Walk Leader: Pat Boleyn (she/her)
Pat Boleyn has a Master’s degree in Wildlife Biology with a specialty in Ornithology. She has been birding, and working as a birder for most of her life. She taught biology and ecology classes at Lane Community College for 20 years. Those included a course in wetland ecology for watershed science students. Before teaching at Lane, Pat worked as a wildlife biologist for over 20 years for federal and state agencies and nonprofits, including Willamette National Forest. She has worked in many of the most remote wilderness areas in Alaska and Canada as a birder and biologist. She has recently retired and now works as a bird guide for Willamalane in Springfield.
About the Walk:
Whether you are an experienced birder or just getting started, we’d love to have you join us for our first Wetland Wander of the year; a bird walk at Checkermallow Access! We’ll walk about 1.5 miles on pavement, wetland and gravel paths at the Dragonfly Bend and Meadowlark Prairie sites. Dragonfly Bend is managed by the City of Eugene. This site was formerly an agricultural site that is being restored to native wetland prairie. Meadowlark Prairie is co-managed by the City of Eugene and the BLM. This site is being restored to native wetlands.
Directions:
From Downtown Eugene take a right on High St. for half a mile, then turn left on OR-99 N/E 6th Ave/ State Hwy 99N for 3.3 miles then turn left onto Royal Ave for 2.8 miles then the location will be on your left.
*WREN’s Wetland Wanders explore a different theme, conservation project, and site in the Eugene/Springfield area on the second Tuesday of the month. Please bring water, binoculars, closed-toed shoes, and dress for the weather. Walks are free and open to the public. No registration is required.
For questions, please contact:
Rachel Schneiderman, Programs Coordinator at the Willamette Resources and Educational Network (WREN) at info@wewetlands.org or call 541-338-7047.