“Oak is really important. Prairie is really important. But it’s rare these days,” said Fox. “The Coburg Hills is actually ...

So restoring these habitats is really like restoring cultural life ways to the Willamette Valley," she explained. Once widespread, only 7% of oak habitat and 1% of prairie habitat remain in the state.

Mount Pisgah Arboretum is home to oak savanna and huge incense cedars ... to a view that peers across the Willamette Valley. A parking fee is $3. The best hike in the Eugene/Springfield area ...