Friday, March 13, 7:30 to 8:30 pm *Note date change to Friday rather than our usual Monday Presentation: Cryptic Lineages and Morphological Stasis in a Rare Genus of Mycoheterotrophic Plants Presenter: Ash Gill, M.S. Location: Cordley Hall Room 2602, Oregon State University or by Zoom (registration link below) Join us for a presentation on an investigation of hidden...
Monday, March 16, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Title: Bees as Botanists: The Specialist Bees of Western Oregon Presenter: August Jackson, Oregon Bee Atlas, Oregon State University Location: Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St, Eugene The Oregon Bee Atlas is currently leading the world in research on bee-plant interactions. Most native bee species need native plants...
Thursday, March 19, 7:00pm Presentation: Spring Flower Refresher Speaker: Rachel Werling Location: In-person presentation at the Siskiyou chapter meeting at Southern Oregon University Science Building, Room 161. Join us in-person or Zoom in from home. To register for Zoom, go tohttps://bit.ly/npsotalks. Spring is coming! Get ready for April, Oregon’s Native Plant Appreciation Month with a Floral...
Saturday, March 21, 10:00 am Field Trip: Group Visit to Stillwater Natives Nursery in Bandon Leader/Presenter: Gail Perrotti Location: 53701 Beach Loop Rd, Bandon, OR 97411 Stillwater Native Nursery will be open by appointment only in 2026. The South Coast Chapter is hosting a group visit. Interns from local high schools will give a presentation at 11:00...
Saturday, March 21, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Field Trip: Silver Falls State Park Trip Leader: Kim Maley Kim Maley, park interpreter for the Friends of Silver Falls, will lead an easy to moderate walk to view the lichens at Silver Falls State Park. Bring water, snacks, appropriate foot gear, and clothing for wet and cold...
Saturday, March 28th, 2026 10-1pm Bolt Mountain at Fish Hatchery Park Trip Leader: Katelyn Detweiler Bolt Mountain is situated in a geologically and biologically rich area characteristic of the Klamath-Siskiyou Ecoregion. The rocks, soils and corresponding plant species found on Bolt Mountain display this wealth of biodiversity. A majority of the soils found on the...
April Fools APPRECIATE native plants, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City. Join us: on Tuesday, April 1, 2026 at 5:00 pm for one of the kick off events for Native Plant Appreciation Month, at the very special oak and vernal pools habitat at Canemah Bluff Nature Park just south of Oregon City, OR. Canemah Bluff Nature Park...
Date: Saturday, April 4, 9:00 am - 11:30 am AND Saturday, May 9, 9:00 am - 11:30 am Volunteer Outreach: Westmoreland Park Wetlands Enhancement Work Party Leader: Nancy Bray Location: Westmorelands Park, East wetland on Polk St., South of the pickleball courts on W. 20th Ave, Eugene These two work parties in Westmoreland Park wetlands...
Saturday, April 4th 9am-3pm Siskiyou Plant Explorers Yreka Phlox at Siskiyou Native Plant Nursery - Yreka, CA Meeting Location: CVS Pharmacy 2341 Ashland St. Ashland, OR at 9am Field Trip Leaders: Matt Dybala, Ada Rubin This will be an opportunity to carefully observe and photograph the federally endangered Yreka phlox during peak bloom. Phlox hirsuta,...
Thursday, April 9, 9:00 am - 11:00 am Work Party #314: Native Plant Garden at McMinnville Public Library Location: McMinnville Public Library We will work around the Carnegie building with a friendly crew to maintain the beauty of this demonstration garden. Dress for the weather and bring gloves, bucket, and gardening tools if you have them. For...
April Program: April 9, 2026, 7pm Plant Identification for Non-Botanists with Rebecca Lexa Rebecca Lexa is an author of The Everyday Naturalist, an Environmental Educator, and an Oregon Naturalist The Talk: No botany degree? No problem! Join Master Naturalist, and author of The Everyday Naturalist, Rebecca Lexa, as she shares beginner-friendly tools and skills for...
Saturday, April 11, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Event: Wildflower Walk Leader: Jeanne Standley, jstandle@charter.net, (541) 294-2113 Location: Hundred Acre Wood, 1000 S 1st Ave, Coquille, OR 97423 NPSO South Coast Chapter has adopted this beautiful, forested area. In addition to leading wildflower walks here, we also conduct plant surveys and remove invasive plants. This is...