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Winter Wildlife Field Days Event Schedule

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Oregon

 

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Event Schedule

Date

Location

Time

Sat, March 1

Field Station - Cloverland Park, NW Corvallis

Field station will be on the corner of NW Garfield Ave and NW 29th St. Street parking is available.

Public transportation: Bus 7 (Stop ID: 12546) drops off NW 29th St & NW Garfield Ave.

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Sat, March 1

Field Station - Martin Luther King Jr. Park

Field station will be near trailhead kiosk. Parking is available in lot off NW Walnut Blvd. 

Public transportation: Bus 1 (Stop ID: 10570) drops off at NW Walnut Blvd & NW Witham Hill Dr. 9-minute walk to field station.

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Sun, March 2

Field Station - Village Green Park, NE Corvallis

Field station will be off NE Conifer Blvd. Street parking is available.

Public transportation: Bus 4 (Stop ID: 10884) drops off at Northeast Conifer Blvd & NE Dorchester Way. 

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Wed, March 5

Field station - Garfield Park, NW Corvallis

Field station will be on NW Dixon Street. Street parking is available.

Public transportation: Buses 4 and 50 (Stop ID: 11247) drops off at NW Highland Dr & NW Cleveland Ave. 5-minute walk to field station.

2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Fri, March 7

Field Station - Lilly Park, SE Corvallis

Field station will be near playground on SE Lilly Avenue. Street parking is available.

Public transportation: Bus 6 (Stop ID: 11983) drops off at SE Bethel St & SE Lilly Ave. 

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Fri, March 7

Field Station - C3 Family Fun Night

Field station will be inside the Corvallis Community Center. Parking is available inside parking lot.

Public transportation: Bus 7 (Stop ID: 12579) drops off at NW 29th St & NW Tyler Ave. 5-minute walk to field station.

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Sat, March 8

Field Station - Ankeny Hill Nature Center

Field station will be inside Gehlar Hall of the Ankeny Hill Nature Center off Ankeny Hill Rd. Parking is available at upper-level parking lot.

Public transportation: No public transportation is available.

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Sat, March 8

Field Station - Bruce Starker Arts Park, SW Corvallis

Field station will be under the Ampitheater. Parking is available at parking lot.

Public transportation: Bus 8 (Stop ID: 13824) drops off at Southwest Country Club Dr & Southwest Research Way. 10-minute walk to field station.

2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Sun, March 9

Habitat for Home, Restoration Tour, Bilingual Walk, and Seed Bomb Activity! 

Activity will take place on South side of Dave and Lynn Frohnmayer Bridge. Look for the tents at the Willamette River Natural Area. Street parking is available.

Public transportation: Bus EmX (Stop ID: 09904) drops off at Agate Station. 8-minute walk to activity.

11:00 am - 1:30 pm

Wed, March 12

Field Station - Sunrise Park, Albany

Field station will be near playground off SE Thurston Street. Parking is available at parking lot off SE Thurston Street.

Public transportation: Bus Route D (Stop ID: 126) drops off at Hill & 24th. 14-minute walk to field station.

1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Fri, March 14

Field Station- Riverfront Park, Salem

Field station will be off front street. Parking is available at parking lots off Front Street & Water Street NE.

Public transportation: Bus 21 (Stop ID: 1233) drops off at Commercial St SE and Trade St SE. 5-minute walk to field station.

2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Fri, March 14

Moonlight Meander Hike at Peavy Arboretum 

Glowing fungi! Luminescent lichen! Owl calls and moonlight!
The William Ferrell Forest Discovery Program is pleased to announce our 3rd Moonlight Meander event! In partnership with the Corvallis Environmental Center and Winter Wildlife Field Days, and featuring Heart of the Valley Astronomers, we welcome you to join us in Peavy Arboretum for a guided forest walk as day turns to night.

RSVP Required

When: Friday, March 14th, 6:30 pm-8:00 pm
Where: Peavy Arboretum
NW Peavy Arboretum Rd
Corvallis, OR 97330

What: Attendees will explore the trails around Peavy Arboretum as the sky gets dark and a full moon comes up. We will have UV flashlights available and knowledgeable guides to help us discover exciting new details about this habitat that so many plants and animals call home. Registration is limited to keep groups small.

Trails will include tripping hazards such as tree roots, so closed-toe, sturdy shoes are a must. 

March can bring us any kind of weather, and this event will take place rain or shine. Please prepare for the weather, and layers are your friend!

Please indicate in a comment on your registration if you would like to be in either our Spanish-speaking or lower-impact/more accessible group. Reach out to Jay bruej@oregonstate.edu with any questions. 

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Sat, March 15

Field Station - Riverview Park, Independence

Field station will be near water fountain on Main Street. Street parking is available as well as parking at the parking lot off C Street. 

Public transportation: Bus MI (Stop ID: 1955) drops off at C Street and Main Street. 

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Sun, March 16

Bilingual Nature Journaling event - Cabell Lodge at William L. Finley NWR

Activity will take place at the old Cabell Lodge parking lot. Parking available at parking lot.

Public transportation: Public transportation is unavailable. 

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tues, March 18

Birding Field Trip by Salem Audubon Society at Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge 

Activity will take place at Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge. Meet at the Ankeny Hill Nature Center off Ankeny Hill Rd. Parking is available at upper-level parking lot.

Public transportation: No public transportation is available.

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Wed, March 19

Field Station - Main Street Park, Monmouth

Field station will be near corner of Warren Street N and Main Street E. Street parking is available.

Public transportation: Bus MI (Stop ID: 1514) drops off at Main Street E and Warren Street N.

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Thurs, March 20

Lecture series - "Finley, Feathers, Legacy and the Land" by Samantha Bartling at the Corvallis Museum

Visitor Services Manager for the Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Samantha Bartling's lecture will take place inside the Corvallis Museum. Street parking is available.  

Public transportation: Bus 6 (Stop ID: 12859) drops off at SW 4th St & SW Washington Ave. 5-minute walk to lecture.

9:30 am - 11:00 am

Fri, March 21

Field Station - Baskett Slough NWR

Field station will take place near ranger station off Coville Road. Parking is available at parking lot.

Public transportation: Public transportation is unavailable.

1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Sun, March 23

"Monarchs and Milkweeds" Presentation by Stephanie Hazen at the Ankeny Hill Nature Center

Presentation will take place inside Gehlar Hall of the Ankeny Hill Nature Center off Ankeny Hill Rd. Parking is available at upper-level parking lot.

Public transportation: No public transportation is available.

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Ongoing Events

Great Raindrop Scavenger Hunt

The phone based (digital) Scavenger hunt hosted at Bush Pasture Park (890 Mission St SE, Salem, OR 97302) and Keizer Rapids Park (1900 Chemawa Rd N, Keizer, OR 97303) will run March 1-31. 

The Great Raindrop Hunt

Habitat Storywalk in Monmouth Mainstreet Park

Throughout March and April. The habitat storywalk is a physical installation of the book - pages on each wooden stanchion in Spanish and English - in the downtown Mainstreet Monmouth Park.  Folks can go to the park and read the story at their own pace!

 

What do Field Stations Entail?

Join as at any of the Field Stations that will pop-up in local parks and community spaces throughout the month of March and throughout the mid-Willamette Valley. Find one near you! 

FREE!!  Drop by anytime and stay for as little or as long as you like.  Activities are bilingual (Spanish and English).  ALL are welcome. 

At the Field Stations there will be activities such as:  

  • Wildlife hands-on activities, collectible event stickers and take-home activities
  • Prairie Habitat Craft & Activity
  • Activity Stations:
    • Decomposer studies
    • Live Critters
    • Calm Kit Creation Station
    • Make your own Native Plant Herbarium
    • Obstacle Course                      
  • Nature and bird walks 
  • Stream table science
  • And More!

A huge thank you and shout-out to the incredible team of partners that make this event possible for their communities!

See you soon, Nature Explorers, for this year's theme.......... Habitat is Home!

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Facilities

Sun through Oregon white oak trees on Baskett Butte at Baskett Slough Refuge
Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge
Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge provides habitat for a wide variety of wildlife and plants. Populations of several endangered and threatened animal and plant species can be found on the refuge, and wildlife/wildlands observation, photography, hiking, and environmental education and...
National Wildlife Refuge
Dallas,OR
A flock of dusky Canada geese fly over Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge
Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge
Ankeny National Wildlife refuge is situated near the confluence of the Santiam and Willamette rivers in the middle of the Willamette Valley and is home to the Ankeny Hill Nature Center. As with the other refuges within the Willamette Valley National Wildlife Complex, the primary management goal is...
National Wildlife Refuge
Jefferson,OR
Three Dusky canada geese standing in wetland, facing the left with reflection shown.
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge
Located in the Willamette Valley of Oregon and spanning over 5,700 acres, William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge and its Snag Boat Bend Unit are home to rare habitats that support thousands of species. The refuge was established in 1964, with the primary management goal of providing wintering...
National Wildlife Refuge
Corvallis,OR