Date/Time: Tuesday, June 9 from 9-11am Location: Mount Pisgah Southeast Parking Lot *Participants can park at Mt. Pisgah Southeast Parking lot at the intersection of Ridgeway Rd. and Dery Rd. (43.991395, -122.941400)
About the Walk: This group hike will explore some of the sites where prescribed fire has been used on the southeast side of Mt. Pisgah to restore prairie and oak savanna ecosystems. We will talk about and get to see firsthand how fire benefits native plants, people, and wildlife. There are many other possible topics to dive into, depending on participant interest, including historical use of prescribed fire, modern firing techniques, plant identification, fire effects monitoring and fire policy.
The walk will be 1-2 miles with gentle hills. The goal is not to cover lots of miles, but rather to focus on the details of a post-fire landscape. We will be hiking on old gravel roads, which are much wider than a standard trail. While this makes it easy to avoid poison oak, gravel roads are not the best for open-toed shoes–please dress for the weather and site conditions! Friendly, leashed dogs welcome!
