Saturday, June 8, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Trip leaders: Stu Garrett and Cindy Roché Location: Crooked River National Grasslands Rating: Moderately Difficult Pine Ridge is a volcanic ridge near Gray Butte that is in unusually good ecological condition and supports a variety of spring wildflowers. At the base of the butte, we will visit...
Saturday, June 22, 2024, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Location: Sunriver Nature Center, Sunriver Save the date! Join Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory and the High Desert Chapter of the Native Plant Society as we celebrate the diversity of wildflowers in Oregon and the pollinators who love them. More information can be found at: https://snco.org/event/wildflower-show-and-pollinator-festival-2/
Saturday, July 6 Field Trip: Motherlode Trail Trip leaders: Jill Welborn Location: Lookout Mountain, Ochoco National Forest Rating: moderately difficult (about four miles round trip, 1000 foot elevation gain) Come explore the beautiful flora of the Ochocos. More details to follow. To let us know you’re interested, email the High Desert Chapter field trip coordinator...
Saturday, July 6 Field Trip: Motherlode Trail Trip leaders: Jill Welborn Location: Lookout Mountain, Ochoco National Forest Rating: moderately difficult (about four miles round trip, 1000 foot elevation gain) Come explore the beautiful flora of the Ochocos. More details to follow. To let us know you’re interested, email the High Desert Chapter field trip coordinator...
Tuesday, October 22, 7:00 pm Chapter Meeting and Presentation: topic and speaker to be determined Location: East Bend Library, 62080 Dean Swift Road, Bend, Oregon Please check our chapter calendar for updates: http://www.highdesertnpsoregon.org/calendar1.html.
Thursday, January 23, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Presentation: Habitat Restoration on Deschutes Land Trust Preserves Presenter: Jen Zalewski, Stewardship Manager, Deschutes Land Trust Location: Brooks Room, Downtown Bend Library, 601 NW Wall Street, Bend, OR
Tuesday, February 18, 7:00 pm Presentation: Nevius' Onion in the Deschutes National Forest Presenter: Elizabeth Johnson, Sisters Ranger District, Deschutes National Forest Location: Community Room, East Bend Library, 62080 Dean Swift Road, Bend We may live-stream this meeting - Check our chapter calendar for updates.
Saturday, March 1, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Work Party: Sagebrush Planting after McAffrey Fire Location: Redmond, OR In collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management, the High Desert Chapter is volunteering their time to help plant Wyoming sagebrush plants in the McAffrey fire scar east of the Redmond Airport. Please email hdceventscoordinator@gmail.com to volunteer.
Tuesday, March 18, 7:00 pm Presentation: Ecological Interactions of Soil Fungi and Native Plants Presenter: Ariel Cowan, Oregon State University Extension Service Location: Community Room, East Bend Library, 62080 Dean Swift Road, Bend Check our chapter calendar for potential web connection information.
Saturday, April 12, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Field Trip: High Desert Museum "Learning Forest" Tour Presenters: High Desert Museum Staff Location: High Desert Museum, 59800 S Hwy 97, Bend For information or to register, contact our events coordinator at hdceventscoordinator@gmail.com.
Tuesday, April 15, 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Presentation: East Cascades Native Plant Hub and the National Seed Strategy Presenter: Emily Zamarripa, East Cascades Native Plant Hub at Oregon State University Cascades Location: Larkspur Community Center, 1600 SE Reed Market Rd, Bend Learn how the East Cascades Native Plant Hub is working to provide site-adapted seed for...
Saturday, April 26, 9:00 am - 11:00 am Field Trip: Plant Bioblitz at Shevlin Park - iNaturalist City Nature Challenge Leaders: Mara Huang, High Desert Chapter NPSO and Maureen Thompson, ThinkWild Location: Shevlin Park, 18920 NW Shevlin Park Rd, Bend High Desert Chapter is helping Beaver Works Oregon and ThinkWild at this event. For information or...