Plants – WREN

August Wetland Wander

WREN August 13, 2019 0 Comments

Thank you to Abby Colehour (in red) from the Long Tom Watershed Council for leading a lovely Wetland Wander at Coyote Creek South! This wet prairie restoration site is now home to streaked horn larks, a federally listed threatened species, and will hopefully provide critical habitat for endangered red-legged frogs too. Abby toured us around the site and described the construction and...

Trail Update

WREN July 2, 2019 0 Comments

Winecup Clarkia and Queen Anne's Lace decorate the trail leading to our new interpretive panels, highlighting the importance of the West Eugene Wetlands. Come out to the Tsanchiifin Trail and enjoy the splendor!

Camas Flower

WREN May 14, 2017 0 Comments

As spring is in the air and the flowers have started to blossom you may have noticed pretty purple flowers started to sprout. These flowers are called Camas. Camas is a North American plant whose greatest diversity lies in Oregon, which is home to over 65 percent of the named species! Camas plants generally produce flowers between April and June and in Oregon the two most common Camas...