National Monument Public Lands Day 2019
On behalf of the Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Southern Oregon Land Conservancy (SOLC), and the BLM Monument staff, thank you for participating in our National Public Lands Day…
It is a Powerful Thing to Be Near Edges
As the temperature drops late in the year, less and less of us venture out into the mountains. In the forest, everything seems a bit more still, and most of the sounds around us come from the…
Citizen Science in Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument with Dr. Michael Parker
Turtles have a superpower. No, it’s not that they are all mutant ninjas, but they do seem to have the power to bring people of all ages together and fill them with excitement and awe. There’s…
Hike Recap: Meditation and Mindfulness in the Monument
By Stasie Maxwell When you walk into the woods, how often is it to observe or learn about yourself? With a National Monument that is home to over 3,500 species, including birds, butterflies and an…
Launching the Grassland Restoration Research Project
Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument teamed up with KS Wild and the Bureau of Land Management for the 5th Annual Weed Pull at the Mariposa Lily Botanical Area in the Monument on June…
Hike Recap: More than Morels with Bashira Muhammad
There’s nothing like the excitement you experience when you come across a delectable-looking mushroom on a walk in the woods, or even discovering one in your backyard! In Southern Oregon, the…
2019 Monument Research Symposium
By Nicole Ferer, Friends of CSNM Student Board Member.What do American pika, the Oregon Vesper sparrow and the Western Cascades have in common? They all were student research projects conducted in…
Continuing a Legacy of Public Land Conservation
Today is a historic day for conservation as the largest public lands bill in a decade has been signed into law. The bill was a sweeping show of bipartisanship, broadly passing both the House…
Musings from a Winter Wildlife Walk
Forging a path through several inches of fresh and powdery snow, our small group is eagerly scoping out signs of wildlife. On February 23, Friends of the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument…