Past Activity

Habitat Work Party – STEWARDSHIP

  • Start date: 02/21/2026

  • Start time: 10:00 AM

  • End date: 02/21/2026

  • End time: 1:00 PM

Description:

This is 10AM -1PM work party. Please arrive 5-10 minutes earlier. We will either be planting or removing invasive species around the park.

Please note that we have change of the work location. We will be working at Turtle Flats . The address is 86705 Franklin Blvd E, Eugene, OR 97405.
Directions: Entry to Turtle Flats is located at the gated area on Franklin Blvd East, just past the railroad trestle and across from the EPUD building.
Parking: Parking will be located behind the gate on the left side past the Alder tree. I will be there directing drivers past the gate to designated spots. I will arrive for set-up with Friends Of Bufford Park staff and all of the supplies/tools around 9:45am.
When to arrive: Please arrive no earlier than 9:45am. If you're not able to make it or are running late, please let me know ASAP so we can adjust our preparations.

*** Please plan on staying after for 15 minutes to enjoy light refreshments by Angie Ruzicka and a short story by Obsidians own Mike Smith!

Photo by: Darko Sojak

  • Event Leader: Darko Sojak

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-799-9199

  • Event Leader Email: darchey@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Stewardship

  • Area Type: Valley

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Mixed

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season:

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Please bring: Waterproof shoes or shoes you don't mind getting muddy or wet, Clothes you don't mind getting muddy, Sun protection (sunscreen/hat), Water bottle, Snacks if needed.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 1.5

  • Member Fees:

  • Elevation Gain: 20

  • Non-Member Fees:

  • Committee: Stewardship

  • Junior member fees:

Trip Report

Today's workday on the unforgiving, rocky terrain of Turtle Flats was well attended. We planted 510 trees and shrubs at various points on a 62-acre plot near the confluence of the Coast Fork and the Middle Fork of the Willamette River.
Thank you all!