SaturdayIn 1998 Lane County Audubon made a commitment to the city of Eugene by "adopting" the westerly end of the West Eugene Bike Path. Audubon's decision expresses our dedication to keeping Eugene's waterways an inviting habitat for wildlife and a safe and clean area for recreation.
Do you want to keep our bike paths green? Then sign up to join our crew. Time involved is just a few hours, 2 times per year. You can join us on an occasional or regular basis.
Contact Sandy and Hugh Larkin (hdlarkin2 (at) clearwire.net) for information about the next Clean-Up.
Spring 2010 Bike Path Clean-up
The Spring Bike Path Cleanup was held April 10, 2010. We were assisted by Abbey Riling and Angela Krause - "THANKS", ladies. An estimated 75-100 lbs. of trash was picked up and removed. And "THANKS" to Mike Belmore of the City of Eugene Public Works Dept. for providing the litter pickers, trash bags, and gloves, and Bike Friday for allowing us to use their dumpster to dispose of the collected waste. And a "thank you" and "you're welcome" to those many folks who noticed and appreciated our efforts - please join us.
As usual, we managed to do a little birding. Besides the regular mallards, northern shovelers, great blue herons, yellow-rumped warblers, and the northern harrier, we also saw western meadowlark, common yellowthroat (a new lister for Angela and Abbey), spotted towhee, golden-crowned sparrow, and a sharp-shinned hawk pursuing and snaring a small bird.
Fall 2010 Bike Path Clean-up
The Fall Bike Path Cleanup is tentatively scheduled for November 6, 2010. We will meet at the end of Terry Street just north of W. 11th Ave. at 9:00 a.m. to keep Lane Audubon's portion of the West Eugene Bike Path free of litter. Bring walking shoes, a water bottle, and binoculars. The City of Eugene provides litter pickers, trash bags, gloves, and a sharps box. Please join us for a rewarding morning as we help clean the bike and pedestrian paths.
Contact Sandy and Hugh Larkin (hdlarkin2 (at) clearwire.net) for information. See you in April for the Spring Clean-up!