Birding in the Middle Fork – Postponed
Hilltop Bar & Grill 35831 OR-58 #2, Pleasant Hill, ORWe are working on making this a digital event. Stay tuned for more information! Do you find yourself wondering about the birds you see when out exploring your watershed? Join us and John DeLuca, District Wildlife Biologist for the Northwest Oregon District of the Bureau of Land Management, for an evening learning about the identification and […]
Discover Your Watershed – Bird Walk at Thurston Hills Natural Area
Thurston Hills Natural Area 7575 Main St, Springfield, OR, United StatesJoin us for a morning out on the trails with John DeLuca, District Wildlife Biologist for the Bureau of Land Management and birding enthusiast, as we look for native birds at Thurston Hills Natural Area. John will help identify birds spotted on the tour and share other species you might expect to see throughout […]
Annual Celebration
Join us for a celebration of our watershed and all the amazing partners who help make our work possible. This year we will be gathering virtually with a library of activities to remotely explore the watershed, a live event where we can all come together, and a raffle thanks to our generous donors! Visit middleforkwillamette.org/celebration for […]
Great Willamette Cleanup – Springfield
Clearwater Park 2400 Clearwater Lane, Springfield, ORYour river needs you more than ever so join us in the Great Willamette Cleanup! Keeping volunteers and the community safe from the spread of COVID-19 is the number one concern this year. Therefore, rather than one day of fun, this year’s cleanup will be spread out throughout the month of October. We will be […]
Great Willamette Cleanup – Oakridge
Oakridge Greenwaters Park 48362 Highway 58, Oakridge, OR, United StatesYour river needs you more than ever so join us in the Great Willamette Cleanup! Keeping volunteers and the community safe from the spread of COVID-19 is the number one concern this year. Therefore, rather than one day of fun, this year’s cleanup will be spread out throughout the month of October. We will be […]
Fermenting Ideas Pub Talk – David Lewis
Join us for a virtual edition of our Fermenting Ideas pub talk with David Lewis to explore the Indigenous connection to the watershed. This talk will span millennia, first exploring the formation of the valley through both Missoula floods, Kalapuyan stewardship, and the effects that the removal of the Kalapuya's stewardship have had on modern […]
Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Join us along with our partners in the Upper Willamette Stewardship Network (UWSN) for an evening of short films showcasing our earth's natural wonders and the amazing stories of those working in conservation, streamed virtually in HD to your home. The virtual waiting room opens at 6:30PM, the event begins at 7:00PM. Only one person […]
Favorite Plants of Western Cascade Butterflies with Tanya Harvey
Join the Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council and the North American Butterfly Association for a virtual talk by Tanya Harvey on native plants and butterflies. Butterflies are very closely tied to plants, both for food for the caterpillars and nectar for adult butterflies. Many species have a limited number of host plants, sometimes only one, […]
City Nature Challenge 2021
Join us and organizations across the Upper Willamette in the City Nature Challenge. Observe and document the natural world in our backyards, on our sidewalks, and in our homes while contributing to research around the world. The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is a community science bioblitz with the goal of observing and identifying as many […]
The History of Elijah Bristow State Park: From Pre-Colonization to today
Join us for a virtual presentation on the history of Elijah Bristow State Park from pre-colonization till today. We will be joined by Tribal historian David Lewis and State Park Ranger Sean Stewart as they share how we got to now at the park. Registration online at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SEBCaQbkQzOHX9H8nVKWnA David Lewis, is a member of the Confederated […]