Into The Wallowa: Wallowa Land Trust's 2010 Summer Outings
Into The Wallowa takes local residents and visitors on half-day guided outings to the Wallowa Lake Moraines and other significant lands throughout Wallowa Country.
All outings start at 9:30AM and end at approximately noon, are led by local experts, and are FREE of charge.
Sign up by phone 541-426-2042 or email julia(at)wallowalandtrust.org.
Saturday 3 July
6Ranch Century Ranch & Restoration Project
with Liza Jane Nichols
Tour the McAlister Century Ranch and recent Grande Ronde Model Watershed Wallowa River restoration project. Bring a shovel and gloves to assist with river restoration and stay for a free lunchtime BBQ featuring 6Ranch Corriente beef.
Saturday 10 July
Wonders of Wallowa Lake's West Moraine
with Karen Antell
Join EOU expert botanist Karen Antell on the West Moraine of Wallowa Lake to brush up on your natural history skills while practicing the art of field journaling. Bring a journal and a pen!
Saturday 17 July
Tamkaliks / Lower Wallowa River
with Joe McCormack
Discover the Tamkaliks Celebration grounds just outside the town of Wallowa with Homeland Project Board member and Nez Perce tribal member Joe McCormack. We'll learn about the history of the site and PowWow and explore the Wallowa River.
Saturday 31 July
East Moraine of Wallowa Lake: Geologic Marvel
with Ellen Morris Bishop & Dave Jensen
Experience the Wallowa Lake Moraines with geologist Dr. Ellen Bishop (Oregon Paleo Lands Institute) and renowned photographer Dave Jensen (co-founder and board member, Wallowa Land Trust). This hike will emphasize the geology, natural history, and cultural values of the moraines, as well as local efforts to protect this iconic landscape from development.
Saturday 7 August
East Moraine of Wallowa Lake: Geologic Marvel
with Ellen Morris Bishop & Dave Jensen
Experience the Wallowa Lake Moraines with geologist Dr. Ellen Bishop (Oregon Paleo Lands Institute) and renowned photographer Dave Jensen (co-founder and board member, Wallowa Land Trust). This hike will emphasize the geology, natural history, and cultural values of the moraines, as well as local efforts to protect this iconic landscape from development.
Saturday 14 August
Confluence of Wallowa & Lostine Rivers
with James Monteith & Woody Wolfe
Spend a morning at the Confluence of the Wallowa and Lostine Rivers (known locally as the "Forks") on the Wolfe Century Ranch, learning what your local land trust is doing on the ground. We’ll explore the first Conservation Easement that Wallowa Land Trust is buying on agricultural lands and experience late summer in the lower valley.
Saturday 21 August
Lower Valley History Tour
with Mary Ann Burrows & others
Discover the history of the lower Wallowa Valley. Our tour starts in Wallowa at the Wallowa History Center with local hisotrian Mary Ann Burrows, continues at the Wallowa Band Nez Perce Trail Interpretive Center, and will then travel to see where the first white settlers entered and settled in the Wallowa Valley in the 1800's.
Saturday 28 August
Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site
with Tim Nitz, National Park Service
After three decades of controversy, the incomparable 62-acre Marr Ranch at the foot of Wallowa Lake was purchased in 2006 by the State of Oregon with the support of three Indian tribes. This is the first part of the Wallowa Lake Moraines System to receive permanent protection. You will learn the Nez Perce story and view the upper Wallowa River canyon along Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site.
Saturday 4 September
West Moraine of Wallowa Lake: Top of the World!
with David Mildrexler
Hike the beautiful West Moraine of Wallowa Lake with David Mildrexler who will lead you to the crest for some of the most stunning views in the Wallowa Lake Basin. Much of the entire Moraine System can be seen and studied from this epicenter. Learn about the cultural and natural history of the West Moraine and the development pressures it now faces, as well as local citizen efforts to ensure its protection. This hike will begin at the northwest end of Wallowa Lake.
