Updates and News from the Metolius River
Visitors in Down
Canada Geese are found in a variety of habitats near water and meadows where there is plenty of food and open air to stretch their wings, and our pairs find just that here on the two hundred acres of private nature preserve.
Civil War on the Metolius
101 Springs
There are at least 101 natural—and very pristine—springs located on the House on Metolius. As the underlying aquifer is filled, water overflows onto the surface—the springs can range in size from intermittent seeps to large pools with hundreds of cubic feet emerging daily.
Swimming Suttle Lake
Eleanor's Cabin
Birding at House on Metolius
The Metolius Basin is the home to a wide range of bird species, including the Osprey pictured above. Also know as a sea hawk, this bird will get the attention of any fisherman along the river, as it calmly circles and hunts fish. The fish, in turn, respond by staying under banks and bridges, at least in part to avoid being an osprey's supper.
Spring Showers
Hiking Black Butte
Climbing Black Butte is a great day hike and offers panoramic views of the Metolius basin and the surrounding mountains.