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Wetland Wander with WREN: See-Sil (Hansen) Restoration Site

  • Start date: 03/11/2025

  • Start time: 8:55 AM

  • End date: 03/11/2025

  • End time: 11:00 AM

Description:

Join fellow Obsidians on WREN's March Wetland Wander! From WREN's description: See-Sil (Hansen) is a 143-acre site owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Our walk will be led by Paul Reed of the Institute of Applied Ecology. He will teach us about the habitats and species found at the site and talk about the ongoing efforts to support the Fender's Blue Butterfly. The walk will cover approximately two miles, primarily along mowed grass and light user trails. Some of the terrain may be bumpy. Waterproof boots are highly recommended. See WREN's website for additional information https://www.wewetlands.org/our-work/upcoming-events/

We will meet at 27720 Royal Ave, Eugene, OR 97402. Head west on Royal Ave till the western end and park in the ODFW lot. Green Hill Rd off west 11th or Clear Lake are good accesses to Royal as Royal does not have an easy Beltline connection. We will be carpooling to the walk location from this parking lot.

Photo by: Angie Ruzicka

  • Event Leader: Angie Ruzicka

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-521-6840

  • Event Leader Email: angie.ruzicka@gmail.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Conservation, Science, & Education

  • Area Type: Valley

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2025

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Dress for the weather, waterproof boots are suggested

  • participant prerequisites: Comfortable walking 2 miles on uneven terrain.

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 2 miles

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 50 feet

  • Non-Member Fees: $2.00

  • Committee: Conservation, Science, & Education

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

WREN’s “Wetland Wander” for March was to the See-Sil (Hansen) site, a 143-acre area owned by the Bureau of Land Management at the west end of Royal Avenue. On a misty morning Paul Reed of the Institute of Applied Ecology described three habitats—prairie, oak savanna, and woodlands. It was interesting to learn about the restoration plan to increase the number of native plant species at the site, particularly Kincaid’s lupine. The lupine is host plant for the endangered Fender’s blue butterfly which is endemic to the Willamette Valley.

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