The Winter Wings Festival is being held Feb. 17 - 20 (President’s Day Weekend). The event brings together nature lovers, wildlife photographers, and birders from around the United States for workshops, field trips, and presentations led by experts in their fields. While many have already registered, openings still exist for many sessions and activities. FMI: WinterWingsFest.org for the complete schedule and/or to…
Park Manager John Mullen will lead a walk at Elijah Bristow State Park, located on Wheeler Road, off Highway 58. We’ll wander through forest edge grassland, down to old quarry ponds, and the Middle Fork of the Willamette River, then circle back. Walking distance is approximately 2.5 miles, covering old fields, oak woodland, cottonwood floodplain,…
View on YouTube A Confluence of Interests: Nature and People in the 21st Century Joe Moll will present a program and discussion about the new McKenzie River Trust lands near Mount Pisgah. The Willamette Confluence Preserve was established in 2010 when The Nature Conservancy acquired it from the Wildish Family. The Nature Conservancy is now…
Our First Saturday Bird Walks, created in celebration of the Lane Audubon Inclusivity and Diversity Statement, are reserved for women, BIPOC, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Birders of all levels and backgrounds are welcome to join, particularly those who may have felt intimidated at the thought of birding alone or on other guided walks.…
Camino del Rio/River Road School is having a work party in the school garden. Everyone is welcome to come help native, pollinator-friendly plants purchased with Audubon grant funds. 10 a.m. - noon, 120 West Hilliard Lane, Eugene.
We’ll be working every month on the second Sunday of the month. Let’s spruce up our campus! Help with our new native pollinator-friendly garden, made possible by the Lane County Audubon Society. Please bring gloves.
“Do-It-Yourself Birder” Forest Tomlinson will present “From High to Low and In-between: Traversing the Elevational Ecosystems of Ecuador,” encompassing his solo two-week swing through Ecuador. Traveling between the Western Rainforests of Mindo, the highland páramo around Papallacta Pass, and the foothills of the Amazon Rainforests, he saw almost 400 species. He’ll offer travel information and…
Shinai Grz will lead a walk at Golden Gardens Park, starting at 8 am. Park along Jessen Drive on either side of the street, then meet at the park’s main entrance, at the corner of Jessen Drive and Golden Gardens Street. No bathroom locations are nearby, but some may be found at the many stores…
Sara Spoden, the new Education Manager at Mount Pisgah Arboretum, is reaching out to see if any LCAS members would be interested in Nature Guide volunteering this coming spring and summer. Volunteer Nature Guides will be trained in local ecology, teaching techniques, and nature topics before leading groups of elementary school-age children on weekday field…
View on YouTube: Presenter Magnus Persmark. Antarctica is a continent of superlatives: the driest, the coldest, the harshest, least inhabited, the most remote, the last explored. The South Pole was reached just over 100 years ago. It has lured adventurers for centuries and it continues to draw explorers, scientists, and naturalists. For naturalists, however, the…
Our First Saturday Bird Walks, created in celebration of the Lane Audubon Inclusivity and Diversity Statement, are reserved for women, BIPOC, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Birders of all levels and backgrounds are welcome to join, particularly those who may have felt intimidated at the thought of birding alone or on other guided walks.…
26 people attended this successful event on Saturday April 8, 2023. KVAL News shared the story. Join us to clean our 2-mile section of the West Eugene Wetlands bike path from 10 am to 1 pm on Saturday April 8.. We'lll meet near the Euphoria Chocolate Company at Stewart Road and Bertelsen Rd, just north of…
Our monthly program meetings have something for everyone. During the last year we hosted programs by naturalists, wildlife artists and expert birders on a variety of topics from the birds of Hawaii, to ravens, wolves, and people, to the migration of red knots. Participating in a program meeting is a fun way to get involved with Lane County Audubon. Meetings are free and open to all.
We are currently meeting on Zoom and in-person as conditions allow on the 4th Tuesday of each month between September and May at 7:00 p.m.
