Festival Schedule

Rick Ahrens with the voyaging canoe launching at Perkins Peninsula

Preregistration Required with City of Eugene Outdoor Program
www.eugene-or.gov/recoutdoor

Click RecEnroll button and selct event from alphabetical list: "Wings and Wine, Canoe - More than Mudhens"

Daphene Sampson and  Jim Maloney with the kayaks launching at Royal Avenue Parking Lot.

Greet a Grebe: Paddle a single kayak through the marshes of Fern Ridge to see waterbirds, raptors, and other bird species.

Preregistration required with City of Eugene Outdoor Program
www.eugene-or.gov/recoutdoor

Click RecEnroll button and selct event from alphabetical list: "Wings and Wine, Kayak - Meet a Grebe"

Leaders: Bruce Newhouse, Peg Boulay, and Glenn Johnson

Leaders: John Sullivan and Laura Johnson.

Experience the process of creating wetlands for birds, plant and native wildlife as it happened at Royal Avenue. View birds and other wildlife through scopes on the Royal Avenue Platform.

Leaders: Tom & Allison Mickel.

Learn about migrant traps and see an example of one at Fern Ridge Lake. With help from local guides, view and identify migrating songbirds.

Perkins Peninsula Park Map

• Kid-friendly bird walks
• Native American Storytelling by Pony Gilbert
• Educational Booths

Perkins Peninsula Park Map

Leader: Dave Bontrager.

Learn about the complexities of restoring and maintaining wet prairie for birds, plants and native wildlife. See our state bird, the western meadowlark, and other species that depend on these unique places.

Fisher Butte Platform Map

Leaders: Anne Heyerly and Pat Boleyn

Learn how a borrow pit became a bird haven. With help from an onsite guide, view western pond turtles and other wildlife that depend on the habitat that was created when Fern Ridge dam was built.

Kirk Park Map

Meet ODFW wildlife managers and take a walk with Kevin Roth, area biologist. Visit with Dave Walp and test your I.D. skills while viewing a collection of pelts & skulls of local wildlife.

Fisher Butte Map

Sunset Sail (Youth ages 8-18 welcome with adults) outing complete with a picnic dinner.

Join an Outdoor Program sailing instructor for a sail on evening breezes as
the sunlight fades. No sailing experience required. Lane County Parking fees have been waived for this event. You will need a Wings & Wine Festival parking pass. You should bring: rain gear, quick-drying, synthetic clothing (minimal cotton), closed toes shoes that can get wet (no flip flops), sunscreen, hat, drinking water. Sunglasses and eyeglasses should have retainers.

Preregistration Required with the City of Eugene Outdoor Program
www.eugene-or.gov/recoutdoor

Click RecEnroll button and select event from alphabetical list: "Wings and Wine Sunset sail Ages 8 & Up"