Tuesday, July 9, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm Field Trip: Iron Mountain to Cone Peak Trail Leader: Jenny Lippert, Retired Forest Service Botanist Enjoy a slow walk with little elevation gain through the blooming rock gardens with former Forest Botanist, Jenny Lippert. This is a perfect excursion for folks who like to take their time...
Thursday, July 11, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Event: Emerald Chapter Summer Potluck Picnic Location: Amazon Park, south of the Community Center around the picnic tables. Come meet the Emerald Chapter Board of Directors and help us brainstorm presenters and field trips for next season. Dessert provided by the chapter.
Tuesday, July 16, 8:30 am - 11:00 am Field Trip: Dorena Plant Materials Center Tour Leader: Michelle Osgood, Assistant Nursery Manager Location: Dorena Plant Materials Center, Cottage Grove, Oregon Michelle Osgood, the Emerald Chapter’s March speaker, will lead a ninety-minute tour of the greenhouse complex outside of Cottage Grove, Oregon. This is a U.S. Forest...
Saturday, August 3, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm Field Trip: Gold Lake Bog Leaders: Jenny Moore, Middle Fork District Botanist and Jenny Lippert, Retired Forest Service Botanist Join botanists Jenny Moore and Jenny Lippert for a foray into the botanical wonderland of Gold Lake Bog, which was designated as a Research Natural Area in 1965....
Sunday, October 6, 1:00 - 3:00 pm Field Trip: Ramble at Wild Iris Ridge Park Join Emerald Chapter Vice-President Karl Anderson on a ramble through Wild Iris Ridge Park. Rambles are casual walks where participants identify and share their knowledge of plants they encounter as a group. All levels of experience are welcome. We'll be walking...
Wednesday, October 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 Wednesday of each month to help with various nursery tasks, including transplanting, pruning,...
Monday, October 21, 2024, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Presentation: Climate Warming Effects on Pacific Northwest Prairie Species: Variable Phenological and Reproductive Response Among Species and Across the Landscape Speaker: Sarah Erskine, PhD candidate in the Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Oregon Location: Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St., Eugene While climate change affects...
Sunday, October 27 Event: Mt Pisgah Arboretum Annual Mushroom Festival Booth Come to the Arboretum for a day of music, food, guided walks, a kids’ craft area, and, of course, mushroom displays, mushroom soup, and mushroom-themed gifts! Emerald Chapter will have our booth set up in non-profit row near the scarecrow contest, so come visit...
Wednesday, November 13, 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 Wednesday of each month to help with various nursery tasks, including transplanting, pruning,...
Monday, November 18, 2024, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Title: What Does it Mean to be a Species in “the Paintbrushes?” Presenter: Dr. Sarah Jacobs, a Specialist in our Western Flora, Assistant Curator of Botany and Howell Chair of Western North American Botany California Academy of Sciences Location: Via Zoom. For information, please visit Events at: http://emerald....
Wednesday, December 11, 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 Wednesday of each month to help with various nursery tasks, including transplanting, pruning,...
Monday, December 16, 2024 Event: Holiday Social Location: Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St., Eugene The Emerald Chapter celebrates our members and their wildflower discoveries as they share photos and stories of their wildflower destinations from the past year.