State & Chapter Events
Updated 19 Jan 2010
| State | High Desert | Siskiyou |
| Blue Mountain | Klamath Basin | Umpqua Valley |
| Cheamill | Mid-Columbia | Willamette Valley |
| Corvallis | North Coast | William Cusick |
| Emerald | Portland |
State
February 6, Saturday, 10 am
State board meeting:
Lane Community College, Eugene, room 117 in the Science Building. From I-5, take the 30th Avenue exit in South Eugene. Go around to the uphill side of the campus to parking lot L. For campus map see www.lanecc.edu/mpr/locations/mc.htm. For more directions call Dave at 541-345-5531.
Blue Mountain
For information on the Blue Mountain Chapter call Jerry Baker at 541-566-2244.
Cheahmill
Corvallis
If you have questions about any of these programs or would like to join the Corvallis chapter e-mail list, contact Laurel Moulton.
January 23, Saturday, 9 am-4:30 pm
Workshop: Beginning grass identification. Learn to identify some of Oregon’s grasses and help the Oregon Flora Project (OFP) at the same time. The Carex Working Group will present a beginning grass identification class to share interest in grasses and to test a grass identification key being written for the OFP. The class will be in room 1070 Cordley Hall, Oregon State University. Some grasses, dissecting tools and references will be provided, but bring what you have. Please leave a message with Nick Otting at 541-579-4141 to say you’re coming so we can be sure to prepare enough handouts. Your input is important for ensuring that we write a key that people can actually use!
February 8, Monday, 7:30 pm
Meeting: Lichen ID workshop with Bruce McCune, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University. Using his book Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest (McCune and Geiser, 2009), McCune will guide us in basic techniques of lichen ID, including the use of spot reagents. This will be hands-on, so come prepared with lichen specimens and a hand lens. Other helpful items to bring include forceps, a razor blade, a copy of Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest, and a dissecting microscope. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the best! Avery House Nature Center. Contact Laurel Moulton lamoulto@yahoo.com
February 20, Saturday, 10 am-noon
Workshop: Herbarium workshop with Dick Halse sorting herbarium vouchers for the annual herbarium exchange. Oregon State University, Cordley Hall, Room 1064. Please come to the west door of Cordley by 10 am. Contact Esther McEvoy at 754-0893.
Emerald
February 8, Monday, 7:30 pm
Talk: Sand Mountain Fire Lookout. Don Allen of the Sand Mountain Society gives historical information about the Sand Mountain Fire Lookout near Santiam Pass and tells of his efforts to protect the surrounding area from off-road vehicle damage. EWEB Training Room, 500 E. Fourth Ave. Eugene. Call David McClurg at 541-746-9478.
February 27, Saturday, 9 am
Field trip: Mount Pisgah. View early wildflowers and see habitat restoration work on the floodplain of the Coast Fork of the Willamette River. The walk is 3 miles, and we will see Enemion stipitatum (dwarf isopyrum) in bloom. Bring snacks and water. Meet at 9 am at the Mount Pisgah Arboretum. For more information call 541-345-5531.
March 15, Monday, 7:30 pm
Meeting: Wildflowers of the Marys Peak Meadows. Scientist Steve Carpenter will discuss the plant ecology, botanic history, geology and weather of Marys Peak, the highest promontory of the Coast Range. EWEB Training Room, 500 East 4th Ave., Eugene. Call 541-746-9478.
High Desert
To be added to the e-mail list for upcoming events, please contact Maria Britton. For questions or additional information, please contact Eileen Obermiller.
Klamath Basin
For information on the Klamath Basin Chapter, contact Sarah Malaby, 541-884-5703, smalaby@msn.com.
Mid-Columbia
February 11, Thursday, 7 pm
Slide show: Our first-ever member slide show. Come find out what your fellow Mid-Columbia NPSO members have been seeing during the past year. Bring your own pictures to share. Board Room, Building 1, Columbia Gorge Community College in The Dalles.
North Coast
For information on the North Coast Chapter contact Vivian Starbuck at 503-377-4141. The North Coast chapter has no meeting for February. We are a small group and mostly keep in touch by phone. We look forward to spring and getting out with our group. Keep up your good work, and happy New Year.
Portland
If you would like to receive the semi-official Chapter e-mail newsletter, The Calochortus, e-mail Don Jacobson.
February 11, Thursday, 7 pm
Talk: Wildflowers of the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. These mountains provide amazingly accessible views of alpine and subalpine flowers. Tanya Harvey has captured wonderful images of these plants, which range from familiar natives to local endemics, in a slide presentation. She’ll also offer her cards and ornaments for sale. Mount Tabor Presbyterian Church, Southeast Belmont at 54th Avenue. Church lot parking OK. Information: Billy Don Robinson, 503-515-1708.
Siskiyou
The Siskiyou chapter e-mails meeting reminders and last-minute information such as field trip cancellations. To be added to the list, please send your e-mail address to oregonbk@mind.net.
January 21, Thursday, 7:30 pm (refreshments at 7:15)
Program: Lichens and pollution-driven shifts in lichen communities. Dr. Sarah Jovan, a lichenologist, will provide an introduction to lichens, West Coast lichen communities, and shifts in lichen composition due to air pollution. She will have some lichen samples on hand. Room 171, Science Building, Southern Oregon University. Contact Kristi Mergenthaler at 541-941-3744.
February 18, Thursday, 7:30 pm (refreshments at 7:15)
Talk: Rare Bryophyte, Lichen and Mushroom Species of Southwest Oregon. The Klamath Siskiyou region is famous for its flowering plant biodiversity, but the nonflowering plants and fungi are just as remarkable. Scot Loring, rare plant botanist, will discuss mosses, liverworts, lichens and mushrooms. Talk follows brief meeting. Room 171, Science Building, Southern Oregon University, Ashland. Contact Kristi Mergenthaler at 541-941-3744.
February 27, Saturday, 10 am
Winter Ecology Walk: Wagner Creek Loop Trail. Join botanist Kristi Mergenthaler and birder Frank Lospalluto for a half-day stroll along the Wagner Creek Loop Trail. Focus on twigs, lichens, mosses and birds while investigating a beautiful riparian forest. Meet at Tark’s parking lot in Talent at 10 am to carpool to site. Free, but space is limited. Co-sponsored by the Klamath Bird Observatory. Call Northwest Nature Shop to register: 541-482-3241.
Umpqua Valley
February 11, Thursday, 7 pm
Presentation: Geology and Plant Communities. Join Larry Broeker (Umpqua National Forest) and Craig Tozer (Wildlife Safari), two intrepid geologists, as they talk about unique geological formations and the plant communities associated with them. Room 1, Mercy Community Education Building, 2459 N.W. Stewart Parkway, Roseburg. Contact Donna Rawson at 541-459-2821.
Willamette Valley
Contact John Savage at wv_president@NPSOregon.org for information on upcoming events.
February 18, Thursday, 7-8:30 pm
Program: Green Landscaping: Healthy Yards, Healthy Streams. Learn about environmentally-friendly landscaping alternatives to lawns. Deborah Topp, natural resource outreach specialist with the city of Salem, will discuss rain gardens and other landscaping options that reduce pollution, conserve water and create a haven for birds, pollinators and other wildlife. The program, sponsored by the Friends of Straub Environmental Learning Center and the Willamette Valley chapter, will be held at Straub Environmental Learning Center, 1320 A St. NE, next to Olinger Pool, near North Salem High. The program is open to the public. Cost is $5 and registration is required. To register, call 503-391-4145. Contact Lisa Olivares at 503-391-4145 or John Savage at 503-399-8615.
William Cusick
February 25, Thursday, 7 pm
Chapter meeting: Baker City Library. Program to be announced later.
Field Trip Notes:
- Field trips take place rain or shine, so proper dress and footwear are essential.
- Bring water and lunch.
- Trips may be strenuous and/or hazardous. Participation is at your own risk. Be prepared to sign a release form indicating this. Sample release form.
- Please contact the trip leader or chapter representative about dificulty, distance, and terrain to be expected on field trips.
- All NPSO field trips are open to the public at no charge (other than contribution to carpool driver) and newcomers and visitors are always welcome.
- National Forests require a Northwest Forest Pass for some field trip locations. Permits can be acquired at forest headquarters and ranger districts.
- The Forest Service and other agencies have set policies limiting group size in many wilderness areas to 12. The reason is to limit human impacts on these fragile areas. Groups using wilderness areas should be no larger than 12.
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