Saturday, June 21, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Field Trip: Pine Mountain Leader: Tom Wainwright Location: Pine Mountain Campground, Deschutes National Forest Pine Mountain is a forested montane island at the far northwest corner of the Basin and Range Ecoregion. We will explore the scabland bald just south of Pine Mountain Observatory, and hike to the...
Saturday, July 12, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Field Trip: Lookout Mountain Summit Area Leader: Jess Beauchemin Location: Motherlode Mine Trailhead, FS Road 42, Ochoco National Forest Be prepared for a 7.1-mile hike with 1,350’ of elevation gain. The hike crosses forests and meadows with plenty of opportunities to view native wildflowers. We'll walk at a moderate...
Saturday, July 19, 9:00 am - 11:30 am Field Trip: Ecosystem Challenges in Smith Rock State Park Leader: Sam Vanderbeek, Ranger, Oregon State Parks Location: Smith Rock State Park Welcome Center Sam manages the restoration efforts in Smith Rock State Park. He has ambitions to restore many areas of the park with their newest grant...
Wednesday, August 6, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Event: Pollinator Trivia Night Location: Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend, OR Do you love native plants? Do you love pollinators? Well, take a shot at Pollinator Trivia night at Silver Moon Brewing! We will have prizes for 1st and 2nd place winners. Teams of...
Saturday, October 4, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Work Party: Soil Prep Day for Native Planting at Crooked River Location: Crooked River Park, S Main St, Prineville, OR Help ThinkWild prepare soil at their newest acquired land for native planting by Crooked River Park in Prineville. If interested, sign up here: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/zi7VQD-Kv3VYvC_gbejjOA
Saturday, October 18, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Work Party: Native Planting Day at Crooked River Park Location: Crooked River Park, S Main St, Prineville, OR Join ThinkWild in planting native plants at their newly acquired land in Crooked River Park in Prineville. If interested, please sign up here: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/O_skyOZBymofW1P_GH6D5A
Monday, October 20, 9:00 am - 11:00 am Event: High Desert Chapter Board Meeting Location: Downtown Bend Library, 601 NW Wall St, Bend, OR This meeting will have new and old Board members together, passing the torch on to the new members. The President will discuss the NPSO strategic planning session they attended. Further discuss upcoming...
Tuesday, October 21, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Presentation: Sensitive Species and Post-fire Restoration Presenter: Ian Grinter, Botanist, Bureau of Land Management Deschutes Field Station Location: East Bend Library Community Room, 62080 Dean Swift Rd, Bend, OR Join us for our first Chapter Meeting of the fall. We will be having a guest speaker: Ian...
Wednesday, October 22, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Presentation: What’s Next for Oregon’s Sagebrush Steppe? Presenter: Dr. Stu Garrett Location: Worthy Brewing, 495 NE Bellevue Dr, Bend, OR Join Worthy Garden Club for an evening pub talk with Stu Garrett, founder of High Desert Chapter, NPSO. The talk will explore the ecology of the sagebrush steppe...
Thursday, November 6, 6:30 pm -8:30 pm Event: Pollinator Trivia Location: Broken Top Bottle Shop, 1740 NW Pence Lane # 1, Bend, OR 97703 Do you enjoy trivia? Do you enjoy native pollinators and plants? Come join us for Pollinator Trivia! The maximum group size is five.
Friday, December 5, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event: Wild Wreath Making Workshop Location: Redmond Public Library, 827 SW Deschutes Ave, Redmond, OR Join the NPSO High Desert Chapter in this cozy, do it yourself, holiday event! We will be making wreaths and centerpieces with native tree and shrub species of Central Oregon. This will be a...
Monday, December 8, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Event: Sagebrush Planting in McCaffery Fire Scar Location: Redmond Airport (exact coordinates given the day before) Join us in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to plant 200 Wyoming sagebrush plugs in the McCaffery fire scar before winter comes! This is the second planting of sagebrush...