West Eugene Wetlands and WREN

"Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Willamette Valley: A Beginner's Guide" by Steve Gordon and Cary Kerst

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WREN
751 S Danebo
Eugene OR, 97402

Book store representatives who would like to purchase this book for inventory should contact WREN Store Manager Windy Hovey at windy@wewetlands.org or 541-683-6413.

About the book
Published by a local small press, CraneDance Publications, the book's publication has been sponsored by numerous donors, including individuals, Lane County Audubon Society, and WREN. Those interested in dragonflies and damselflies will be able to far more easily identify these beautiful animals with this guide in hand, as the book includes 120 pages with full-color photographs of 52 species, including 48 species found locally. This is the first book on dragonflies specific to Oregon.

This book is also available at the following stores:

J. Michael's Books in Eugene
Tsunami Books in Eugene
Black Sun Books in Eugene
the UO Bookstore
Down to Earth in Eugene
Mt. Pisgah Arboretum
Smith Family Books
Powell's Books in Portland
The Audubon Society of Portland Nature Store
Hughes Water Gardens in Tualatin
OSU Bookstore in Corvallis
Grass Roots Bookstore in Corvallis
Garland Nursery in Corvallis
Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory in Bend
FarmHand Feed and Home Co in Cottage Grove
Books on Main in Cottage Grove
Bookmine in Cottage Grove

About the Authors

Cary Kerst has a B.S. in entomology from Purdue University and an M.S. in entomology from Oregon State University. He has conducted professional aquatic insect surveys on Willow Creek and other local rivers and streams. He retired from a career in environmental science in 2003. In 2004, he was honored to have one of his discoveries from Willow Creek named after him, Capnia kersti, a new species of winter stonefly. Cary has been interested in dragonflies since his college studies in Indiana.

Steve Gordon has a B.S. in geography from the University of Oregon and spent 30 years as a planner with the Lane Council of Governments; the latter 17 years spent on the West Eugene Wetlands Project. He has been an avid birder since 1974. A dragonfly presentation by Dennis Paulson at a regional Society of Wetland Scientists conference in Tacoma in 1998 inspired him to learn more about odonates.

In 1999, Cary and Steve teamed up to try to identify local dragonflies. With initial, struggling success, they began to develop a checklist of West Eugene Wetlands odonates. By 2002, the idea for this local guidebook was hatched. Together, they lead local field trips and teach odonate classes. They share the joy of dragonflies and damselflies wherever they go.