Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

06/18/2026

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blacklight-night-hike-tickets-1991511890675?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

Join Ranger Salix on a night-time hike to see what glows under blacklight! We will look for scorpions, millipedes, bioluminescent lichens, flying squirrels, and anything else that reveals itself. All ages and ability levels welcome, hike will be under 2 miles. Please meet at CVS parking lot in Ashland at 7:30 PM to carpool into the Monument, and expect to be back by 11:00 PM

06/16/2026

Excellent news! Many thanks to Senator Ron Wyden, Senator Jeff Merkley, and the Southern Oregon Wildlife Crossing Coalition for keeping the pressure on and ensuring the funding for this project came through.
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/merkley-wyden-unlock-critical-federal-funding-for-i-5-wildlife-crossing-in-southern-oregon?fbclid=IwdGRjcASdqLlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeSiz9t_tfCWzj5AWrFWNYGXOt0EsGmULxS089onmH7HFXbStdkUykkDKuYx8_aem_lhlL5AshBvjb6g3UIhYqZg

The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon

06/12/2026

One of the best ways to connect to our public lands is through a pencil, pen, or paintbrush. Working in plein air forces you to slow down and take in the beauty of a landscape, from the tiny details of a flower's anatomy to sweeping shapes and shades of a vista.

On Saturday, local artists joined Sarah Burns, Cascade-Siskiyou Arts & Advocacy Resident, for a Plein Air workshop on a bracingly beautiful day in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.

This program is part of Cascade-Siskiyou Creations: Arts and Advocacy program, centering women artists in the Monument, with support from Conservation Lands Foundation

06/12/2026

06/10/2026

06/09/2026

Calling all community scientists! This weekend we’re launching Project MARIPOSA, the Monument Assessment of Rare and Invasive Plant Occupancy in Sensitive Areas.

Join us to document rare plants and invasive species using iNaturalist. Your observations put real people power on the ground, helping protect rare plants and track invasives across the Monument. No experience needed, just curiosity and a phone.

We’re joined by Lisa Spangler, our 2026 Monument Artist in Residence and botanical illustrator, who will bring her botanical illustration skills to both the Friday talk and Saturday outing.

Friday talk: June 12, 6 pm at the Ashland Food Co-op Community Classroom
Saturday outing: June 13, 9 am, meet at the Ashland CVS

Free and open to all. Link in bio to register.

Oregon MonumentsForAll

06/09/2026

BLM Ranger John and Friends Ranger Allie showing off the beauty of the Monument on a kayak tour!

06/09/2026

Come join Andy and ranger Allie this weekend!

This Sunday!

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https://rova.live/event/stupid-hike-for-stupid-mental-health-grizzly-peak-trail-cascade-siskiyou-national-monument-2026-06-14-0730

06/04/2026

Join us for a free plein air art workshop with Sarah Burns this weekend in the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument! No experience or supplies required but it is open to all skill levels! Link in our bio to sign up.

06/02/2026

Such an amazing story of resilience, make sure to look up the next time you’re in the Monument, you just might see a condor!