Your favorite family-friendly informative public meeting series returns, bringing a stellar line-up of guest speakers on a variety of fascinating topics!
Our March event celebrates 50 years of land stewardship at Cerro Gordo, a presentation by author Eric Alan and McKenzie River Trust Stewardship Program Manager, Jodi Lemmer.
In 1974, an idealistic and motivated group of people purchased approximately 1,150 acres on the north shore of Dorena Lake, with the intention of building shared, intentional community with a focus on living close to the land. While the Cerro Gordo community never developed as envisioned, land stewardship has continued to evolve beautifully. After the formation of Cerro Gordo Land Conservancy, the nonprofit successfully obtained two conservation easements covering 1,000 acres of Cerro Gordo’s meadows, oak woodlands, mixed conifer forests, and riparian areas. Since then, a great deal of conservation and restoration work has been accomplished, with much more in process and planned. Come celebrate Cerro Gordo’s first fifty years of land stewardship, in caring for one of the region’s most beautiful and precious areas.
We host these family-friendly events on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 5-7pm at the Axe & Fiddle, 657 E. Main Street in Cottage Grove.
Events begin with informal socializing, trivia, and updates about the watershed and watershed council. The Science on Tap presentation begins at 6pm.
The event is free to the public, with a $5 donation suggested.
