Favorite Hikes
Marys Peak Group is currently not leading hikes because of the pandemic. We have asked our hike leaders to share their favorite outdoor adventures as we look forward to the day when we can again safely explore Oregon together.
New Transforming Marys Peak series begins March 14
March 6, 2024
Marys Peak has been transformed in the past 200 years, is transforming now and will continue to transform in the future. And humans play a major role is in these transformations. Register today for three free webinars starting in 2 weeks (...
The Champinefu Lecture Series Returns For Its Seventh Year
September 25, 2023
The popular Champinefu Lecture Series is returning this fall for its seventh year. Champinefu is the Kalapuya name of the lower Marys River valley in what is now known as Philomath and Corvallis in Benton County. This year the series will include...
Spring 2023 Frenkel Lecture Series on Wetlands Now on YouTube
September 20, 2023
The three 2023 Liz and Bob Frenkel Environment and Hiking Spring Series webinars are now available on YouTube with closed caption subtitles.
Reviving the Wetlands at Finley National Wildlife Refuge - This webinar will entice both those who have...
2023 Liz & Bob Frenkel Environment and Hiking Spring Webinar Series
February 13, 2023
Regenerating and Hiking Willamette Valley Wetlands
All Webinars on Wednesday Nights at 7:00 pm
Pre-registration required
Wetlands include forested wetlands, marshes, ponds and wet prairies. Previous to 1840, much of the Willamette Valley was...
Champinefu Webinar Series 2022: Indigenous Placekeeping in Corvallis and at the Confluence
February 13, 2023
Video is now available from the second lecture in the 2022 Champinefu lecture series, held on December 7, 2022.
A conversation among indigenous artists doing recent work in Corvallis, Oregon led by David Harrelson, Cultural Resources Department...
Champinefu Webinar Series 2022: The Kalapuya Seasonal Round at the Confluence
February 1, 2023
Video is now available from the second lecture in the 2022 Champinefu lecture series, held on November 9, 2022.
The Kalapuya were neither nomadic or sedentary, they traditionally lived in the seasonal round. Moving throughout their homelands to...
Champinefu Webinar Series 2022: Shawala - Birthplace of William Hartless
February 1, 2023
Video is now available of the first lecture in the 2022 Champinefu Webinar Series, held live on October 19, 2022.
Born at the confluence of the Willamette and Marys River, William Hartless of the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation provided interviews...
2022 Champinefu Webinar Series
September 12, 2022
The theme of the 2022 Champinefu Lecture Series is Kalapuya Placekeeping and focuses on the confluence of the Marys River and the Willamette River. The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition, the Spring...
Congratulations, Dave Eckert!
June 24, 2022
Congratulations, Dave, on being named the recipient of this year's Preservation Award given by the local group PreservationWORKS.
Hiking Finley Wildlife Refuge
June 2, 2022
A group of 5 of us determined to hike again, after a long pandemic, reunited at Finley. Having driven in separate cars, we drove through the west entrance and began hiking at Woodpecker Loop where a loud robin hailed our arrival. It seemed the robin...