Emerald

Friday, April 19, 7:00 pm *Note this is Friday, not a Monday meeting. Presentation: The Master Melittologist Program's Oregon Bee Atlas: A Statewide Initiative to Document the Floral Relations of Oregon's Native Bee Fauna Using Community Scientists. Speaker: Lincoln Best, Faculty Research Assistant, Oregon State University Location: In Person, 221 Allen Hall, University of Oregon...

Sunday April 21, 10:00 am - 11:30 am Field Trip: Laurelwood Bog Leader: Hugh Pritchard Location: The entrance to the Bog is at the end of Agate Street, Eugene, Oregon. Just head south until you can’t go any further, and you have arrived. Parking is on-street. Hugh Prichard, co-owner with the city of Eugene, will...

Friday to Monday, April 26 – 29 Activity: 2024 City Nature Challenge The City Nature Challenge is a community science bioblitz with the goal of observing and identifying as many species as possible in urban communities and surrounding areas. Participants from more than 450 cities worldwide will contribute! Our project geography covers the entirety of...

Saturday, April 27, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Field Trip: Amazon Park Annual Family Plant Walk Leaders: NPSO Volunteers Location: Amazon Community Center, Main Hall, 2700 Hilyard St, Eugene Join NPSO volunteers on a tour of the wildflowers that are growing along the trail in Amazon Park. We’ll learn about streamside and wetland plants and...

Sunday, May 5, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Field Trip: Museum of Natural and Cultural History Native Plant Garden The property surrounding this museum, on the University of Oregon campus, bears an excellent native plant garden that is little known to the community. In partnership with the museum, Emerald Chapter members will be leading this...

Thursday, May 16, 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm  Leaders: Jeff Diez, Katelin Kutella, and Sarah Erskine, UO Institute of Ecology and Evolution, and Gail Baker, Lane Community College Professor of Biology Location: Riverfront property of UO Campus, just southwest of the Frohnmayer Bridge along the Ruth Bascom Bike Path Join UO ecologists Sarah Erskine, Katelin...

Friday to Saturday, May 17-18 Location: Mount Pisgah Arboretum, 34901 Frank Parrish Rd, Eugene The Emerald Chapter is a co-sponsor of the annual wildflower festival, and all members are invited to help prepare for this important event. Members can: 1) Collect Lane County plants on Friday, May 17 or early Saturday morning, May 18 for Pavilion display....

Sunday, May 19th, 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...

Saturday, June 8, 10:00 am - 11:30 am  Field Trip: Turtle Flats Leaders: Jared Tarr, Intern and Volunteer Coordinator, Friends of Buford Park and Mt Pisgah, and Dave Predeek Join Jared and Dave for a 1.5 hour walk of Turtle Flats with an optional work party extension. Participants will see the transformation from gravel pits...

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, June 29, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Field Trip: Weiss Rd, Prairie/Oak Area ACEC and Camas Swale RNA  Leader: Ed Alverson Join Ed Alverson to visit two adjacent Bureau of Land Management sites located about six miles southwest of Creswell to view the late spring/early summer flora. The Weiss Road Prairie-Oak-Pine Area of Critical...

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...