Community Ivy Pull at Thurston Hills
Thurston Hills Natural Area 7575 Main St, Springfield, OR, United StatesDespite the weather, our weather is still on for this Saturday! Please see below for some updates about the conditions for the trail and what to expect in your volunteer role. Join us for a rewarding day clearing out invasive species at Thurston Hills Natural Area. This is a community wide collaborative effort with our […]
Discover Your Watershed Science Pub: Middle Fork’s Most (Un)Wanted Weeds
Hilltop Bar & Grill 35831 OR-58 #2, Pleasant Hill, OREver wonder if those plants appearing on your property are good or bad? Join us and OSU Extensions to find out! For this installment of our Discover Your Watershed Science Pubs we will be hearing from Glenn Miller, Oregon Department of Agriculture invasive expert about what to be looking out for in our watershed. If […]
Middle Fork’s Most (Un)Wanted Weeds – Invasive Weed Workshop
Pleasant Hill Student Center 84455 North Enterprise Road, Pleasant Hill, ORWant to learn more about what invasive weeds to look for in our watershed? Join us and OSU Extension to get first hand information from local experts about what threats might be out there, and what to do if you find it. This small workshop will cost $10 per person and $5 for each additional […]
Love Your Middle Fork Day – Volunteer at Elijah Bristow State Park
Elijah Bristow State Park 38267 Wheeler Rd, Dexter, OR 97431, Dexter, ORJoin us and Oregon State Parks for a day of community volunteering at Elijah Bristow State Park and show your love of the Middle Fork. This event marks the beginning of a volunteer effort in the park to help foster the growth of native oak trees and restore our backyard! In this first installment we […]
Oakridge Tree Planting Festival
The Oakridge Tree Planting Festival celebrates the heritage of Oakridge through this three day festival. Events include the WoodFest, Quilt Show, Dinner Theater, Community Arts Fair, Grand Parad, Mini Olympics, Pioneer Museum and the Salmon Creek Run/Walk. Join us at the Grand Parade and go home with your very own seedling! We hope to see […]
Fall Creek Wildflower Hike
Registration for this event is now closed as we have reached our registration limit. Please email contact@middleforkwillamette.org if you would like to be added to a wait list. Thanks! Join us for an exclusive opportunity to learn from a local wildflower expert on her own property! We will be touring the property of Tanya Harvey […]
Science Pub – Coal Creek Floodplain Restoration
Brewer's Union 180 48329 E 1st St, Oakridge, OR, United StatesRivers and streams are dynamic environments that are constantly changing. Or at least they should be. For the last 50 years, Coal Creek was static – confined to constructed berms that kept it channelized and didn’t allow water to flow out onto the floodplain. This summer we will be restoring a 20 acre section of […]
MFWWC Board of Directors Meeting
MFWWC office 38259 Wheeler Road, Dexter, OR, United StatesOur Board of Directors meetings are always open to the public. They are held each month on the fourth Wednesday of the month at our offices in Dexter. If you are interested in joining us or have any questions please contact our office at 458-215-8200 or email us at contact@middleforkwillamette.org.
Coal Creek Floodplain Restoration Tour
Rivers and streams are dynamic environments that are constantly changing. Or at least they should be. For the last 50 years, Coal Creek was static – confined to constructed berms that kept it channelized and didn’t allow water to flow out onto the floodplain. This summer we will be restoring a 20 acre section of […]
Science Pub: Freshwater Mussels
Hilltop Bar & Grill 35831 OR-58 #2, Pleasant Hill, ORDid you know that we have freshwater mussels living in our very own Middle Fork Willamette? These molluscs can act as filters in our water and are an important indicator of the health of a river. Come learn from our local freshwater mussel expert, Emilie Blevins of the Xerces Society, about their importance in our […]