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Winter Wildlife Field Days

Greenbelt is joining forces with over 32 other organizations in the Mid-Willamette Valley to bring Winter Wildlife Field Day Events to a park, refuge or natural area near you. There will be events at over 17 locations including parks in Corvallis, Albany, Dallas, Monmouth, Independence and Salem.

All events are family friendly and free with lots of fun activities offered in English and Spanish. Activities for kids and their parents will include an insect petting zoo, mole and dragonfly crafts, nature scavenger hunts, jumping spider challenge, stream table science and more!

No need to register in advance, just drop in and stay for as long or short as you'd like. Greenbelt will be attending four of the field stations: March 1st from 5 - 7 pm at the Corvallis Community Center, March 8th at Lilly Park in Corvallis from 1:30-4:30 pm, March 12th at Garfield Park in Corvallis from 2:30-5:30 pm, and on March 23rd at Riverview Park in Independence from 10 am - 1 pm.

For a complete list of events visit www.winterwildlifefielddays.org. Volunteers are greatly needed at each event as well - find more info about volunteering and how to sign up here!

Kincaid’s Lupine Planting at Bald Hill Farm

Want to help a rare plant species? Join Greenbelt staff and fellow volunteers for a work party planting Kincaid's Lupine  at Bald Hill Farm on Tuesday, March 19th, from 10 am to 2 pm.

Kincaid's lupine is a threatened plant species that makes its home within the Willamette Valley. Kincaid's lupine populations are rare due to loss of prairie habitat and it needs our help to reestablish, especially because it is an important host species for the threatened Fender's Blue Butterfly. You can help Greenbelt Land Trust work to restore prairie habitat, Kincaid's lupine, and Fenders Blue Butterfly populations by joining us for this event!

Event Series Thursday Volunteer Stewards

Thursday Volunteer Stewards

Five people pose by the back of a truck filled with blackberry stems. One woman is standing in the truck bed, while another celebrates with arms outstretched.Join the Thursday Volunteer Stewards for weekly habitat restoration, land stewardship, and trail maintenance projects around the Corvallis area. Projects and locations vary. Past project have included planting native prairie species at Bald Hill Farm, removing invasive scotchbroom in Philomath, monitoring rare wildlife in Albany, and improving the gravel tread on the Mulkey Ridge Trail.

The Thursday Volunteer Stewards meet rain or shine throughout the year, from 9am-12pm in the summer and from 12pm-3pm in the winter.

Event Series Thursday Volunteer Stewards

Thursday Volunteer Stewards

Five people pose by the back of a truck filled with blackberry stems. One woman is standing in the truck bed, while another celebrates with arms outstretched.Join the Thursday Volunteer Stewards for weekly habitat restoration, land stewardship, and trail maintenance projects around the Corvallis area. Projects and locations vary. Past project have included planting native prairie species at Bald Hill Farm, removing invasive scotchbroom in Philomath, monitoring rare wildlife in Albany, and improving the gravel tread on the Mulkey Ridge Trail.

The Thursday Volunteer Stewards meet rain or shine throughout the year, from 9am-12pm in the summer and from 12pm-3pm in the winter.

Event Series Thursday Volunteer Stewards

Thursday Volunteer Stewards

Five people pose by the back of a truck filled with blackberry stems. One woman is standing in the truck bed, while another celebrates with arms outstretched.Join the Thursday Volunteer Stewards for weekly habitat restoration, land stewardship, and trail maintenance projects around the Corvallis area. Projects and locations vary. Past project have included planting native prairie species at Bald Hill Farm, removing invasive scotchbroom in Philomath, monitoring rare wildlife in Albany, and improving the gravel tread on the Mulkey Ridge Trail.

The Thursday Volunteer Stewards meet rain or shine throughout the year, from 9am-12pm in the summer and from 12pm-3pm in the winter.

Stress Less – Think Like Nature!

Nature is powerful and profound, yet practical. When you Think Like Nature you can discover powerful and profound, yet practical, solutions to personal life challenges.

Those of us living in the “real world” — meaning most of us humans — are constantly bombarded with messages of consumerism, competition, and crises. It can leave us with cognitive dissonance and depression, anger and anxiety. It’s stressful!

Some of us escape the “real world” by spending time in Nature. When we’re there, we can let go a bit.  We might feel grounded and aligned, relaxed and refreshed. But then we have to go back to the “real world” and the stress comes rushing back.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could capture the feelings that you experience in Nature and bring them into the “real world”?  You can — by learning to Think Like Nature. In this 2-hour walking session, we’ll explore how Nature manages stress and then imagine how we might apply these strategies to manage stress in our own lives. Click here to register!

Led by Kendra Callahan, Greenbelt Land Trust, and  Denise DeLuca, owner of Wild Hazel and author of the book Re-Aligning with Nature, Ecological Thinking for Radical Innovation.

Event Series Thursday Volunteer Stewards

Thursday Volunteer Stewards

Five people pose by the back of a truck filled with blackberry stems. One woman is standing in the truck bed, while another celebrates with arms outstretched.Join the Thursday Volunteer Stewards for weekly habitat restoration, land stewardship, and trail maintenance projects around the Corvallis area. Projects and locations vary. Past project have included planting native prairie species at Bald Hill Farm, removing invasive scotchbroom in Philomath, monitoring rare wildlife in Albany, and improving the gravel tread on the Mulkey Ridge Trail.

The Thursday Volunteer Stewards meet rain or shine throughout the year, from 9am-12pm in the summer and from 12pm-3pm in the winter.

Event Series Thursday Volunteer Stewards

Thursday Volunteer Stewards

Five people pose by the back of a truck filled with blackberry stems. One woman is standing in the truck bed, while another celebrates with arms outstretched.Join the Thursday Volunteer Stewards for weekly habitat restoration, land stewardship, and trail maintenance projects around the Corvallis area. Projects and locations vary. Past project have included planting native prairie species at Bald Hill Farm, removing invasive scotchbroom in Philomath, monitoring rare wildlife in Albany, and improving the gravel tread on the Mulkey Ridge Trail.

The Thursday Volunteer Stewards meet rain or shine throughout the year, from 9am-12pm in the summer and from 12pm-3pm in the winter.

Earth Day Bird Walk at CBow Ridge

Celebrate Earth Day a few days early with a fun and relaxed outing to Greenbelt's newest conserved property, CBow Ridge in the Coburg Hills.  Whether you've never tried birdwatching or are an experienced "twitcher" you can enjoy this walk of 1-2 miles on gravel roads and through meadows, with some elevation up and down as we explore this diverse property.

We will have a spotting scope to share and a few pairs of binoculars to borrow. Our walk will be led by Caryn Stoess. Driving time from Corvallis to the meeting spot is about 45 minutes. Click here to register!

Hike Together – Mulkey Creek Trail

Hike Together with Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center and Greenbelt Land Trust, Sunday, April 21st, from 9 am – 12 pm on the Mulkey Creek trail at Bald Hill Farm. This nature walk will explore the Mulkey Forest on an out-and-back hike of about 2 miles with some mild to moderate elevation gain.

Families welcome. Dress for the weather and bring snacks and water. There will be a restroom available at the beginning and end of the hike.
Click here to register!

Event Series Thursday Volunteer Stewards

Thursday Volunteer Stewards

Five people pose by the back of a truck filled with blackberry stems. One woman is standing in the truck bed, while another celebrates with arms outstretched.Join the Thursday Volunteer Stewards for weekly habitat restoration, land stewardship, and trail maintenance projects around the Corvallis area. Projects and locations vary. Past project have included planting native prairie species at Bald Hill Farm, removing invasive scotchbroom in Philomath, monitoring rare wildlife in Albany, and improving the gravel tread on the Mulkey Ridge Trail.

The Thursday Volunteer Stewards meet rain or shine throughout the year, from 9am-12pm in the summer and from 12pm-3pm in the winter.

Stress Less – Think Like Nature! (Take Two)

Nature is powerful and profound, yet practical. When you Think Like Nature you can discover powerful and profound, yet practical, solutions to personal life challenges.

Those of us living in the “real world” — meaning most of us humans — are constantly bombarded with messages of consumerism, competition, and crises. It can leave us with cognitive dissonance and depression, anger and anxiety. It’s stressful!

Some of us escape the “real world” by spending time in Nature. When we’re there, we can let go a bit.  We might feel grounded and aligned, relaxed and refreshed. But then we have to go back to the “real world” and the stress comes rushing back.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could capture the feelings that you experience in Nature and bring them into the “real world”?  You can — by learning to Think Like Nature. In this 2-hour walking session, we’ll explore how Nature manages stress and then imagine how we might apply these strategies to manage stress in our own lives. Click here to register!

Led by Kendra Callahan, Greenbelt Land Trust, and  Denise DeLuca, owner of Wild Hazel and author of the book Re-Aligning with Nature, Ecological Thinking for Radical Innovation.