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...
Friday, May 2, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Event: Spring Social Location: WinterCreek Nursery, 63405 Deschutes Market Rd, Bend Join High Desert Chapter at their annual Spring Social. Enjoy snacks, drinks, and conversation while browsing the new spring plants at WinterCreek!
Saturday, May 10, 9:00 am - 11:30 am Workshop: Beginner Botany Presenter: Sarah Fuller, Professor of Biology, Central Oregon Community College Location: Central Oregon Community College Science Center, NW College Way, Bend A presentation on plant taxonomy and major groups of plants and how they are classified. We will learn to apply botanical terms to floral structures. There...
Saturday, May 17, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Field Trip: Scout Camp Trail Leader: Ben Snyder Location: Scout Camp Trailhead, 9505-9445 SW Scout Camp Trail, Terrebonne, OR The hike begins on bluffs above the river and winds through different ecological communities down into the canyon. About three miles round trip, we'll be walking at a...
Saturday, June 7, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Field Trip: Big Summit Prairie Leader: Jennifer Curtis Location: Big Summit Prairie, FS Road 42, Ochoco National Forest Big Summit Prairie occupies several thousand acres of the middle portion of the Ochoco Mountains, in Central Oregon. Big Summit Prairie is largely privately owned, but most of the perimeter...
Saturday, June 14, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Field Trip: Crack-in-the-Ground Exploratory Hike Leader: Jess Beauchemin Location: Crack-in-the-Ground Trailhead, Four Craters Lava Bed WSA, BLM Crack-in-the-Ground is a 2-mile-long volcanic fissure that is reached by a 0.25 mile walk from the trailhead. Once we reach the crack, we can walk along the upper edge, explore the...
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...