Hike Recap: Nature Journaling
“I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass, how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields, which is what I have been doing all…
Beavers and Watersheds
A hot summer day in the Bear Creek Valley inevitably means that the forests of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument become needed respite. This month, we had the…
Hike Recap: Exploring Conifers with Doug Kendig
See Doug Kendig’s slideshow with notes, Conifers of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.
An eight-car…
Picturing the Monument Anniversary by Matt Witt
For the past year I’ve been taking photographs to contribute to the work of Friends of the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument to celebrate the monument’s 15th…
Sweet 16 – Monument Birthday
Sweet 16! Rainy and Lela Miatke, teen singers of Rainy and the Rattlesnakes lead the group singing “Happy Birthday” to the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. The Soda Mountain Wilderness Council…
2016 Awards: Student Research
Grants for the 2016 Friends Research Fund were awarded to Emily Burke, Martin Harris and Kieran McCann. Emily Burke is graduate student in Environmental…
Hike Recap: Feeling the Geologic Rhythms of the Monument with Jad D’Allura
Hike & Learn 2016 Coordinator Katie Boehnlein tells about the geology hike led by Jad D’Allura. You can use her notes when you next hike Greensprings Loop. It was a chilly morning as we…
Premiere: Cascade by Colin Malloy
See photos of Colin Malloy’s composition, Cascade with SOU Percussion Ensemble
Earth Day 2016 Recap
Children eagerly stroked the animal pelts, bones, and feathers while studying with magnifying glasses. Several students exhibited high proficiency in recognizing the…