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Apr2020
Getting outside in the fresh air is important even as we're practicing social distancing. The Bear Creek Bike Path is a great place to go close to home for a nice walk. It stretches for miles and is quite a wide path in many areas so you can easily keep ... Read More
April 15, 2020Northwest Nature Shop
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Apr2020
By Leela Hickman
During these trying times of the COVID-19 crisis, it's important to find ways we can nurture our mental health. For me this has meant getting outside to move my body and interact with nature. The feeling of being enveloped in the green glow of leaves in the sunshine, ... Read More
April 8, 2020Northwest Nature Shop
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Apr2020
Following orders to reduce the spread of COVID 19, everyone should stay at home but one exception is to hike and bike as long as you can keep a 6-foot distance between you and another person. There are over 47 miles of trails in the greater Ashland area. There are ... Read More
April 7, 2020Marie Uhtoff
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May2019
Tips for spring morel hunting in southwest Oregon
Learn to properly identify morels:
Morels will grow singularly from the soil, have a characteristic conical pitted cap, and can be a creamy white color ranging to a dark brown-black.
The stalk of the mushroom should be entirely hollow if you cut it ... Read More
May 8, 2019Northwest Nature Shop
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Apr2016
Written by Marie Uhtoff
Ashland has many great activities to do beyond the world-renown Shakespeare festival. Of course I highly recommend taking in a play or two when you are in town (my kids are 5, 8 and 10 and I can always find at least 1 play we all enjoy ... Read More
April 7, 2016Northwest Nature Shop
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Mar2016
Written by Steve Harvey
Have you ever had you breath taken away by the sight of a summer meadow in bloom? The lush and richly varied colors of a meadow filled with summer's wildflowers or a carpet of flowers in a shaded forest glen are sights that most of us truly ... Read More
March 24, 2016Marie Uhtoff








