Today was a little special! We were very excited to finally see one of our resident mother ducks march across our campus in the West Eugene wetlands to get her brand new family to the large pond next to our main facility. For the last two years, this mama has built a nest in the flower bed in front of our building — but no one had ever seen her take her fluffy little hatchlings to the water. Spotted through the front pick-up parlor window, the news spread quickly and any staff who could get away jumped at the opportunity to aid these little guys safely to our native plant-lined ponds and bioswale.
We felt proud that our commitment to being pesticide-free and Salmon Safe meant this family had a healthy journey through our campus. They were enthusiastically greeted at the pond by fellow ducks and a few curious geese.
Nice work, mama!