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Spring is slow this year
For the past six months or so, some animal has been digging holes next to the path along the ponds on the east side of … Continue reading
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Terpene Series: alpha-Pinene
River Valley Remedies • 7:00 pm • Tickets→
River Valley Remedies continues the terpene education series with Maria Worsley (Medicine Farm Botanicals) on May 27th. Alpha-Pinene is a prevalent terpene in cannabis. Learn … Continue reading
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Stars are out and fringe cup is blooming
When I step outside at bedtime and see the Big Dipper practically overhead, I know that summer is on its way. I always feel most … Continue reading
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April comes with bees and nesting
April and May are the two busiest months in the annual cycle of native Oregon herbs and shrubs. Changes are fast and dramatic, spurred by … Continue reading
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Digging our fingers in garden dirt distracts us momentarily from the grim prospects of global warming.
Although spring does not begin officially until Equinox in March, Eugeneans might well pronounce that spring begins on Lunar New Year, Feb. 16, this year. … Continue reading
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Gray whales, ferns and the fundamental theories of science
The turn of the calendar year comes, not coincidentally, at the turn of the solar year. It would be appropriate to celebrate New Year’s Day … Continue reading
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The solstice is here
Dec. 21 marks the solstice, the traditional beginning of winter. In most of the northern hemisphere this means a quiet, cold time of the year, but … Continue reading
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Summer is over; the rain is here
There is nothing like three days of hard rain to signal the proper end of summer and the beginning of the rainy season, aka our … Continue reading
Resurrecting The Revelers
A Eugene musician is bringing back long-forgotten music
Eugene singer Craig Phillips was just looking for new repertoire for his classical vocal quartet. Instead he discovered a treasure trove of music manuscripts by … Continue reading
The Flaming Lips
McDonald Theatre • 8:00 am • Tickets→
The Flaming Lips (with B|_ank opening) will perform in the historic McDonald Theatre on Saturday, June 2, 2018 Presented by Monqui Presents All ages advance tickets are … Continue reading
The Dissenter’s Hope
RBG, a new documentary, celebrates the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
If there’s a singular disappointment about the documentary RBG, it’s that it’s a 97-minute movie rather than, say, a five-hour miniseries, the kind of television … Continue reading
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Fires are raging due to an extended drought
The fires are being enhanced by the effect of years of extended drought. Even on Spencer Butte, Eugene’s prime city park day hike, one can … Continue reading
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From eclipses to hurricanes
The solar eclipse in August was a rare and spectacular event, predicted with the same accuracy as the timing of the equinox this month (1:02 … Continue reading
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The month of the mosquito
August is a month of tension between the urge to backpack into the high Cascades and the density of mosquitoes near the best campsites around … Continue reading
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The rain has been good to our reservoirs
For the first time in several years our reservoirs are full. This is good news all around because it means that there has been a … Continue reading
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We're approaching the longest day of the year
The frenetic flowering rush of spring is tapering off as nature settles into the languorous days surrounding the summer solstice. The sun rises early, before … Continue reading
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It's too cloudy to stargaze
Stargazing has been tough for the past few months. Precipitation is the culprit, with a new record set for the number of rainy days this … Continue reading