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Spring is slow this year
For the past six months or so, some animal has been digging holes next to the path along the ponds on the east side of … Continue reading
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Rachelle & Robin McCabe: A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein and more
The LaSells Stewart Center • 4:00 pm • Tickets→
The School of Arts and Communication presents a special concert that is both a dynamic reunion performance by the popular McCabe Sisters piano duo, and a … Continue reading
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This September is the fourth one in a row where the focus must be on the dire straits of our forests. It was 2015 when … Continue reading
It’s About Time
August brings the peak of summer in western Oregon. Most days are long and skies cloudless. High heat is not always appreciated by humans, but … Continue reading
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July is full of sunlight and day hikes
July is a month of conflicting forces that give human activity direction. Vegetable gardens are well established by now, ready for the strong growing season. … Continue reading
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Each solstice brings with it a change of the season, a slowing down in nature’s landscape, while the equinoxes are periods of rapid change. The … Continue reading
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Stars are out and fringe cup is blooming
When I step outside at bedtime and see the Big Dipper practically overhead, I know that summer is on its way. I always feel most … Continue reading
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April comes with bees and nesting
April and May are the two busiest months in the annual cycle of native Oregon herbs and shrubs. Changes are fast and dramatic, spurred by … Continue reading
No Way, José, Oregon Says
Oregon beats San José State, 35-22, in sloppy win
I’m trying to find a backup plan to get my football fix because all this time I’ve spent in the press box and finishing the … Continue reading
Talons, Tastings, and Tidbits: Cascades Raptor Center Annual Benefit
LCC Center for Meeting & Learning • 6:00 pm • Tickets→
Eugene’s own Cascades Raptor Center is hosting its Annual Benefit – Talons, Tastings and Tidbits – on September 29th. Join us at LCC’s Center for Meeting & Learning from 6 until … Continue reading
Small Town Opens ‘The Uranus Examiner’
When GateHouse Media closes a newspaper, a new one arises with a controversial name
Generally, GateHouse Media is just not that funny. It’s closing newspapers and slashing writing staff across the country as well as locally. But when Uranus, … Continue reading
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Digging our fingers in garden dirt distracts us momentarily from the grim prospects of global warming.
Although spring does not begin officially until Equinox in March, Eugeneans might well pronounce that spring begins on Lunar New Year, Feb. 16, this year. … Continue reading
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Gray whales, ferns and the fundamental theories of science
The turn of the calendar year comes, not coincidentally, at the turn of the solar year. It would be appropriate to celebrate New Year’s Day … Continue reading
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The solstice is here
Dec. 21 marks the solstice, the traditional beginning of winter. In most of the northern hemisphere this means a quiet, cold time of the year, but … Continue reading
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Summer is over; the rain is here
There is nothing like three days of hard rain to signal the proper end of summer and the beginning of the rainy season, aka our … Continue reading
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Fires are raging due to an extended drought
The fires are being enhanced by the effect of years of extended drought. Even on Spencer Butte, Eugene’s prime city park day hike, one can … Continue reading
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From eclipses to hurricanes
The solar eclipse in August was a rare and spectacular event, predicted with the same accuracy as the timing of the equinox this month (1:02 … Continue reading