BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Native Plant Society of Oregon - ECPv6.17.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Native Plant Society of Oregon
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Native Plant Society of Oregon
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Los_Angeles
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20230312T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20231105T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20240310T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20241103T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20250309T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20251102T090000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241216T210000
DTSTAMP:20241202T021437Z
CREATED:20241202T021437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T021437Z
UID:10000240-1734375600-1734382800@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Event: Holiday Social 
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, December 16\, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm\nEvent: Holiday Social \nLocation: Amazon Community Center\, 2700 Hilyard St.\, Eugene \nEmerald Chapter celebrates our members and their wildflower discoveries as they share photos and stories of their wildflower destinations from the past year. Bring ten to fifteen slides of plants on a flash drive and share an adventure you had this year. Bring a snack to share. This is an opportunity to get to know your fellow plant enthusiasts a little better. We’ll have t-shirts to buy if you like to give plant-themed gifts to your friends and family.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/event-holiday-social-2/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241217
DTSTAMP:20241103T180030Z
CREATED:20241103T180030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241103T180030Z
UID:10000231-1734307200-1734393599@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Event: Holiday Social 
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, December 16\, 2024\nEvent: Holiday Social \nLocation: Amazon Community Center\, 2700 Hilyard St.\, Eugene \nThe Emerald Chapter celebrates our members and their wildflower discoveries as they share photos and stories of their wildflower destinations from the past year.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/event-holiday-social/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241211T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241211T140000
DTSTAMP:20241202T021350Z
CREATED:20241202T021350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T021350Z
UID:10000239-1733909400-1733925600@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Volunteer Outreach: Assist with Native Plant Nursery Tasks
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 11\, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm\nVolunteer Outreach: Assist with Native Plant Nursery Tasks\nLeader: Michelle Osgood\nLocation: Dorena Genetic Resource Center\, 34963 Shoreview Drive\, Cottage Grove \nDorena 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\, thinning\, spacing\, fertilizing\, and weeding. Come and join us for a fun day of plant care!\nSign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44A8AA2FA4F4C34-50446437-dorena
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/volunteer-outreach-assist-with-native-plant-nursery-tasks-3/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241118T200000
DTSTAMP:20241103T175934Z
CREATED:20241103T175934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241103T175934Z
UID:10000230-1731956400-1731960000@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Presentation: What Does it Mean to be a Species in “the Paintbrushes?”
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 18\, 2024\, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm \nTitle: What Does it Mean to be a Species in “the Paintbrushes?”\nPresenter: 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\nLocation: Via Zoom. For information\, please visit Events at: http://emerald. npsoregon.org. \nThe genus Castilleja\, also known as “the paintbrushes\,” is an iconic group of western wildflowers whose taxonomy has been historically challenging. My work aims to untangle species relationships to understand the evolution of this charismatic group of plants. My talk will cover what we do and don’t know about the biology\, physiology\, and evolution of Castilleja\, as well as how we are beginning to quantify exactly why these species are so hard to tell apart. Along the way\, we will ponder: What does it mean to be a species and how do we identify them? How do our expectations of species compare with what we see in the world around us? How does all this fit into our worldview of conservation and management? \nDr. Sarah Jacobs grew up in rural Arkansas and attended the University of Arkansas where she earned a bachelor’s degree in biology. A chance encounter in a plant diversity class led to volunteering and later a summer job at the University of Arkansas Herbarium\, which ultimately led to a master’s degree at Washington State University\, a brief stint with the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon\, and a PhD at the University of Idaho. Sarah worked with Dr. Felipe Zapata at University of California Los Angeles after graduating and accepted her current position at the California Academy of Sciences in 2019. She started her job in the fall of 2020 and has been building her research program since then. Herbaria and collections-based research have been central to developing her interests\, her studies\, and now her profession.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/presentation-what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-species-in-the-paintbrushes/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241113T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241113T140000
DTSTAMP:20241103T175755Z
CREATED:20241103T175755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241103T175755Z
UID:10000229-1731490200-1731506400@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Volunteer Outreach: Assist with Native Plant Nursery Tasks
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 13\, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm\nVolunteer Outreach: Assist with Native Plant Nursery Tasks\nLeader: Michelle Osgood\nLocation: Dorena Genetic Resource Center\, 34963 Shoreview Drive\, Cottage Grove \nDorena 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\, thinning\, spacing\, fertilizing\, and weeding. Come and join us for a fun day of plant care! \nSign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44A8AA2FA4F4C34-50446437-dorena
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/volunteer-outreach-assist-with-native-plant-nursery-tasks-2/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241028
DTSTAMP:20241003T013548Z
CREATED:20241003T013548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241003T013548Z
UID:10000166-1729987200-1730073599@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Event: Mt Pisgah Arboretum Annual Mushroom Festival Booth
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, October 27\nEvent: Mt Pisgah Arboretum Annual Mushroom Festival Booth \nCome 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 us! \nFor more information and for required tickets (on sale late September)\, visit:\nhttps://mountpisgaharboretum.org/festivals-events/mushroom-festival/
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/event-mt-pisgah-arboretum-annual-mushroom-festival-booth/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241021T200000
DTSTAMP:20241003T013509Z
CREATED:20241003T013509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241003T013509Z
UID:10000165-1729537200-1729540800@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Presentation: Climate Warming Effects on Pacific Northwest Prairie Species: Variable Phenological and Reproductive Response Among Species and Across the Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, October 21\, 2024\, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm \nPresentation: Climate Warming Effects on Pacific Northwest Prairie Species: Variable Phenological and Reproductive Response Among Species and Across the Landscape\nSpeaker: Sarah Erskine\, PhD candidate in the Institute of Ecology and Evolution\, University of Oregon\nLocation: Amazon Community Center\, 2700 Hilyard St.\, Eugene \nWhile climate change affects species in numerous ways\, one of the most observable effects is the shifting of phenological events\, such as the timing of germination or flowering. Increasing temperatures and drought have generally led to earlier leaf out and flowering times\, but there is also great variation in how species shift their phenology\, even among co-occurring species. This talk will describe how many of our local prairie wildflowers are shifting their life cycles with climate warming\, how these shifts vary across the landscape with environmental heterogeneity\, and how they may be connected to other plant responses to climate change. \nSarah Erskine is a PhD candidate in the Institute of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Oregon where she studies how climate warming restructures plant interactions through phenological shifts. Prior to graduate school\, she worked as a field ecologist and botanist all across the western U.S. from the Mojave Desert to the Oregon Coast Range surveying plants and pollinators. Her work in Pacific Northwest prairies has included surveying Taylor’s checkerspot and Fender’s blue butterflies and their host plants\, and her current research uses many annual flower species native to the Willamette Valley. She enjoys thinking about how plant communities will change with climate change and hopes to inform restoration efforts with her research.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/presentation-climate-warming-effects-on-pacific-northwest-prairie-species-variable-phenological-and-reproductive-response-among-species-and-across-the-landscape/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241009T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241009T140000
DTSTAMP:20241002T020620Z
CREATED:20241002T020620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T020620Z
UID:10000151-1728466200-1728482400@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Volunteer Outreach: Assist with native plant nursery tasks
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, October 9\, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm\nVolunteer Outreach: Assist with native plant nursery tasks\nLeader: Michelle Osgood\nLocation: Dorena Genetic Resource Center\, 34963 Shoreview Drive\, Cottage Grove \nDorena 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\, thinning\, spacing\, fertilizing\, and weeding. Come and join us for a fun day of plant care!\nSign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44A8AA2FA4F4C34-50446437-dorena
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/volunteer-outreach-assist-with-native-plant-nursery-tasks/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241006T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241006T150000
DTSTAMP:20241002T020432Z
CREATED:20241002T020432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T020432Z
UID:10000150-1728219600-1728226800@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Field Trip: Ramble at Wild Iris Ridge Park
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, October 6\, 1:00 – 3:00 pm\nField Trip: Ramble at Wild Iris Ridge Park \nJoin 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 1-2 miles along a trail. Bring appropriate footwear\, raingear if necessary\, and water. Meet at South Eugene High Parking lot at 1:00 pm to carpool to trailhead. Sign up here.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-ramble-at-wild-iris-ridge-park/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T173000
DTSTAMP:20240703T235032Z
CREATED:20240703T235032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240703T235032Z
UID:10000130-1722673800-1722706200@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Field Trip: Gold Lake Bog
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, August 3\,  8:30 am – 5:30 pm\nField Trip: Gold Lake Bog\nLeaders: Jenny Moore\, Middle Fork District Botanist and Jenny Lippert\, Retired Forest Service Botanist \nJoin 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. This area hosts several rare botanical species such as Rannoch-rush (Scheuchzeria palustris)\, several species of the carnivorous bladderworts (Utricularia intermedia\, U. minor\, and U. vulgaris)\, and other fun fen species such as sundews\, bog laurel\, bog birch\, and of course Sphagnum sp. moss. Bring a walking stick or poles if needed\, as we will be walking downhill from the trail into the bog and cross-country once there. Approximate roundtrip is 4 miles. Plan to get your feet wet or wear rubber boots. Bring a lunch and water\, and a sun hat as there is little shade. Sign up here
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-gold-lake-bog/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240716T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240716T110000
DTSTAMP:20240703T234946Z
CREATED:20240703T234946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240703T234946Z
UID:10000129-1721118600-1721127600@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Field Trip: Dorena Plant Materials Center Tour
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, July 16\, 8:30 am – 11:00 am\nField Trip: Dorena Plant Materials Center Tour\nLeader: Michelle Osgood\, Assistant Nursery Manager\nLocation: Dorena Plant Materials Center\, Cottage Grove\, Oregon \nMichelle 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 Service facility where native plant materials are collected and grown out in containers for restoration projects. We’re hoping that many of the seeds that Michelle and her colleagues planted last fall will be flowering this month. Michelle will also show us the fern species she is propagating. Meet at South Eugene High School at 19th and Patterson Street in Eugene to carpool or meet at the Plant Material Center at 9:00 am. Sign up here.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-dorena-plant-materials-center-tour-2/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240711T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240711T190000
DTSTAMP:20240703T234853Z
CREATED:20240703T234853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240703T234853Z
UID:10000128-1720719000-1720724400@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Event: Emerald Chapter Summer Potluck Picnic
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, July 11\, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm\nEvent: Emerald Chapter Summer Potluck Picnic\nLocation: Amazon Park\, south of the Community Center around the picnic tables.  \nCome meet the Emerald Chapter Board of Directors and help us brainstorm presenters and field trips for next season. Dessert provided by the chapter.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/event-emerald-chapter-summer-potluck-picnic/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240709T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240709T173000
DTSTAMP:20240703T221212Z
CREATED:20240703T221212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240703T221212Z
UID:10000127-1720513800-1720546200@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Field Trip: Iron Mountain to Cone Peak Trail
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, July 9\, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm\nField Trip: Iron Mountain to Cone Peak Trail\nLeader: Jenny Lippert\, Retired Forest Service Botanist \nEnjoy 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 and smell the posies. The trail is gravel\, and we will walk about two miles there and back\, but there is little elevation gain. We’ll have plenty of time to take photos\, key plants\, and discover one of the jewels of the old Cascades. Meet at South Eugene High School parking lot at 19th and Patterson Street in Eugene to carpool. Bring lunch\, water\, a sun hat\, your camera\, hiking boots with good traction\, and hiking poles if you need them. Sign up here.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-iron-mountain-to-cone-peak-trail-2/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240709T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240709T173000
DTSTAMP:20240602T184931Z
CREATED:20240602T184931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240602T184931Z
UID:10000122-1720513800-1720546200@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Field Trip: Iron Mountain to Cone Peak Trail
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, July 9\, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm\nField Trip: Iron Mountain to Cone Peak Trail\nLeader: Jenny Lippert\, Retired Forest Service Botanist \nEnjoy 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 and smell the posies. The trail is gravel\, and we will walk about two miles there and back\, but there is little elevation gain. We’ll have plenty of time to take photos\, key plants\, and discover one of the jewels of the old Cascades. Meet at South Eugene High School parking lot at 19th and Patterson Street in Eugene to carpool. Bring lunch\, water\, a sun hat\, your camera\, hiking boots with good traction\, and hiking poles if you need them. Sign up here.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-iron-mountain-to-cone-peak-trail/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240629T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240629T150000
DTSTAMP:20240602T184806Z
CREATED:20240602T184806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240602T184806Z
UID:10000121-1719651600-1719673200@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Field Trip: Weiss Rd\, Prairie/Oak Area ACEC and Camas Swale RNA 
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 29\, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm\nField Trip: Weiss Rd\, Prairie/Oak Area ACEC and Camas Swale RNA \nLeader: Ed Alverson \nJoin 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 Environmental Concern (ACEC) has a prairie/bald community with oaks and associated understory species. The nearby 314-acre Camas Swale Research Natural Area (RNA) has an old growth Douglas-fir forest plus a small (6 acre) prairie/bald community. More information on Camas Swale RNA can be found in the Guidebook Supplement at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr843.pdf. \nThe outing will be a mix of walking on gravel roads through forest and some cross-country travel through forest for fifty to 100 yards to reach open meadows or balds. Participants should wear sturdy shoes\, and bring lunch\, water\, and sunscreen. Wear long pants as poison oak is present here. \nMeet at Lane Community College at the lowest parking lot off of Eldon Schaefer Drive\, Eugene. Sign up here.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-weiss-rd-prairie-oak-area-acec-and-camas-swale-rna/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240616T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240616T110000
DTSTAMP:20240602T185029Z
CREATED:20240602T185029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240602T185029Z
UID:10000123-1718526600-1718535600@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Field Trip: Dorena Plant Materials Center Tour
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, July 16\, 8:30 am – 11:00 am\nField Trip: Dorena Plant Materials Center Tour\nLeader: Michelle Osgood\, Assistant Nursery Manager\nLocation: Dorena Plant Materials Center\, Cottage Grove\, Oregon \nMichelle 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 Service facility where native plant materials are collected and grown out in containers for restoration projects. We’re hoping that many of the seeds that Michelle and her colleagues planted last fall will be flowering this month. Michelle will also show us the fern species she is propagating. Meet at South Eugene High School at 19th and Patterson Street in Eugene to carpool or meet at the Plant Material Center at 9:00 am. Sign up here.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-dorena-plant-materials-center-tour/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T113000
DTSTAMP:20240602T184713Z
CREATED:20240602T184713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240602T184713Z
UID:10000120-1717840800-1717846200@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Field Trip: Turtle Flats
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 8\, 10:00 am – 11:30 am \nField Trip: Turtle Flats\nLeaders: Jared Tarr\, Intern and Volunteer Coordinator\, Friends of Buford Park and Mt Pisgah\, and Dave Predeek \nJoin 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 to restored wetland habitat with plenty of native plant species. The work party runs until noon\, so attendees can get in a half hour burst of service work if they so desire. \nWe will be traversing some uneven ground\, but primarily be on gravel roads/paths for a ~.75 mile out-and-back. Participants should dress for the weather\, wear sturdy boots (waterproof a plus)\, bring water\, and a snack if you’d like. Friends will supply any tools and gloves needed. \nMeet at the gated area on Franklin Blvd East\, just past the railroad trestle and across from the Emerald People’s Utility District building. Sign up here. \nSee NPSO Emerald Events for map details: https://emerald.npsoregon.org/emchapevents/
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-turtle-flats/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240519T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240519T170000
DTSTAMP:20240503T180135Z
CREATED:20240503T180036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240503T180135Z
UID:10000086-1716112800-1716138000@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Special Event: Mt. Pisgah Arboretum Wildflower Festival
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 19th\, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm\n\nLocation: Mount Pisgah Arboretum\, 34901 Frank Parrish Rd\, Eugene \nThis 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 nature walks by local experts\, and local vendors (food\, beverages\, arts and crafts\, and plants).\nCome find our booth to the left of the entrance to the wildflower display. \nMore information and tickets are available at https://mountpisgaharboretum.org/festivals-events/wildflower-music-festival/
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/special-event-mt-pisgah-arboretum-wildflower-festival/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240519
DTSTAMP:20240503T175657Z
CREATED:20240503T175657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240503T175657Z
UID:10000085-1715904000-1716076799@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Volunteer Opportunity: Help prepare for Mount Pisgah Arboretum Wildflower Festival
DESCRIPTION:Friday to Saturday\, May 17-18 \nLocation: Mount Pisgah Arboretum\, 34901 Frank Parrish Rd\, Eugene \nThe 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:\n1) Collect Lane County plants on Friday\, May 17 or early Saturday morning\, May 18 for Pavilion display. If you need a place to collect or have questions\, contact Em**********@*******on.org.\n2) Set up the display on Saturday\, May 18 starting at 9:00 am; come for a couple hours or stay all day. It is a great way to brush up on or start learning Lane County native plants. Experts are available to help!\n3) Collect iNaturalist data from May 16-20 by photographing and posting plants blooming in Lane County. For details\, visit this year’s Lane County Flora Blitz project: Lane County Wildflower Show Florablitz 2024.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/volunteer-opportunity-help-prepare-for-mount-pisgah-arboretum-wildflower-festival/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240516T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240516T190000
DTSTAMP:20240503T175552Z
CREATED:20240503T175552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240503T175552Z
UID:10000084-1715880600-1715886000@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Field Trip: University of Oregon (UO) Riverfront Plant Phenology Monitoring Plot Demo 
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 16\, 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm  \nLeaders: Jeff Diez\, Katelin Kutella\, and Sarah Erskine\, UO Institute of Ecology and Evolution\, and Gail Baker\, Lane Community College Professor of Biology\nLocation: Riverfront property of UO Campus\, just southwest of the Frohnmayer Bridge along the Ruth Bascom Bike Path \nJoin UO ecologists Sarah Erskine\, Katelin Kutella\, Jeff Diez\, and Lane Community College Professor of Biology Gail Baker to tour a new ecological experiment embedded within public spaces in Eugene. The project is a collaboration between the UO researchers\, Eugene Public Parks\, and community naturalists (like you!?). The overall goal of the project is to better understand how climate affects plant phenology\, species interactions\, and the performance of our native prairie species. Expect to see blooms of Collinsia sp.\, popcorn flower\, and pink Plectritis sp. among others. By sowing mini-restoration experiments and collecting data on phenology\, species interactions\, and species performance\, the study aims to enhance local biodiversity in our public spaces and help inform future restoration efforts. The project is also seeking volunteers to help monitor species at several public parks and is using observations from iNaturalist to understand how our local Eugene plant phenology fits into larger regional patterns. \nSee the map at https://maps.app.goo.gl/DCmwM3RTwbtCHV187 for location and different parking lots with easy access to the Ruth Bascom Bike Path. Note that most parking requires a visitor permit before 6:00 pm. \niNaturalist Project to view the site and current blooms. \nProject website for more details about all the sites and a map. \nCommunity Ecology Research Lab at UO describing who we are and our research.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-university-of-oregon-uo-riverfront-plant-phenology-monitoring-plot-demo/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240505T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240505T140000
DTSTAMP:20240403T014229Z
CREATED:20240403T014229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240403T014229Z
UID:10000065-1714914000-1714917600@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Field Trip: Museum of Natural and Cultural History Native Plant Garden
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 5\, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm\nField Trip: Museum of Natural and Cultural History Native Plant Garden \nThe 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 short walk in and around the museum’s Glenn Starlin Native Plant Courtyard. With over forty species\, the courtyard offers a rich array of plant life that has provided nutrition and material for tools\, shelter\, and more for millennia. This is the second of a monthly series of walks at this location. Limited free parking is in a designated lot located just west of the mammoths on East 15th Avenue\, and metered parking is available on the street. The address is 1680 East 15th Avenue on the U of O campus in Eugene. Sign-up is not needed\, and the tour is free to NPSO members.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-museum-of-natural-and-cultural-history-native-plant-garden-2/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240427T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240427T120000
DTSTAMP:20240403T014111Z
CREATED:20240403T014111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240403T014111Z
UID:10000064-1714212000-1714219200@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Field Trip: Amazon Park Annual Family Plant Walk
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 27\, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nField Trip: Amazon Park Annual Family Plant Walk\nLeaders: NPSO Volunteers\nLocation: Amazon Community Center\, Main Hall\, 2700 Hilyard St\, Eugene \nJoin 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 look for wildlife along the way. Meet at the Amazon Community Center at 10:00 am. The walk is approximately a 1.5-mile loop on pavement and barked trail. Sign up with the City of Eugene Park and Recreation Program.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-amazon-park-annual-family-plant-walk/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240426
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240430
DTSTAMP:20240403T013931Z
CREATED:20240403T013931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240403T013931Z
UID:10000063-1714089600-1714435199@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Activity: 2024 City Nature Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Friday to Monday\, April 26 – 29\nActivity: 2024 City Nature Challenge \nThe 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 Lane County. All you need to do to contribute is to upload the iNaturalist project here and make observations of plants\, animals\, or fungi when you are outside during this weekend. Information on scheduled events and further details can be found on the City Nature Challenge Facebook page.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/activity-2024-city-nature-challenge/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240421T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240421T113000
DTSTAMP:20240403T013752Z
CREATED:20240403T013752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240403T013752Z
UID:10000062-1713693600-1713699000@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Field Trip: Laurelwood Bog
DESCRIPTION:Sunday April 21\, 10:00 am – 11:30 am\nField Trip: Laurelwood Bog\nLeader: Hugh Pritchard\nLocation: 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. \nHugh Prichard\, co-owner with the city of Eugene\, will lead us on this tour on the Northwest corner of the Laurelwood Golf course. The Laurelwood Bog is a native plant project in its fourteenth year and has many mature plants with a forty-foot-tall Salix sp. and a ninebark tunnel arching over the pathways. Hugh has now planted over 110 species\, and over seventy-five should be identifiable on the day of the tour. Most are marked. Sign up here
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-laurelwood-bog/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240419T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240419T200000
DTSTAMP:20240403T013558Z
CREATED:20240403T013558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240403T013558Z
UID:10000061-1713553200-1713556800@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY: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.
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, April 19\, 7:00 pm *Note this is Friday\, not a Monday meeting.\nPresentation: The Master Melittologist Program’s Oregon Bee Atlas: A Statewide\nInitiative to Document the Floral Relations of Oregon’s Native Bee Fauna Using Community Scientists.\nSpeaker: Lincoln Best\, Faculty Research Assistant\, Oregon State University\nLocation: In Person\, 221 Allen Hall\, University of Oregon campus. Venue may change\, so check https://eugenenaturalhistorysociety.org/ to stay informed. \nLincoln will introduce the productive framework for education through the online Master Melittologist Program and data production for the Oregon Bee Atlas. These complementary programs have assessed native bee visitors to more than 1\,500 plant taxa in the state and have detected several hundred species of bees including new state records and new species. Using a combination of traditional morphological examination and DNA-barcoding to identify species continues to expand our knowledge of the state bee fauna. \nLincoln Best is the taxonomist for the Oregon Bee Atlas and collaborates on research with many other groups in the Pacific Northwest and internationally. He is most interested in faunistics and the floral relations of these amazing animals.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/presentation-the-master-melittologist-programs-oregon-bee-atlas-a-statewide-initiative-to-document-the-floral-relations-of-oregons-native-bee-fauna-using-community-scientists/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240414T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240414T140000
DTSTAMP:20240403T013335Z
CREATED:20240403T013335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240403T013335Z
UID:10000060-1713099600-1713103200@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Field Trip: Museum of Natural and Cultural History Native Plant Garden
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 14\, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm\nField Trip: Museum of Natural and Cultural History Native Plant Garden\nLeader: Margaret Conover \nThe 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 short walk in and around the museum’s Glenn Starlin Native Plant Courtyard. With over forty species\, the courtyard offers a rich array of plant life that has provided nutrition and material for tools\, shelter\, and more for millennia. This is the first of a monthly series of walks at this location. \nLimited free parking is in a designated lot located just west of the mammoths on East 15th Avenue\, and metered parking is available on the street. The address is 1680 East 15th Avenue on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. Sign-up is not needed\, and the tour is free to NPSO members.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-museum-of-natural-and-cultural-history-native-plant-garden/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240413T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240413T150000
DTSTAMP:20240303T013455Z
CREATED:20240303T013455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240303T013455Z
UID:10000041-1712998800-1713020400@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Field Trip: Brice Creek Trail
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 13\, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm\nField Trip: Brice Creek Trail\nLeader: Bruce Waugh \nJoin State Board member Bruce Waugh hiking in an old growth forest on a streamside trail through a scenic\, rocky canyon. We will primarily see forest flora with the occasional rocky bald. It is a three-mile round-trip on an easy to moderate trail. Due to the narrowness of the trail and steep drop offs\, this hike is not suitable for those with vertigo or balance issues. \nIf participants are interested in seeing the native plant gardening and restoration Bruce has been doing on his oak woodland property outside of Cottage Grove for the past eight years\, he is willing to show folks around after the walk. \nMeet at South Eugene High School at 19th and Patterson Street in Eugene at 9:00 am or at Row River Nature Park in Cottage Grove at 9:30 am. Bring lunch\, water\, boots\, rain gear\, and hiking poles if desired. Sign up here
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-brice-creek-trail/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240330T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240330T150000
DTSTAMP:20240303T013145Z
CREATED:20240303T013145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240303T013145Z
UID:10000040-1711803600-1711810800@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Field Trip: Ramble
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 30\, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm\nField Trip: Ramble\nLocation: Buford Park\, East Entrance \nRambles are casual walks where participants identify and share knowledge of plants they encounter as a group. All levels of experience are welcome. All we ask is that you are interested in plants! We’ll walk along a gravel access road and established trails. The approximate round- trip distance will be three miles. There should be an abundance of early wildflowers. Since parking at the East Trailhead is limited\, we’ll meet up two miles away at the Pisgah Public Market in Pleasant Hill and carpool from there. From southbound I-5\, take exit 188 for OR58 East\, “Oakridge-Klamath Falls\,” and continue on OR58 for just under four miles. The Pisgah Public Market is on the left as you enter Pleasant Hill. Please call Karl Anderson at 505-257-0554 if you have questions. Sign up here.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-ramble/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240318T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240318T210000
DTSTAMP:20240203T195252Z
CREATED:20240203T195252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240203T195252Z
UID:10000029-1710788400-1710795600@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Presentation: Culturing Native Plants in the Pacific Northwest
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 18\, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm \nSpeaker: Michelle Osgood\, Assistant Horticulturist at the U.S. Forest Service Dorena\nGenetic Resource Center\nLocation: Amazon Community Center\, Main Building\, 2700 Hilyard St\, Eugene\, Oregon \nFeaturing funky ferns and quirky Quercus\, U.S. Forest Service horticulturist Michelle Osgood shares techniques about propagating ferns from spores\, collecting wild seed\, growing resilient native plants\, and out planting them into the wild or even your own backyard.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/presentation-culturing-native-plants-in-the-pacific-northwest/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240219T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240219T210000
DTSTAMP:20240203T195120Z
CREATED:20240203T195120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240203T195120Z
UID:10000028-1708369200-1708376400@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Presentation: Updates on holoparasitic Orobanchaceae in Oregon
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, February 19\, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm \nSpeakers: Dr. Alison Colwell\, Curator\, Center for Plant Diversity\, University of\nCalifornia\, Davis and Dr. Adam Schneider\, University of Wisconsin\, LaCrosse\nLocation: via Zoom: Click here to enter \nAlison Colwell and Adam Schneider have been studying the non-photosynthetic members of the parasitic plant family Orobanchaceae (primarily Aphyllon\, Conopholis and Phelipanche) in North America for many years. Hard to find\, largely subterranean and often rare\, these plants take extreme patience to study. Among the changes Alison and Adam have made that affect the Oregon flora are a reversion of North American native Orobanche to the genus Aphyllon (Adam) and description of new species and revision of existing species (Alison and Adam). This team will provide updates on these projects that affect the Oregon flora.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/presentation-updates-on-holoparasitic-orobanchaceae-in-oregon/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR