GROWISER

GROWISER GROWISER is short for Grande Ronde Overlook Wildflower Institute Serving Ecological Restoration.

09/29/2016

It's been a busy summer and things are starting to slow down here on the mountain. Come up and enjoy the start of Fall.

03/14/2016

Blue birds have arrived.

01/01/2016

Starting the year out with 26 inches of snow at the preserve. Wishing you all a prosperous 2016!

12/27/2015

What a great year at GROWISER! Hosted 150 school kids for environmental education field trips, 50 students from EOU on ecology field visits, and over 30 wildflower tours. This past spring 1000 ponderosa pine, larch, and Douglas fir were planted. In addition to the conifers 450 aspen were planted, all with the help of volunteers. Thank you all for making it a superb year at GROWISER.

Winter has arrived.
11/21/2015

Winter has arrived.

Moved the camera by the pond.
10/05/2015

Moved the camera by the pond.

Some trail camera photos of the residents of GROWISER.
10/01/2015

Some trail camera photos of the residents of GROWISER.

08/23/2015

With the dry summer I've been busy watering the trees planted this spring. They are looking great!

Greetings all,Several have asked about the Great Gray owl family here at GROWISER, so I'm happy to give an update.We had...
06/29/2015

Greetings all,

Several have asked about the Great Gray owl family here at GROWISER, so I'm happy to give an update.

We had an exciting event on Saturday evening, June 13. We were watching the four fledglings practicing their hunting techniques...mimicking mom. And we saw the oldest one actually catch a wild rodent. That chick had hatched on approximately April first, so I'm estimating it is about 74 days old (photo #2). I'm attaching a few more chick photos for perspective.

I like to feed the mother a few mice both early in the morning, and late in the evening, to reduce overheating. Even then, while carrying rodents to the fledglings, she gets quite warm. She spreads and lowers her wings away from her body, breathes rapidly, and her gular (throat) flutters (photo # 4).

The family is now usually located in dense forest, about 100 yards either north or west of the old nest site. It is cooler there, but photographs are a little more challenging. They change sites about every two days.

Thanks again, to all of you who have shared in the experience and helped make it possible.

Great Gray Owl this evening at the preserve.
05/24/2015

Great Gray Owl this evening at the preserve.

05/18/2015

LMS 6th grade classes will be visiting GROWISER this week. I hope they pack their rain jackets.

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La Grande, OR
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