Saturday, July 5, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Field Trip: Soapstone Lake Leader: Kira Taylor Location: Clatsop State Forest (carpooling will be from Banks). Venture out to a lesser-visited part of the Clatsop State Forest for a 3 mile loop hike around a small woodland lake. This moderate trail passes through thinned second-growth forest, skirts around...
Thursday, July 10, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Field Trip: Lookout Mountain, Oregon Leader: Ron Klump Location: The round trip from Portland is 150 miles paved, 12 miles gravel. The trip leader will provide carpool details. A Northwest Forest Pass is required. This is a moderate hike of 2.6 miles with 570 feet of elevation...
Saturday, July 12, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Field Trip: Cedar Butte Leader: Kira Taylor Location: Meet for Carpool in Banks Come along for a hike up Cedar Butte in the Tillamook State Forest. This is a steep and moderately difficult, though short, hike; gaining over 700 feet in three quarters of a mile. Moving at...
Friday, July 18, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Field Trip: Mount Hood Meadows Chairlift Leader: Ron Klump Location: Mt Hood Meadows Ski Area This hike uses the Mount Hood Meadows chair lift to quickly gain the high mountain meadows for stunning displays of a wide variety of alpine flowers. From the chairlift, hike west and loop...
Saturday, July 19, 10:30 am – 2:00 pm Field Trip: Multorpor Fen, Government Camp Leader: Lecia Schall Location: Mt. Hood SkiBowl Join us to explore an amazing subalpine (elevation 4000 feet) wetland habitat near Government Camp. Expect an easy, mostly flat, mostly dry, two-mile walk in part sun and shade. We'll look for great sundew (Drosera...
Saturday, August 16, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Field Trip: Bird Lake, Mount Adams Leaders: Mary Hayden and Elly Adelman Check back later on our public events calendar for details https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=bnBzb3BkeGNoYXB0ZXJAZ21haWwuY29t Follow Instagram @npsopdx for final details a week in advance!
Saturday, August 16, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Field Trip: Anvil Lake, Black Wolf Meadows Leader: Clarice Johnston Location: Anvil Lake, Oregon Black Wolf Meadows (4,165 ft) and nearby Anvil Lake is a beautiful, secluded, and little visited setting, northwest of Timothy Lake. It provides a chance to view a variety of high marsh, bog,...
Portland State University Herbarium and Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank Open House Tour historical botanical collections, a seed bank, and see live rare plants! Portland State University Herbarium OPEN HOUSE! Science Research and Teaching Center 1719 SW 10th Ave. Portland, OR 97201 Herbarium Room B1-34 Seed Bank Lab B1-81 Enter through the doors down the...
Thursday, November 13, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Zoom Presentation: Beyond Waterfalls: Exploring the Flora of Silver Falls State Park Presenter: Matt Palmquist, Park Ranger, Silver Falls State Park Explore beyond the waterfalls in this presentation to discover the history of the park and some notable plants found there. In addition, there will be a...
Sunday, November 16 Field Trip: North Fork Silver Falls Loop Trip Leaders: Lecia, PDX chapter and Alex, Corvallis Chapter To follow up after our November program, join Lecia and Alex on a hike to North Fork Silver Creek Falls Loop to check out the new trail extension. Check your chapter calendar for time and registration details. Link to sign...
NPSO Portland Member Photos and Stories Moderator: Kieran Hanrahan, avid amateur botanist, community scientist, past NPSO Portland Board Member Discover new trails and areas to hike, learn about a personal native plant restoration project, or find out other members' favorite flowers. There is always something new and wonderful as our NPSO Portland members share highlights...
Flowers of the Columbia River Gorge Moderator: Mario Catani, Botanist, ISA Certified Arborist Join Mario as he shares the story behind his first native plant field guide and the experiences that inspired it. His adventures include exploring the Columbia River Gorge, identifying plants, and understanding their roles in the landscape—from geology and ecology to climate...