Friday, April 18, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm *Please note this is a Friday. Program: Taking Care of Oregon’s Kelp Forests Presenter: Sara Hamilton Location: 221 Allen Hall, University of Oregon (UO), *Please note meeting is not at Amazon Community Center Sara is a marine ecologist who studies how ocean ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest...
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 9:30 am – 11:30 am Event: Prairie Plant Research and Restoration at Wild Iris Ridge Leaders: Katelin Kutella and Sarah Erskine, University of Oregon (UO) Ecologists Location: Wild Iris Ridge Join Katelin and Sarah to tour an experimental prairie research site at Wild Iris Ridge. This site is one of six...
Saturday, May 3, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Field Trip: Amazon Community Center Wildflower Walk Leader: Emerald Chapter Native Plant Society of Oregon Volunteers Location: Amazon Community Center, Front Lawn, Eugene Come meet the Native Plant Society at Amazon Community Center as we take a nature walk to identify plants around the park. Bring comfortable...
Saturday, May 10, 8:00 am - 1:00 pm Event: Bikes to Blooms, Emerald Chapter Booth Volunteering and Botany Walk Location: Bake Stewart Park, Dorena (12 miles east of Cottage Grove) All activities are accessible by car; carpooling is encouraged as parking is limited. If cycling, wear a helmet and be cautious of variable trail conditions....
Monday, May 12, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:30 am Event: West Eugene Wetland Walk Leader: Rachel Schneiderman Location: WREN Headquarters, 751 Danebo Ave, Eugene, Oregon 97402 Join us on a walk in the west Eugene wetlands, led by WREN (Willamette Resources and Education Network) staff, at the peak of bloom. We’ll get to see some...
Tuesday May 13, 2025, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Volunteer Outreach: Survey for rare Lathyrus holochlorus at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum Leader: Dr. Nora Dunkirk, ORBIC’s director of Citizen's Rare Plant Watch (CRPW) out of Portland State University Location: Buford Park, exact start location to be announced Citizen's Rare Plant Watch will be conducting a survey of the rare...
May 16, 17, and 18 Event: Mount Pisgah Wildflower Show: Collection, Set up, and Show Booth Leader: Jenny Lippert Location: Mount Pisgah Arboretum, 34901 Frank Parrish Rd, Eugene, Oregon 97405 If you’d like to volunteer, there are several opportunities. If you know your plants and have a special place in mind to collect, bring them...
Sunday, May 18th, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Location: Mount Pisgah Arboretum, 34901 Frank Parrish Rd, Eugene This Festival is a great, family-friendly event with activities including an expansive wildflower display in the White Oak Pavilion highlighting over 200 local species, live music featuring local bands, the Art in Nature Trail with ephemeral art installations, guided...
Explore the different plants and plant habitats of the Oregon dunes! The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area is one of the largest expanses of temperate coastal sand dunes in the world. Join us for a guided hike with members of the Oregon Dunes Restoration Collaborative (ODRC) to learn about this special place. Hike leader Dina...
Saturday, May 31, 2025, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Volunteer Outreach: Westmoreland Park Wetlands Enhancement Work Party Leader: Nancy Bray Location: Westmoreland Park, East wetland on Polk St., South of the pickleball courts on W. 20th Ave, Eugene. Please join our work parties. The tasks are simple and geared for all ages and physical abilities....
Saturday, June 7, 9:30 am -11:00 am Field Trip: Create a Plant List for Golden Gardens Park Leader: Ramble Location: Meet at Golden Gardens Road and Jessen Drive Entrance Rambles are leaderless walks through a designated park where everyone shares their knowledge about plants you see. All skills and abilities are encouraged to participate. The...
Wednesday, June 25, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Field Trip: Rescheduled Slow Hike on Cone Peak Trail Leader: Jenny Lippert Location: Meet at South Eugene High School to carpool We will head up through Sweet Home and start on the back side of Iron Mountain, looking for some fabulous wildflower displays. Bring your camera, lunch,...