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Meet Your Local Environmental Professionals

WREN October 1, 2022 0 Comments
10/01/22  By: Kailey Kreienbrink When people hear that I am a college student, the first question they ask is, “What are you studying?”. Sharing that I am studying Environmental Studies gets me lots of love. The most common response is that it is so important what I am studying and how there are going to be so many job openings for me in the future. As the climate is changing we are...

Planting for the Future

WREN August 1, 2022 0 Comments
By: Kailey Kreienbrink A really common question when learning about Endangered and Threatened species is “What can I do to help them?”. For instance, a lot of people have asked me where they can find seeds for Kincaid’s Lupine and Willamette Daisies so they can plant them in their gardens. Unfortunately these seeds are hard to come across because these plants are threatened and endangered....

Endangered Species in the West Eugene Wetlands

WREN July 1, 2022 0 Comments
By: Kailey Kreienbrink July 1, 2022 Hi, my name is Kailey Kreienbrink and I am an AmeriCorp intern working with WREN this summer! I moved to Oregon as a student 3 years ago, from Hopkins, Minnesota. When I came to Oregon I had never heard of a Nutria or a Rhododendron but they are both now common in my everyday vocabulary. I thought I had become an Oregonian expert, so I was very surprised when...

Art, Tours and Tales of the Willamette River

WREN March 26, 2021 0 Comments
In celebration of the 5th Annual Willamette River Festival (August 21-28th), WREN is  coordinating efforts with eight community partners and watershed leaders to tell the stories of the Willamette River through the lens of self-guided tours of watershed systems (both natural and human-engineered) and natural art installations. Tour routes will take place in Springfield and Eugene. The...

Thank you for learning with WREN!

WREN June 21, 2019 0 Comments
In the 2018/19 school year, WREN has reached 2,300 learners with NGSS supported curriculum! Thank you all for learning with WREN! We look forward to having you join us for our Family Exploration Days Summer programming. 10-2 p.m. Saturday, July 13th Golden GardensSaturday, August 10th Meadowlark PrairieSaturday, September 10th Tsanchiifin Trail

Welcome Annie!

WREN May 10, 2019 0 Comments
Welcome Annie, our new Americorps Intern! Annie grew up in Cleveland, where she developed an interest in wildlife conservation and sharing her passion for the natural world with others while volunteering at the Cleveland Natural History Museum. She double majored in Biopsychology and Environmental Studies at Tufts University and gained more environmental education experience through summer...

Vernal Pools!

WREN April 24, 2019 0 Comments
O'Hara Catholic School 2nd graders discovered many wonders in the West Eugene Wetlands' vernal pools, this week, including this salamander eft as well as Pacific Chorus frog tadpoles, Mayfly nymphs, and Caddisfly larvae. Many of the creatures that make their homes in the vernal pools can only live in the highest quality water. This kind of diversity is an excellent sign! There is still time to...