Greenbelt Land Trust

Name: Wednesday Walk – Oaks at Owens Farm
Start: 2026-10-28T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-10-28T12:00:00-07:00

Events from this organizer

February 2026
Superb Owl IV

February 8 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Are you ready for some birding?!

It's Superb Owl IV, Greenbelt's annual bird walk on the morning of the Superbowl!

Seahawks, Ravens, Falcons, Eagles - will we find them all - or maybe even a Superb Owl?

Join us for a pre-Superbowl morning bird walk on Sunday, February 8th, led by local expert birder Caryn Stoess. We will tour Little Willamette, a conservation easement property in Albany, at a leisurely pace, visiting floodplain, pond, forest, wetland and prairie habitats to see and hear the avian residents and visitors. No experience necessary, spotting scopes and binoculars available to borrow.

Per tradition, there will be prizes for the first person to see or hear an NFL mascot and a grand prize for a Superb Owl! Will this be the year we find a Superb Owl?

We will walk for up to 2 miles on mostly flat terrain. Some areas may be wet, so be prepared for whatever the weather brings and for soggy ground.

No bathroom facilities available, just wherever you feel comfortable. Details including directions will be sent the week before the event.

Space is limited. Please make a separate registration entry for each person.
March 2026
Greenbelt Land Trust 37th Annual Meeting

March 5 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

First Presbyterian Church, Dennis Hall, Corvallis 114 SW 8th St., Corvallis, OR

The Greenbelt Land Trust community will gather for our 37th Annual Meeting on Thursday, March 5th, at 6 pm in the Dennis Hall Community Center at 1st Presbyterian, 114 SW 8th St, Corvallis.

We will enjoy light refreshments and conversation and hear from Greenbelt staff and board about Greenbelt's eventful year in 2025 and look ahead to 2026.

The Volunteer and Partners of the Year, and Charles Ross Award winners will be celebrated, and we will reflect on everything that this community makes possible. We hope that you will join us!

Masks are not required, but welcome at this event.
Mighty Acorns – Lichens at Luckiamute Meadows

March 14 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Mighty Acorns - come explore outdoors with us!

We hope you can join us for another fun day of exploration and adventure! This time we will learn all about the lovely lichens that grow in our Pacific Northwest forests. After an introduction to lichens, we will head out along a beautiful trail that follows Maxfield Creek at Luckiamute Meadows in Kings Valley to find as many lichens as we can. We will search high and low on the trunks, branches and twigs of the many trees along our walk. Afterwards we will head back to make lichen stick figures using moss, lichen and sticks collected from the forest floor.

What and Where? Explore lichens at Luckiamute Meadows. Bathrooms available at Kings Valley Community Hall. Note that it takes approximately 30 minutes to drive to this location from downtown Corvallis.

When? Saturday, March 14, 2026, 10 am - 12 noon

Who’s Invited? This is an exclusive event for Mighty Acorns and their families! Not a member yet? Sign up to join the club HERE and we'll have your welcome packet at this event!

What to wear/bring? Dress for the weather! Wear waterproof boots for our walk through wet grass and across mud and puddles. (This goes for kids and adults. We do have some loaners available.) Also bring your curiosity!

Space is limited for this walk, so you need to register in advance. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

To register, click here!
April 2026
MAKC Wildflower Walk at Kingston Prairie

April 18 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Mighty Acorn Kids Club Members - join us Saturday, April 18th, 2026 from 10 am to 12 noon to walk through the wildflowers at Kingston Prairie. It is one of the best examples of native prairie in the mid-Willamette Valley, and the early wildflowers should be putting on a show accompanied by the songs of Western Meadow Larks who make their nests in this location west of Salem.

This event will be held in conjunction with our Earth Day Celebration and anyone who wants can stay after the walk to enjoy some celebratory baked goods, and/or bring your own picnic lunch to enjoy and then join us for as long or short as you'd like to pull invasive scotch broom. It is an all ages volunteer experience and highly satisfying to give back to protect this beautiful place!

For the volunteer work party, tools, gloves, and snacks will be provided.

Join us for a fun day caring for and enjoying the land! Space is limited for this walk, so you need to register in advance. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Click here to register!
Floodplain Restoration at Luckiamute Confluence

April 22 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Flood Plain Restoration Tour of Luckiamute Confluence

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from 10 am - 12 noon

Join Greenbelt Land Trust's Habitat Biologist, Emily Day, and Event Coordinator, Kendra Callahan, to see first-hand the exciting floodplain restoration work that has been taking place at this newly conserved property. Learn about the techniques used, see what we've planted, and enjoy walking in this beautiful spot near the confluence of the Willamette, Luckiamute, and Santiam rivers. We will also venture into the neighboring Luckiamute State Natural Area to tour floodplain forest planted in years past so you can get a feel for what is to come in year's ahead. Our walk will be on mostly flat (but uneven and sometimes muddy!) trails for up to 3 miles as we learn and explore. Click here to sign up today!
May 2026
Trail Cleanup Party at Bald Hill Farm

May 23 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Join Greenbelt staff and fellow volunteers for a spring trail work party at Bald Hill Farm! With summer around the corner and Heart of the Valley Runner's annual Run for the Hills race coming up on June 7th, we’re getting the trails into great shape for our race runners and other trail users.

This work party will focus on hiking the race course and trimming back brush that’s starting to encroach on the trail. We’ll split into small groups to cover more ground, but we will come back together mid day to enjoy lunch at the top of Bald Hill.
June 2026
Oregon Vesper Sparrow Talk and Walk

June 16 @ 8:30 am - 10:30 am

Greenbelt Land Trust has been working with ornithologists since 2017 to research Oregon Vesper Sparrows at Bald Hill Farm and other Greenbelt sites. Oregon Vesper Sparrows use grassland habitats like the pastures and prairies of Bald Hill Farm, and their numbers are in decline due to lack of suitable habitat.

Greenbelt Land Trust Wildlife Technician Lisa Millbank will lead an informative talk about the sparrow, current research, and how we are working to provide the habitat it needs at Bald Hill Farm, and then we’ll take a walk to see what we are doing and hopefully, see and hear some birds as well!

We will walk for up to 1 mile on gravel roads and through prairie with some uneven ground. Restrooms available at the beginning and end of the program. We will have spotting scopes and binoculars to borrow - no birding experience necessary!
Music on the Land

June 20 @ 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Tickets on sale NOW HERE

Saturday, June 20th, at Bald Hill Farm - Music on the Land returns with an afternoon and evening of joyous music and a celebration of community in a beautiful outdoor setting.

Opening the show is Choro Na Cozhina with a set of Choro music - the “New Orleans style jazz of Brazil” and more!

Sofi Nava Trio is up next. Sofi Nava is an award-winning Venezuelan musician, singer, and songwriter who plays original compositions as well as arrangements of songs from Latin jazz, pop, rock and salsa that will get you moving to the beat.

Headliners Pa’lante! will keep you dancing with fiery salsa and Latin jazz. This 9-piece ensemble plays a potent mix of danceable, uplifting rhythms to send you home with a bounce in your step and a smile on your lips.

THANK YOU to our sponsors for making this celebration possible!

Kjerulf-Goto Wealth Management

Peoria Gardens

Cudo Financial

Oregon State Credit Union

MSS INC
July 2026
Turtles and Restoration Tour Harkens Lake

July 29 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Turtles and Restoration Tour of Harkens Lake

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 from 10:30 am - 12:30 noon

Join us for a tour and turtles at Harkens Lake, a 404 acre conservation easement property along the Willamette River located north of the town of Monroe. This property is accessible only during tours such as these so don't miss your chance to see this beautiful spot! Our tour will be led by our former Stewardship Director, Matt Blakely Smith, who will give us a great history of the restoration work that has taken place at this property over the years! Our walk will be an easy paced 2 hour ramble over flat ground for up to 1.5 miles. In addition to walking the property, we will also get a chance to visit with Volunteer Coordinator, Jean Fleming and Greenbelt volunteers who are conducting research to gather information about the population of Northwest Pond Turtles who make their home in several of the ponds and backwaters of this floodplain property. We will definitely get a chance to learn about their research and will hope that they catch some turtles that day too! Advanced registration is required - click here to register.
September 2026
Mighty Acorns – Oaks and Acorns at Bald Hill Farm

September 19 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Mighty Acorns - come explore outdoors with us!

We hope you can join us for a morning of exploration and adventure! This time we will learn about the amazing Oregon White Oak through hands-on activities and exploration of our oak woodlands at Bald Hill Farm.

We'll start with a story and introduction to oaks followed by a walk and hands- on activities as we explore on and off trail in our oak woodland and savanna at Bald Hill Farm. Then we will return to the farmhouse or pavilion to create a a lovely collage using oak leaves and other materials.

What and Where? Learn all about the Oregon White Oak at Bald Hill Farm in Corvallis. Bathrooms are available at the beginning and end of the event.

When? Saturday, September 19, 2026, 10 am - 12 noon

Who’s Invited? This is an exclusive event for Mighty Acorns and their families! Not a member yet? Sign up to join the club HERE and we'll have your welcome packet at this event!

What to wear/bring? Dress for the weather! We will be walking on a gravel trail and out in grass and vegetation under oak trees, so long lightweight clothing and closed-toed shoes is the way to go. Please bring a water bottle and snacks if you want. Also bring your curiosity!

Space is limited for this walk, so you need to register in advance. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
October 2026
Camas Planting at Bald Hill Farm

October 24 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Join Greenbelt staff and fellow volunteers for a work party planting Camas bulbs at Bald Hill Farm on Saturday, October 24th, from 10 am to 2 pm.

Camas is a quintessential Willamette Valley species, an important First Food of the Kalapuyan and other Indigenous Peoples, one of the first wildflowers that bloom in the valley each year, and a valuable nectar species for our native pollinators. Want to help make sure Greenbelt's restored prairies are full of purple camas blooms next spring? Joining us for a day of bulb planting.
Wednesday Walk – Oaks at Owens Farm

October 28 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Come out to join Greenbelt Land Trust's Events and Education Coordinator, Kendra Callahan, at Owens Farm for a leisurely walk under the oaks and out in the fields of this lovely property. We will move at a slow pace and take time to stop, look, and listen and soak up the beauty of our surroundings. Our focus will be on the many amazing adaptations of the Oregon White Oak, why it is important in our Willamette Valley, and why it is considered a keystone species in this region.

The walk will be less than two miles but we will go off trail and walk across fields and uneven ground.

All ages are welcome! Please sign up in advance and leave your dog at home.

Hope to see you there!

Click here to register.

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