The "lounge" is not really a lounge with food and drink per se, the same experience can be had at…read moreGreenhill for free rather than 12.00 or 15.00 depending on if you book in advance... there is no food or drink served, only bags of chips and bottled drinks. The place is extremely clean, no smell and the cats are well cared for. The owner however is a nightmare. Michelle is the most UNWELCOMING person and a deterrent to visiting this place. She has a manic energy and is a complete control freak and outright rude. She'll give you a long list of things you cannot do, like wake the cats up, scratch their belly or hold a cat wand toy too high. they have fewer rules at Disneyland. You know your perception of weird cat lady? She's that! Honestly if I found a cat I wanted to adopt I'd think twice before wanting to deal with her as a liaison for the rescues. She's totally off putting. Once you're in the "lounge" she'll eagle eye you by coming in and sitting at a table and watch you interact with the cats, even though there is a huge glass window and she can see everything from her front desk. It's very uncomfortable and I did not have an enjoyable time. I was previewing this business in hopes of bringing friends here, but I'll pass. I am glad they have been able to adopt out a good number of cats and the place could be fun and enjoyable if she'd back off and learn some etiquette. If I were a cat I'd hiss at her...

Short: SPRINGFIELD. CAT CAFE LOUNGE. ONLY THE 2ND CAT CAFE LIKE SPOT IN ALL OF OREGON. ANIMAL…read moreLOVERS GO GO GO! I've always thought Springfield and Eugene would benefit from having a cat café especially since there's a lot animal lovers and there's a lot of places to do. but the variety of things do, is much needed for the area. I thought it would be great especially from a mental health advocate point of view too, stress free for people to enjoy. [Location, Space & staff] I really love that the space was clean and well organized. it wasn't too small of a space. staff was friendly, helpful, and informative. I also love the fact that you can adopt the cats which is great so they could find homes. I really love the location because it's not too close to Autzen but on the familiar road to! I think the location is nearly perfect, as there's plenty of space to park. I definitely think it's so worth it to visit and spend an hour with these cats. I definitely am interested in the frequent visitor pass! [Drinks & snacks] Springfield Cat Lounge offered a few local beverages which I appreciate. They also had a variety of snacks, which I really loved since it's very inclusive for different dietary needs. I particularly love the Boba tea protein bar!! Never seen anything like it! [Merch] Shirts blankets tote bags and other cat related items or souvenirs are available to buy and in plenty! Also has local art and jewelry! I found most items were reasonably priced. [Note about rules] Only one thing I was not entirely happy about was when I saw there wasn't a reinforcement of rules, in the cat lounge area. Particularly the rule of not waking up any napping cats;about halfway into my visit, A couple came in and they were just waking up all the napping cats which I didn't appreciate. Part since it's a rule that was told by staff and I felt bad for the cats as they were napping, and then somebody put their hand in front of their faces.. [Events and more activities!] They offer doing knitting and occasionally other activities for an hour some part of the weeks, as part of their weekly events. So far, it has been the same price as a regular visit admission, which I really love! Overall, definitely looking forward to being a frequent visitor and keep on supporting this wonderful amazing local business!! Note the only other cat cafe in Oregon is in Bend. The one in Portland sadly closed I beli I visited the week of April 20th 2024, not sure why my review didn't post : ( so if there's any changes please keep that in mind.

SHCC is a top shelf golf course. It can be very challenging. The Nike tour played there in the…read morepast. I was a member for 32 years and enjoyed it very much!!

Great staff and course! My country club has reciprocation, so we played. Very tight fairways…read morelined by trees and water, but very well groomed. Greens were PRISTINE! Excellent response to the ball and running about 11 on speed. Am playing again because we had so much fun. I do not like hole 17, tight and 90 degree dog leg. Very difficult to not go long in water or short in trees. Definitely recommend to play if you get a chance! Outstanding golf course!

Just a fellow Elk passing through and needed a place to stop for the night. The designated trailer…read moreparking would be challenging if there were other trailers or an event, but there wasn't, so we just parked hooked up. Paying was challenging because the local homeless tried fishing the previous payment envelopes and the slot was jammed up. Lots of homeless activity in the area, it made me feel like someone was watching "the Walking Dead" in the next room all night. Location was convenient and price was right.

Members get a 5 star rating. RV parking gets a 3 star. Spots are very tight mainly due to a…read morebuilding blocking any back up maneuvers of a travel trailer. Lodge was not open when we were here so can not review that.

Great place to relax after a long work day. People are friendly. Respectful…read moreBartender Jesse, has a smile for everyone, makes magnificent cocktails! And it's obvious she enjoys her job Scott

Excellent! Full bar with lottery, dinner on Friday nights, breakfast twice a month on Sundays. A…read moreVeteran's organization so your money goes to a good place! Check out the website for schedule and more info at www.alpost83.com

Organization dedicated to offering specialized language and life-skills classes for people with…read moreemerging language skills, improving communication in our community, and building and strengthening multicultural connections in Lane County.

From the owner: Downtown Languages' mission is to increase opportunities for immigrants and build respect and…read moreunderstanding across cultures by providing language, literacy, and other educational programs. We envision a vibrant community where people of all cultures feel welcome and can participate effectively. We strive to be facilitators of tools that help our clientele improve their economic situation and to feel valued in the community they live in.

This wonderful company provides great opportunities for kids to explore the outdoors. For a number…read moreof years now I've brought my class to do their field trip. It's always a favorite. The kids especially like the "pond dipping" where the kids dip nets in the pond and look for insect larva and other critters. This year, my daughter got to go to a week of camp at their Alton Baker location. She loves going to outdoor, nature camps. They have the coolest outdoor classrooms set up there along with a yurt and edible garden. It felt like a secret wonderland hiding right in the park. They also offer some weeks at other local parks. Nearby Nature has a variety of programs for preschoolers up through adults. The prices seem steep but are comparable to other similar camps. I make it work to send my daughter to "nature" camp every summer and we will probably go with Nearby Nature again in the future.

From the owner: Kids Discover, Learn, and Grown with Nearby Nature!…read more Where's the first place you connected with nature as a child? Up in a back yard tree? On a hand-built log bridge in an urban creek? Exploring the wilds of an overgrown empty lot? If you're like lots of people, your special place was close to home -- in nearby nature! Based in the green heart of Eugene (Alton Baker Park), Nearby Nature helps connect kids with nature right in their own neighborhoods. Through our programs, kid spend thousands of hours outside every year -- exploring in local parks, doing service learning projects, playing in our Learnscape Garden, and so much more. For info about our COVID-safe outdoor exploration and discovery programs, including Summer Daycamps, Nature School Programs, family Nature Quests, preschool Green Start Play Days, No School Day Adventures, Network Charter School classes, Restoration Celebrations, and volunteer opportunities, see our website (nearbynature.org) today!

They do not care for their residents. They're only in it for the money. Especially if you're a…read moreperson of color, do not stay there for too long. Staff is unprofessional and disrespectful, you are mixed in with a lot of unsavory people you often cannot get away from, and you are expected to work for them if you can find a job within the nearest 10 mile radius. Cory Burket, the R3 program director, does not care about the people in his R3 program. David Helder also bears mentioning, as he can be a total manipulative monster the staff fully listens to whether he is honest or not in his reports. You can find better than the Mission, you can do better than the Mission. Try not to get attached to any of them for too long--they don't care about you as much as you'll believe they do.

I feel Ray, the men's leader, is a bully and has no compassion for men in need unless they brown…read morenose him. I talked to him on the phone and he bullied me and was annoyed with me for asking questions and going to Denver instead of him. Denver was polite and cared but Ray should go back to counseling school and not be in charge of men trying to get a life change and are mentally struggling not high like he immediately makes you feel he is judging you as. He is rude, inpatient and not using a good heart in his decisions and it shows from the complaints I have heard at my church he has not been to school for counseling and my church will not support this program until they get a better leader for the men's program.

I really try hard to make sure that all of my reviews are fair and balanced. The main reason that I…read morewrite on Yelp is to try and help other people. Normally I would take off stars when things merit that, but because my overall experience here was so good and the joy I felt definitely seems to outweigh all the negatives, I just can't give the Cascades Raptor Center aything less than five stars. Let me go through the negatives with you first though because there are a few: Parking can be ... an adventure . The center sits at the top of the hill with a very small steep road leading up to a tiny parking lot. As many of the other reviews have noted, if you have anything larger than a midsized vehicle, I would not recommend attempting to use their parking lot. We tried originally and realized immediately that was a mistake, then turned around and parked at the trailhead across the street. We had to walk across a busy street and make it up that steep steep hill. I'm not going to lie, I was dying by the time I reached the entrance . But to be fair, I think most people are in better shape than I am :) so hopefully you'll be fine. They also have a very strict no dogs rule which I completely understand based on the venue. However, that means you cannot have even the smallest dog in the car or anywhere on the premises. Even the sight or sound of a dog can be stressful for the birds. So it totally makes sense to me that they're putting the animals first, but as someone who travels with her dog, it's important for you to know before coming . Lastly, I think the price is absolutely worth it. We paid $32 for two adults and I feel I got my money's worth but cost is important to a lot of people so I do feel the need to mention it. Having got all that out of the way, we had an amazing time here! We spent around an hour here at closing time and honestly I could have stayed a lot longer. Staff were very sweet and said that we could keep wandering around even after close if we wanted to because it takes them a while to get everything shut down and many of them are volunteers. There is no way I would have done that because I value people's time, but it is sweet of them to offer and they really seem to love and care for these animals deeply. I enjoyed speaking to many of them and they were all kind and informative. One of the things I appreciated most was learning about each resident and why they are there. These animals aren't on display for entertainment. They are ambassadors helping people understand and appreciate birds of prey. This organization rehabilities injured raprors, cares for many birds that to cannot be in the wild any longer and help utilize themto educate the public. The absolute sweetheart of my visit was Lethe, a turkey vulture who casually walked right up to us like we were old friends. I never expected one of my favorite interactions to be with a turkey vulture, but he absolutely stole my heart. Hans, the Eurasian eagle owl, was breathtaking. His enormous orange eyes were mesmerizing and I could have stood there watching him for hours. He is a stunning bird and to see him up close was incredible. I was also very excited to see Francis the magpie. My husband loves owls and that is why we came here, but magpies are my favorite birds so imagine my surprise when I saw her. Francis is actually not a raptor, she's a corvid, but she is a rescue and as the centers only non-rafter resident ,they also use her as an education ambassador. It was a challenge to try and get any good photos of any of the birds so although I'm attaching photos as always, you should understand that they don't do justice to actually being there. Because it was hard to get good photos and because of all of the other challenges that I have listed, if I was reviewing the raptor center completely objectively, I would probably give it three stars, maybee less honestly, but there is an element of community and learning and magic and hope and beauty here that just cannot be boiled down to an unequivocal rating. I would come here again every time, and all the time, and I highly recommend this stop if you're in the area and at all interested in birds or any kind of animal rescue and rehabilitation. .

My wife and I stopped by during the Eugene Marathon weekend. Being over 30, we understand that…read morebirds are cool. There were 31 birds with their own exhibits. Admission was $16/person, but well worth it for the experience. There are informative displays about each species and also each individual bird.

My son has been going here for about 2 months now. I've seen so many wonderful changes in his…read morebehavior and direction. They really know what they are doing! Thank you!

Can't believe this, we've been with the child Center for 3 years. We just got bumped from daily…read morevisits with intense therapy at our home to the day treatment program which was brought to us as a wrap around program meaning help in and outside of school and it hasn't lived up to expectations in the least. We voiced concerns over how my brother was being treated at the school and he actually became sick as we're dealing with many other obstacles right now. We were in Portland over night because he was filling the toilet with blood. Now we're being victimized by the teachers and the supervisor. The way we have been treated since we had to start the day treatment program has been awful. It's supposed to be a school for kids who have special needs but it seems more like jasper mountain for troubled kids. My brother needs more social help than straight discipline. We now get a call from a supervisor saying that we are completely dropped from the child center because of our complaints. The communication with the teacher "counselors" has been horrible through all this. We have had the best experiences here for a long time until the day treatment program. We feel victimized and left out in the cold by them now. This was the one place that truly was helping us until now. My donations will be going elsewhere. Really sad to see this happening. The bullying by the supervisor has been extremely hurtful.

I was a victim of a sexual assault and went to Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) for comfort,…read moresupport, and most importantly help with what my rights and protections from the person who raped me. This was the worst mistake I ever made. I disclosed exactly what happened to me, those involved, and was given the advice not to report my crime because the person would not end up in jail because the funding in Lane County couldn't keep him in jail. I wasn't advised to go to the hospital after my rape which was around five hours after it happened and I wasn't advised that it was my right to have the hospital do a rape kit and use it later if I decided to file a report and press charges. I was told my own safety was more important that putting the man who did this in jail because he threatened me if I called the police. I took their advice to heart and didn't do anything but go home and try and hide my rape from my partner and family. I continued to seek help from SASS only to be reassured I did the right thing. Not reporting the rape because if he was even arrested he wouldn't stay in jail putting me at even a greater risk. I wasnt until I starting seeing a therapist that I found out that SASS 100% gave me the wrong advice. My therapist even called them to question them why they gave me such terrible advice. I went back to SASS in person and questioned their advice only to be told "We're sorry. We have new people and staff has been moved around a lot." SASS advocates that I spoke with full admitted to giving me bad advice and that they were sorry. End of story. I asked to file a grievance and they did nothing with it. This is suppose to be a place where people of sexual assault can go for support and the only support I received was not the truth and not in my best interest. I wasn't even told any options other than to not report. This place received federal funding to operate. The excuse of we're in transition with new advocates and the paid employee's are being moved around is the worst excuse on earth. They admitted they are at fault but expect me to just move forward. This place needs to be shut down and a new place with a new board of directors, staff, and advocates that are fully trained. No excuses for giving false information.

I was disturbed in meeting with the program coordinator because she seemed to think she could…read morecomandeer my identity into one of the 'trans inclusive' groups by inappropriately demanding that I define myself according to a binary she laughed at contemptuously earlier, and seemed to regard as offensive. This scared me into silence. She didn't seem to realize many transpeople are binary-identified. What she was pressuring me to do was hypocritical and invasive considering how she felt about 'the binary' and considering I did not know her. She required me to define myself by this 'Binary' she referred to (e.g. male/man synonymous and female/woman synonymous, & either/or not one or some), when the only information I offered, and was comfortable offering point-blank was that I didn't identify as a woman. In fact I wasn't even comfortable with that, because she seemed pushy and intolerant of my ideas regarding my own identity. It was an ironic and upsetting interview, and it wasn't respectful of the complexities of identity in general or transgender identity. I was excluded from a group I needed because I revealed private information about myself in hopes I could get adequate support. It's not private now, because critically reviewing this place is more important to me than my privacy. This organization seems to be striving to be politically blind and to not recognize an association between a person's perceived gender and his/her social status, as well as how a history of inclusion and exclusion as a member of a certain biological sex group, or gender (in our society) might effect a person's comfort level with biological and simultaneously self-identified men and women-- or even other transpeople with a different biological sex than theirs, let alone a different gender identity-- which can also be uncomfortable. They "lump" transpeople into inappropriate groups. Regardless, this is an organization that is supposed to be designed to be supportive to victims of sexual assault, and it has let its ignorance around transpeople and issues of trans-inclusion disrupt that goal. Dissociating from (biological) sex being correlated to status leading to prejudiced groupings and treatments of both trans and cisgendered people is to continue discriminating by these same unfair groupings. You can't ignore how a person appears to the world (or has appeared) and what impact that has on a sense of belonging. Because of this I believe a transman should be welcomed in the "Self-Identified Women's Group" given there's not a group for him where he feels safe. Especially if he's pre-transition and does not resemble a male. But why shouldn't there be guessing as to a persons origins in such a group? Could there just be trust everyone was screened and belongs? Maybe instead of having terms from trans language used ignorantly on our behalf we could simply be asked where we would feel most comfortable, or which group was more important to us and why, or whether we identified with the life of a woman or a man or both. The refusal to acknowledge a persons biological sex and corresponding societal gender is "gender-blindness", or refusual to acknowledge the physical reality of a persons recognized gender by society at large. This deeply effects and shapes a person and should be given weight. I was denied access to a women's group on the grounds that I didn't identify "AS" a woman. That doesn't speak to my experience. I identify "WITH" being a woman. I have a right to choose invisibility for my trans status when I want, especially in a group that's primary focus is sexual assault recovery. I was invisible as male when I was assaulted, and I am invisible in my daily life as male, so I should be able to be invisible as male in a sexual assault support group if that's what I want. I don't believe I should be made to feel I'm not welcome, so other people who are not aware of my trans status might not feel slightly "uncomfortable." What about where I feel comfortable after a lifetime of discomfort? Why don't I have the same access to comfort in this supposedly politically correct organization? This organization needs a REAL education if they are going to advertise themselves so blatantly as trans inclusive with trans-language and include questions about transgender identity in their intake. I know I shouldn't be forced to degrade myself by saying I identify "AS" a gender I don't in order to gain rightful access to a resource when there is no alternative group for transgender and "transgender questioning" bioogical men and women where I would feel more comfortable, ideally of my same biological origin. Transgender is not a sexual orientation, and can't be lumped in with the GLBTQA group and respectfully served when there are groups for "Self-Identified" men and women available that discriminate against gender boundary crossing people using their own language; asking questions that show ignorance to the trans experience and theory.