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Tucked away amid clearcuts and logging roads in the Coburg Hills outside Eugene, the McGowan Creek Environmental Education Area is an ideal spot to wander … Continue reading
In the winter months, it’s often best to look for hikes at lower elevations and close to home unless you’re set up to deal with … Continue reading
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
Since 2001, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule has ensured protection for big wild places across the U.S., including some of Oregon’s most iconic landscapes. Now, … Continue reading
I’m not an avid social media user, so when “influencer” Alex Haraus (@alex.haraus on Instagram), who hit the big time with his activism working to … Continue reading
This year, Oregon Wild marks 50 years of working to protect our state’s wildlands, wildlife and waters. At Oregon Wild’s founding in 1974, newly minted … Continue reading
In the final weeks of 2023, two far-reaching policy processes were unveiled by the U.S. Forest Service that will affect public forest lands across Oregon. … Continue reading
Come for the waterfalls or swimming holes, to camp or to hike. Come to explore one of the nicest streams and most accessible ancient forests … Continue reading
Oregon’s central coast — from Florence to Coos Bay — was once a vast expanse of moving sand 40 miles long and up to three … Continue reading
Fire-burned forest landscapes are not the first hiking destinations that jump to mind for many people. Forest fires tend to elicit feelings of pain and … Continue reading