Beaver Scavenger Hunt
By Zaynab Brown On Saturday, June 1st, 2024 almost 50 volunteers converged at Pinehurst School in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. This nature-loving group, made up of students,…
Plumbing the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
By: Zaynab Brown Mark Twain is famous for saying “Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over” and that couldn’t be more true than it is in the present moment, especially…
2024 Monument Research Symposium
By: Zaynab Brown Every year, the Friends of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is delighted to award a number of grants to undergraduate and graduate students and Indigenous…
Wildlife Tracking – 2024
By: Zaynab Brown For most people, when we experience nature we experience it through the lens of a human. This is, of course, to be expected. However, in learning about wildlife tracking,…
Meet the Monument at Public Lands
By: Zaynab Brown One of the things I enjoy most about working for the Friends is getting to tell people about the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. As I explain its size (114,000 acres)…
Exploring Conifer and Shrub Diversity on the PCT Trail with Naturalist Nolan Richard
Starting in Ashland, the day was gloomy. Rain thudded down through gray skies and the chilly air nipped at our hands. Our group had high hopes the rain would become snow at the higher…
Fire History & Ecology of the Monument
By: Zaynab BrownTo watch a recording of Rich’s lecture click HERE Living in Southern Oregon or Northern California, it is impossible to ignore the reality of fire. In particular, the raging…
Creating Cascade-Siskiyou Beaverhoods with Vesper Meadow
By: Zaynab Brown As the saying goes “Even the best laid plans often go awry.” This was the case on Saturday morning when residents of the Rogue Valley woke up to find fall gardens…
A Successful 2023 Annual Celebration
It is a strange feeling, to work for so many hours, days, weeks, and months on something and then have it be over in the blink of an eye. However, that bittersweet feeling is balanced by…