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Outdoors

Native Needs

Your backyard can be a certified haven for native species

Gardening 6 days ago

By Barbara Bryson, Kim Kelly and Cynthia Lafferty  This month, we have two contributors to the Garden Palette — our native plant expert, Cynthia Lafferty … Continue reading →

Make the Most of Winter!

The cold months are still hot for gardening

Gardening 2 weeks ago

Gardening doesn’t have to stop just because it’s winter, especially here in the Pacific Northwest. Winter weather can vary considerably from year to year and … Continue reading →

Wildlife and Hiking at Cape Perpetua

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

Outdoors 3 weeks 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 2 months 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 3 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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 →

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