We drove about 14 miles southeast of Eugene to hike the Buford Nature Preserve and the Arboretum at Mount Pisgah. This arboretum specializes in native trees of the Willamette Forest, but also had exhibits on native plants, the indigenous people called the Kalapuya, and on forest ecology. Obviously schoolchildren are entertained here. Some of the amphitheater areas had displays around their perimeters, encouraging visitors to stroll and learn. As we hiked, we heard so many different bird calls because we were near wetlands. I especially enjoyed an exhibit informing me about different forest fungi and their role in stimulating new growth. Then I hunted fungi on the trail. Again, the trails were practically deserted. Oregon parks are so uncrowded.
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Thank you for all these posts! I find it interesting that some places, like the trails you were on a few days ago looked a lot like CA, and these look like a different biome!
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Hooray for fungus! The specimen in the photo is particularly lovely.
The whole park looks shockingly green and wet and empty to my Californian eyes. No wonder they have a problem with Californian interlopers.
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