May is Bike Month
Are you bored with the pandemic restrictions? Who isn’t? Hop on a bike for some social-distance exercise and to get to know Eugene and Springfield … Continue reading
Outdoors: Page 9
On Top of the World
Featuring various terrains, Oakridge’s new disc golf course is one of the best ways to spend your day
Fingers wrapped around the lip of my disc, I squint my eyes to focus on the target. It’s one of those days that can convert … Continue reading
It’s About Time – April 2021
Our transition from rainy season through spring to summer is not a steady process. This past rainy season was never interrupted with winter in the … Continue reading
Forget Farm Simulator, it’s time to grow for real
For the first two years of high school, I was active in Future Farmers of America. During that time, I raised two hogs, competed in … Continue reading
Bees, Birds & Beetles
Promote biodiversity with safe environmental practices in the home garden
Grim news: According to a 2019 study, bird populations in the U.S. and around the world have diminished by at least 30 percent since 1970. … Continue reading
The Handy Rice Knife
Have you discovered the rice knife?
I knew nothing about this handy, inexpensive tool until I joined the volunteers at Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden, where it is standard issue. It consists of … Continue reading
Eugene Weekly Presents Our Annual Planting Guide
Prepare your gardens!
Planning is one of the most important elements of gardening. It is also one of the easiest steps to overlook, especially for the beginner. Knowing … Continue reading
It’s About Time – March 2021
One of the rituals of my morning cup of coffee is checking where the rising sun casts its rays across the living room. At winter … Continue reading
It’s About Time – January 2021
Along the trail to Trestle Creek Falls, above Brice Creek in southern Lane County, I found a solitary, ancient rock sword fern (Polystichum imbricans). It … Continue reading
It’s About Time – October 2020
With the autumnal equinox behind us, fall is rushing in the same way spring chases the vernal equinox. Our autumn is what Zen tradition calls … Continue reading