Outdoors 4 months ago

The huckleberries are ripe at Diamond Peak! Pick your fill along an easy 0.8-miles trail to Notch Lake. For a longer hike or a backpacking … Continue reading →

Blooming Bees

Cultivate native pollinators in your garden

Gardening 5 months ago

By Kim Kelly and Cynthia Lafferty This month, Cynthia Lafferty, owner of Doak Creek Native Plant Nursery, emphasizes the importance of native pollinators in our … Continue reading →

What’s With Waldo?

Hike to a shelter missed by the 2022 wildfire 

Outdoors 5 months ago

The mosquitos at Waldo Lake are finally gone! Now the shore is aflutter with thousands of orange-and-black tortoiseshell butterflies. And ripe huckleberries are everywhere.  Most … Continue reading →

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