[birding] Natural Areas Celebration Week- Thursday's events

[Molly Monroe]

Join the Natural Area's Celebration Week tomorrow for its next events of the week. 
Thursday, May 6th 
11-12:30pm Fort Hoskins Historic Park with Dr. Brauner                                                                            
The US Army established Fort Hoskins in 1856 to protect coastal Indian reservations. The 130-acre site tells the story of military presence in the Willamette Valley and Coastal Range.  The guided tour program interprets military life at the post, archeological study of the site, and management of the cultural landscape, historic structures, and natural resources.  Bring a lunch to enjoy in the picnic shelter before continuing to additional afternoon programs at Beazell Memorial Forest. To get there, travel west on Hwy 20 to Hwy 223 North; west on Hoskins Rd; follow signs.  Meet at picnic shelter. http://www.co.benton.or.us/parks/facilities/hoskins.php
1-2pm  Beazell Memorial Forest                                                                             

Lori Stephens of Broadleaf Architecture will conduct a tour of the Forest Education Center. The award-winning vintage barn is a model of sustainably repurposing an existing structure into a modern multi-use facility and conserving its embodied energy for a new use. North of Wren on Kings Valley Hwy. 

http://www.co.benton.or.us/parks/facilities/forest_ed.php
2-4pm Beazell Memorial Forest                                                                             

Al Kitzman of Benton County Natural Areas and Parks, with Steve Lily of Greenbelt Land Trust, will discuss the management plan for the forest as well as restoration efforts of native upland prairies in support of Taylor's checkerspot butterflies. The tour includes an easy 15 minute hike, and then branches off to a more challenging hike to the South Meadow to possibly view the rare butterfly. The hike will take about 2 hours round trip with return via the Plunkett Creek Trail. North of Wren on Kings Valley Hwy.                                        

http://www.co.benton.or.us/parks/facilities/beazell.php
6-8pm  Old-Growth Trail of McDonald-Dunn Forest                                 

This 1.6 mile loop trail is an easy family hike (260 ft elevation gain) that takes us through a spectacular grove of old growth, featuring 200-year-old Douglas firs, hemlocks, and towering maple trees. The forest floor is covered with ferns and native wildflowers in early spring.                                                      
Directions from Corvallis: On Highland Drive, travel 2.5 miles over the hill and past Crescent Valley High School. At the T, turn left on Lewisburg Road, travel 0.5 miles, and bear right at the V, on Sulpher Springs Road. Travel 1.5 miles to the Lewisburg Saddle at the top of the mountain, with parking on both sides of the road. The Old Growth trailhead is on the east side.                                                 

For more information, contact Lee and Suzanne Lazaro at Leelazaro at aol.com.                        http://www.cof.orst.edu/cf/forests/mcdonald/     http://www.cof.orst.edu/cf/recreation/south_mc_map.php
 		 	   		  
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