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...
Sunday, February 8, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Field Trip: Botany and Birds Leader/Presenter: Mara Huang and Queer As Flock Location: Weigand Dog Park at the Dry Canyon Trail (Redmond, OR) Come join the High Desert Chapter and Queer As Flock in this collaborative walk of identifying birds and plants together! We will be leisurely...
Thursday, February 19, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Chapter Meeting/Presentation: Planting for People and Wildlife: Community Habitat Projects in Action Presenter: Hannah Wuerfel, Habitat Restoration Coordinator at Think Wild Location: Larkspur Community Center This presentation highlights two community-led restoration efforts in Central Oregon: the Backyard Native Habitat Consult Program, which helps residents transform their yards into wildlife-friendly...
Saturday, April 11, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Event: Botany Arts and Crafts Presenter: Taylor Crawford Location: 70 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702 Join the High Desert Chapter in creating floral candles and clay candle holders. There will be a ticket charge to participate ($20 + fees).
Friday, April 17, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Event: Spring Social Location: 63405 Deschutes Market Rd, Bend, OR 97701 Join the High Desert Chapter for our annual Spring Social! Learn about what the High Desert Chapter does, membership benefits, and receive 10% of at WinterCreek Nursery if you are a chapter member. High Desert Chapter merchandise will be for...