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SUMMARY:Event: Work Party at the Avery Native Plant Garden
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, March 1\, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm \nEvent: Work Party at the Avery Native Plant Garden\nLeader: Esther McEvoy\nLocation: Avery House Nature Center\, Avery Park\, Corvallis \nCome help get the garden ready for spring. Bring gloves\, rake\, clippers\, and energy. Contact Esther for more information or to RSVP at 541-990-0948 or es******@**ak.org.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/event-work-party-at-the-avery-native-plant-garden-19/
CATEGORIES:Corvallis
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260307T130000
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SUMMARY:Presentation: Amazon Community Center Events: Gardening With Native Plants
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 7\, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm\nPresentation: Amazon Community Center Events: Gardening With Native Plants\nPresenters: NPSO Emerald Chapter Board members\nLocation: Amazon Community Center\, Main Hall\, 2700 Hilyard St\, Eugene \nHave you wondered whether gardening with native plants is for you? This class is meant to be an introduction to the benefits of gardening with native plants\, from planning your garden to selecting your plants. We will have a hands-on time where you can see what many commonly used natives look like this time of year as well as when they’re in full bloom. You’ll come away with some ideas about what plants you might want to incorporate in your home and where to find them.\nFor more information and to sign up\, see “Special Interest” at: https://rec.eugene-or.gov/OR/city-of-eugene-or/catalog
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/presentation-amazon-community-center-events-gardening-with-native-plants-2/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260312T090000
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SUMMARY:Work Party #313: Native Plant Garden at McMinnville Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 12\, 9:00 am – 11:00 am \nWork Party #313: Native Plant Garden at McMinnville Public Library\nLocation: McMinnville Public Library \nWe will work around the Carnegie building with a friendly crew to maintain the beauty of this demonstration garden. Dress for the weather and bring gloves\, bucket\, and gardening tools if you have them. For more information\, contact Catie Anderson at ca************@***il.com or 971-241-7634. \nThe library is located at 225 NW Adams Street (corner of Highway 99 W and SW Second Street)\, McMinnville\, Oregon. The library parking lot may be entered from either Adams or Second Streets.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/work-party-313-native-plant-garden-at-mcminnville-public-library/
CATEGORIES:Cheahmill
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260312T170000
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SUMMARY:Event: Sustainability Coalition Fair
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 12\, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm\nEvent: Sustainability Coalition Fair\nLocation: CH2M Hill Building\, Oregon State University \nOur chapter will have a table with beautiful displays and maybe T-shirts for sale. We need a few volunteers to help set up the display\, talk to attendees at the table\, and take the display down. The fair is great promotion and visibility for the Native Plant Society because it had over 500 attendees last year who are interested in aspects of sustainability. Contact Esther to help at es*************@***il.com.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/event-sustainability-coalition-fair/
CATEGORIES:Corvallis
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260312T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260312T210000
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SUMMARY:Presentation: History of Oak Restoration and Fire Suppression in the East Gorge
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 12\, 7:00 pm\nPresentation: History of Oak Restoration and Fire Suppression in the East Gorge\nPresenter: J. Brance Morefield\, Botanist/Invasive Plant Coordinator\nColumbia River Gorge National Scenic Area \nA presentation covering the past twenty years of Oregon white oak restoration and fire suppression in the east Columbia River Gorge. Brance will discuss the role historic fire suppression has played in the reduction in Oregon white oak habitat and restoration of these habitats over the past twenty years\, along with associated effects. \nZoom Registration Link:\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/OeCiC9plSd6141pz1jdcdA
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/presentation-invasive-plants-in-the-gorge-2/
CATEGORIES:Portland
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260313T193000
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SUMMARY:Presentation: Cryptic Lineages and Morphological Stasis in a Rare Genus of Mycoheterotrophic Plants
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, March 13\, 7:30 to 8:30 pm *Note date change to Friday rather than our usual Monday\nPresentation: Cryptic Lineages and Morphological Stasis in a Rare Genus of Mycoheterotrophic Plants\nPresenter: Ash Gill\, M.S.\nLocation: Cordley Hall Room 2602\, Oregon State University or by Zoom (registration link below) \nJoin us for a presentation on an investigation of hidden genetic diversity and fungal host affiliations in Pityopus californicus. \nUnderstanding the evolutionary processes leading to the formation of cryptic lineages is increasingly of interest as efforts continue to reconcile such lineages to established species concepts. Parasitic plants offer compelling case studies on this topic due to their severe morphological reductions and obligate reliance on other organisms for establishment and survival. \nIn our study\, we examined Pityopus\, a monotypic genus of mycoheterotrophic plants in Ericaceae that parasitize ectomycorrhizal fungi. Our goal was to investigate whether molecular divergence in this group is deserving of species-level recognition and whether lineage formation is related to the parasitic lifestyle. By integrating field samples with herbarium specimens\, we assembled a representative dataset from across the range of this rare taxon for genomic and morphological analysis. Our findings reveal four discrete lineages of Pityopus in morphological stasis with range overlap\, and a wider array of host affiliates than previously known. Due to the lack of clear diagnostic features\, we fail to delimit any new species in Pityopus but acknowledge the presence of cryptic lineages that should be conserved. We also demonstrate the efficacy of DNA barcoding for lineage identification. This study provides an example of morphologically similar yet reproductively isolated cryptic lineages that persist in sympatry. \nTo attend by Zoom\, register in advance for this meeting here:\nhttps://oregonstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/1ACjMfLRRIqZBBwb8OsoVw
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/presentation-cryptic-lineages-and-morphological-stasis-in-a-rare-genus-of-mycoheterotrophic-plants/
CATEGORIES:Corvallis
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SUMMARY:Title: Bees as Botanists: The Specialist Bees of Western Oregon
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 16\, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm\nTitle: Bees as Botanists: The Specialist Bees of Western Oregon\nPresenter: August Jackson\, Oregon Bee Atlas\, Oregon State University\nLocation: Amazon Community Center\, 2700 Hilyard St\, Eugene \nThe Oregon Bee Atlas is currently leading the world in research on bee-plant interactions. Most native bee species need native plants to survive\, but the diet breadth in bee species is wildly variable and much remains to be learned. From Sedum bees to Penstemon bees and Lomatium bees\, a rich diversity of bee species found in western Oregon have specialized relationships with native plants and can be extremely picky about which pollen they will feed their young. In this vividly illustrated talk\, we will explore the floral relationships of dozens of specialist bees\, meet some bees (and plants?) new to science\, and discuss ways to support bees in the home garden or community restoration effort. \nAugust works with the Oregon Bee Atlas at Oregon State University coordinating a program for the inventory and monitoring of bees on National Wildlife Refuges in the Pacific Northwest. He is an expert in the identification of bees in Western North America and is responsible for identifying tens of thousands of bees from across the region annually. August is most interested in the relationship between bees and plants\, and especially specialized relationships which have coevolved over thousands\, if not millions of years. Prior to his work at Oregon State University\, August worked for over a decade at Mount Pisgah Arboretum in Eugene and remains interested in all facets of the natural history of the region\, but particularly flowering plants!
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/title-bees-as-botanists-the-specialist-bees-of-western-oregon-2/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260319T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260319T203000
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SUMMARY:Presentation: Spring Flower Refresher
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 19\, 7:00pm\nPresentation: Spring Flower Refresher\nSpeaker: Rachel Werling\nLocation: In-person presentation at the Siskiyou chapter meeting at Southern Oregon University Science Building\, Room 161. Join us in-person or Zoom in from home.  To register for Zoom\, go tohttps://bit.ly/npsotalks. \nSpring is coming! Get ready for April\, Oregon’s Native Plant Appreciation Month with a Floral Tune-Up.  Join us for a hybrid refresher on the coming “pretty faces” and subtle beauties of our Southwest Oregon diversity hotspot. We’ll review many wonderful native species and point out some wild places to appreciate them.  We’ll showcase tools and techniques for identification\, and highlight sources for plant materials so you can enrich your personal landscape with natives to bolster the biodiversity! \nRachel Werling is a professional botanist and the past president of the Siskiyou Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon and board director for the state NPSO. Rachel was faculty for OSU Extension in Jackson County for thirteen years. She delights in sharing her passion for native plants and has led numerous hikes and taught many classes and workshops on our region’s flora. Rachel has a MS in plant biology from Arizona State University and a BS in biology from California Polytechnic University Humboldt.\nOur March chapter meeting is also our annual membership meeting\, which will include annual reports from our officers\, approval of our annual budget\, and the nomination and election of our board for the coming year.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/presentation-spring-flower-refresher/
CATEGORIES:Siskiyou
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260321T100000
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Group Visit to Stillwater Natives Nursery in Bandon
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 21\, 10:00 am\nField Trip: Group Visit to Stillwater Natives Nursery in Bandon\nLeader/Presenter: Gail Perrotti\nLocation: 53701 Beach Loop Rd\, Bandon\, OR 97411  \nStillwater Native Nursery will be open by appointment only in 2026. The South Coast Chapter is hosting a group visit. Interns from local high schools will give a presentation at 11:00 am with time for shopping after the presentation. Carpooling is encouraged. For more information\, to register\, or get carpool information\, contact Gail Perrotti at gp*******@*******nk.net or 541-414-9777.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-group-visit-to-stillwater-natives-nursery-in-bandon/
CATEGORIES:South Coast
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260321T140000
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Silver Falls State Park
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 21\, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm\nField Trip: Silver Falls State Park\nTrip Leader: Kim Maley \nKim Maley\, park interpreter for the Friends of Silver Falls\, will lead an easy to moderate walk to view the lichens at Silver Falls State Park. Bring water\, snacks\, appropriate foot gear\, and clothing for wet and cold conditions. Registration is required. To register and for more information\, please contact John Savage at wv****@***il.com.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-silver-falls-state-park-3/
CATEGORIES:Willamette Valley
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260328T100000
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SUMMARY:Bolt Mountain at Fish Hatchery Park
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 28th\, 2026 10-1pm\nBolt Mountain at Fish Hatchery Park\nTrip Leader: Katelyn Detweiler \nBolt Mountain is situated in a geologically and biologically rich area characteristic of the Klamath-Siskiyou Ecoregion. The rocks\, soils and corresponding plant species found on Bolt Mountain display this wealth of biodiversity. A majority of the soils found on the mountain originate from the rock serpentinite. Unlike most fertile soils\, serpentine soils lack calcium\, nitrogen and other vital nutrients which most plants require to grow and thrive\, and is also high in heavy metals and magnesium. Plants found growing on this soil have adapted to tolerate these extreme conditions. \nThe Bolt Mountain trail rises on a steady slope\, 3.2 miles each direction. The group will travel through Jeffery pine\, buckbrush\, and manzanita mixed forest to open grassy slopes eventually reaching oak and madrone before reaching the rocky serpentine summit. The top of Bolt Mountain boasts views of the Siskiyous\, east to Grants Pass\, and south over the Applegate. The hike is 6.4 miles total and moderate difficulty. \nMeet at 10am at the entrance to Fish Hatchery Park\, 1980 Wetherbee Drive\, Grants Pass\, OR. There is a $5 entrance fee per vehicle to park at the trailhead. For more information please contact field trip coordinator Katelyn Detweiler at det**************@***il.com. To sign up\, please follow the link: NPSO Bolt Mountain Hike.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/bolt-mountain-at-fish-hatchery-park/
CATEGORIES:Siskiyou
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