Thursday, December 12, 7:00 pm Program: December Photo Show Location: Via Zoom, register here Please join us to share your photos and stories of favorite native plants, field trips, and trails. Gather your best shots, whether camera or phone, amateur or professional, plants, people or trails, and be prepared to talk (20 photos/7 minutes max) while...
Thursday, January 9, 7:00 pm Program: The Baltimore Woods Story: Saving a Native Woods in an Urban Setting Presenters: Lisa Manning and Jim Barnas, Friends of Baltimore Woods Board Members Location: Zoom, register here The 30-acre Baltimore Woods Connectivity Corridor fills a critical gap in the Willamette Greenway and regional 40-Mile Loop bicycling and walking trails, situated...
Thursday, February 13, 7:00 pm Program: Cascade Forest Conservancy: Helping to Build Healthy Biodiverse Forest and Aquatic Ecosystems Presenters: Amanda Keasberry, Science and Stewardship Manager for the Cascade Forest Conservancy Location: Zoom, register here Join us for an informative talk about Cascade Forest Conservancy, its stewardship efforts, and lessons learned about building biodiversity and robust ecosystems. Register to...
Thursday, March 13, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Program: The Beauty of Weeds Presenter: Mark Turner, Turner Photographics, LLC, Author and Photographer of Wildflowers, Trees and Shrubs, and Weeds of the Pacific Northwest, Washington Native Plant Society Member Location: Zoom Maybe they just showed up in your garden, or you notice them as you walk your neighborhood...
Saturday, March 29, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (returning to east Portland by 2:30 pm) Stewardship Event: Adopt-a-Highway cleanup / Visit to Humble Roots Nursery, Mosier Visit our long running stewardship site of five acres of native plants established in 1989, the “Russ Jolley Wayside” at MP 68 on I-84 Westbound near Mosier as it...
Thursday, April 10, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Zoom Program: Bugs Presenter: Dr. Christopher Marshall, Curator of Oregon State University Arthropod Collection Insects are an incredibly diverse and fascinating group of organisms and like many parts of the world, the Pacific Northwest supports an overwhelming amount of diversity. While many parts of the world support diverse insect fauna,...
Saturday, April 26, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Event: Earth Day Sponsor: Scappoose Library Location: Heritage Park, SE 2nd St, Scappoose, Oregon, 97056 The event will begin with a morning of service from 8:00 am – 11:00 am followed by entertainment, informational booths, and educational events from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm. Portland NPSO will host an informational...
Saturday, May 3, 9:45 am - 2:00 pm Field Trip: Lacamas Prairie Hike Leader: Lecia Schall This premium field trip is offered to NPSO members only and is by special arrangement with the Washington Department of Natural Resources. Lacamas Prairie is the best (known) remnant of Willamette Valley wet prairie ecosystem occurring in Washington. It...
Saturday, May 3, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Field Trip: Canemah Bluff Hike Leader: Mary Hayden Location: 917 4th Ave, Oregon City. Parking is limited Come with us for a leisurely stroll on mostly level trails across thin-soiled basalt bluffs of oak and madrone overlooking the Willamette River. We'll explore seasonal wetlands, camas meadows, and shady...
Tuesday, May 6, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Field Trip: Camassia Preserve Walk Leader: Mary Hayden Location: 5000 Walnut St. West Linn, OR Join us for an easy one-mile stroll through a Nature Conservancy preserve named for the abundant common camas (Camassia quamash) which bloom there late April and early May. This preserve hosts more than 300...
Thursday, May 8, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Field Trip: Upper McCord Falls Hike Leader: Mary Hayden Location: Upper McCord Falls, Warrendale, OR Climb a moderate hillside for two miles through conifers and lush undergrowth ending at vertical cliffs supporting unusual flora sustained by rocky seeps. Find sunny swaths of Corydalis sp. and coltsfoot bordering the creek as...
Thursday, May 8, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Program: Bull Run Watershed - Native plants, restoration projects Presenter: Angie Kimpo, Vegetation Stewardship Manager, Portland Water Bureau (PWB) Learn about the botanical work of the Vegetation Stewardship Program at the PWB, including the protection of rare plant communities and invasive species management. The PWB works cooperatively...