Cottage Grove's Historic Downtown Walking Trail in South Lane CountyTucked into the southern reaches of Oregon's Willamette Valley, the city of Cottage Grove has stitched together a compact, walkable route through the heart of…Fox Hollow and Hoover roads in South Lane CountyThe southern stretch of Lane County, Oregon, folds itself into a quiet patchwork of forested ridges, creek-side flats, and timber country that has supported…The Gravel Bars of the Coast Fork and Your RightsThe gravel bars of the Coast Fork Willamette River can look like simple stretches of stone between the water and the forest. In practice, they sit within a…Mushroom hunting in the Row River BasinThe Row River drains a long, narrow wedge of the southern Cascades, slipping east out of the forest near Cottage Grove before joining the Coast Fork…Evening fog patterns over Cottage GroveThe town of Cottage Grove sits at the southern edge of Oregon's Willamette Valley, framed by low ridges, conifer hills, and a river that bends lazily through…When the valley drowned: the 1964 Christmas floodIt started, as so many do in the Pacific Northwest, with rain that would not stop. By Christmas Eve 1964, the sky over South Lane County had opened and refused…Finding Kokanee in the Waters of Cottage Grove LakeCottage Grove Lake sits in the rolling country of South Lane County, a few hundred hectares of reservoir water held back by a dam on the Coast Fork of the…Distinguishing cedars from junipers in Oregon woodlandsWalking through the forests of South Lane County, many visitors pause at a tall evergreen and wonder whether they are looking at a cedar or a juniper. The…Traces of Old Logging Camps in the Umpqua ForestForgotten Logging Camps in the Umpqua National Forest are easy to overlook. A moss-covered road, a level patch beside a creek or a row of ageing apple trees…Six Waterfalls To Reach From Brice CreekBrice Creek winds through a forested corner of South Lane County, east of Cottage Grove, where Douglas-fir, western red cedar and moss-covered rock create a…