The Southern Willamette Valley’s Outdoor Magazine

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Westfir’s Gem or: Not One Acre
Fishing, Conservation, Mountains
Westfir’s Gem or: Not One Acre
Fishing, Conservation, Mountains

To hike, ride, drive, float, wade, swim, or fish the North Middle Fork is to live something special. It’s to step out of our beeping, buzzing, ringing, streaming, trending grind and into life that reminds you why free rivers and tall trees and wild things matter.

Fishing, Conservation, Mountains
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Backchannels and Frontlines: Exploring the Willamette River’s wild within reach, and why personal connection is the key to protecting Oregon’s most essential river.
Conservation, Water Sports
Backchannels and Frontlines: Exploring the Willamette River’s wild within reach, and why personal connection is the key to protecting Oregon’s most essential river.
Conservation, Water Sports

The Willamette delivers an endless cycle of unexpected encounters with nature. Beaver slides line the muddy banks. Tracks of raccoon, coyote, fox, and even the occasional bobcat tell the story of nightly visitors. It’s all right here in our backyards, if we only slow down enough to notice.

Conservation, Water Sports
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Water-Wise, Not Worn-Out: How to Keep Your Garden Alive (and Lovely) All Summer
Gardening, Conservation
Water-Wise, Not Worn-Out: How to Keep Your Garden Alive (and Lovely) All Summer
Gardening, Conservation

Gardening can be tough, but Phillip Farris (aka the Eugene Garden Coach) is here to help! Learn his tips for summer gardening in the valley and keep your plants alive all season long.

Gardening, Conservation
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Coastbound: A Backcountry Sandboarding Guide to the Oregon Dunes
Coastbound: A Backcountry Sandboarding Guide to the Oregon Dunes

Located between the towns of Florence and Coos Bay, it is the largest expanse of coastal dunes in North America. Towering sand dunes stretch for miles here, making it a hidden paradise for an adrenaline-fueled sport you may not even know exists: sandboarding.

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Your Reason for the Season
Your Reason for the Season

It’s been quite a few years since I picked up my first fly rod now, but waking up, making coffee, and throwing my gear in the car to drive into the mountains in search of summertime trout has become one of my favorite things in the world.

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