Emerald

Saturday, April 11, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Presentation: Amazon Community Center Events: Botany Workshop and Plant Walk Presenter: Steven Yeager, NPSO President Location: Amazon Community Center, Mark Lewis Imaginarium, 2700 Hilyard St, Eugene Come explore the beauty of botanical language. Learn the botanical terminology you will need to identify plants growing in your garden or...

Sunday, April 12, 10:00 am Ramble: Mt. Pisgah Wet Prairie Leader: Karl Anderson Location: East Side of Mt. Pisgah Join Karl Anderson for a short, flat ramble through the wet prairie on the eastside of Mt. Pisgah. Depending on participant interest, the trip can last an hour or two. The group can stay on the...

Friday, April 17, 7:00 pm *Please note this is a Friday meeting, not Monday. Presentation: Oak Savannah Communities Presenter: Heron Brae Location: Room 221 Allen Hall, University of Oregon campus.  Heron is an experienced botanist, wildcrafter, and rewilder with a demonstrated history of working in professional and community environmental services. She is skilled in teaching, research, community...

Saturday, April 18, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm   Field Trip: Blachly Mountain Forest Leader: Ed Alverson Blachly Mountain Forest is a close-in old growth forest located along Highway 36 on the Coast Range Divide between Cheshire and Triangle Lake. The old route of Highway 36 is closed and makes for a nice walking route through...

Sunday, May 3, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Event: First Annual Habitat Haven Native Garden Tour Locations: Native plant gardens in the Eugene vicinity This is a self-guided tour of eleven gardens that have been certified as high quality habitat for birds and pollinators, with most plants being native. This tour is a great way...

Saturday, May 16, 2026, 9:00 am Field Trip: Blue Mountain County Park Leader: Ed Alverson The 268-acre Blue Mountain County Park is located along Mosby Creek southeast of Cottage Grove. Its mostly forested landscape contains a diverse assortment of lowland forest wildflowers, with a few prairie species mixed in. We will explore the older forest...

Sunday, May 17th, 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...

Friday, June 5, 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Field Trip: Lily Lake Trail Leader: Bob Hladky and Armand Rebishke Join Armand Rebishke, Siuslaw National Forest botanist/ecologist, and Bob Hladky, Emerald Chapter secretary and former Siuslaw National Forest botanist, on a walk around Lily Lake, north of Florence. We will meet at 10:00 am at Lowes...

Tuesday, June 9, 9:30 am - 2:00 pm  Volunteer Outreach: Assist with native plant nursery tasks Leader: Michelle Osgood Location: Dorena Genetic Resource Center, 34963 Shoreview Drive, Cottage Grove Dorena Genetic Resource Center is seeking volunteers to join us on the second Tuesday of each month to help with various nursery tasks, including transplanting, pruning,...

Tuesday, June 23, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Field Trip: Botanizing and Birding at Bohemia and Fairview  Leaders: Bruce Waugh and Nola Nelson Join us for a trip to the top of the Calapooia Divide, coming from the Cottage Grove side. Since this is a transition zone, we’ll look for species on the northern end...

Tuesday, July 14, 9:30 am - 2:00 pm  Volunteer Outreach: Assist with native plant nursery tasks Leader: Michelle Osgood Location: Dorena Genetic Resource Center, 34963 Shoreview Drive, Cottage Grove Dorena Genetic Resource Center is seeking volunteers to join us on the second Tuesday of each month to help with various nursery tasks, including transplanting, pruning,...