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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Spring Wildflowers of the Cathedral Hills
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 1\, 1:00 – 3:00 pm\nField Trip: Spring Wildflowers of the Cathedral Hills\nLeaders: Doranne Long and Bureau of Land Management Botanist\, Paul Cianciolo\nLocation: Sky Crest Trailhead at Cathedral Hills Park\, Grants Pass Trip \nJoin Doranne Long and Paul Cianciolo for a wildflower hike in the Cathedral Hills. The group will walk the 0.8-mile Madrone Trail\, which is of moderate difficulty. Copies of the Wildflowers of Cathedral Hills brochures will be available. Please meet at 1:00 pm at the Sky Crest parking lot\, which is the north entrance to Cathedral Hills. \nDirections to Sky Crest Trailhead: From Highway 199\, take Highway 238 south 0.2 miles. Go left on Harbeck Road for 0.3 miles. Go left on Grandview Avenue for 0.3 mile. Go right on Sky Way 0.7 mile to trailhead. Restrooms are available at the trailhead. Be aware there is abundant poison-oak and ticks. To register for this free event\, go to Identify Wildflowers of Cathedral Hills.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-spring-wildflowers-of-the-cathedral-hills/
CATEGORIES:Siskiyou
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T090000
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Buck Rock East Tunnel
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 2\, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm\nField Trip: Buck Rock East Tunnel\nLeaders: Barbra Settles and Al Collinet\nMeeting Location: CVS Pharmacy\, 2341 Ashland St.\, Ashland\nThe hike is 5.7 miles roundtrip with 967 feet in elevation gain mostly along old fire roads.\nOptions for shorter distances exist if necessary. Enjoy the huge early spring bloom of\nbuckbrush\, Ceanothus cuneatus. We should be able to find a number of our flower\nfriends in this mixed forest at an elevation of about 3600 feet. We will check out the\neast entrance of the partially completed railroad tunnel constructed for the Oregon and\nCalifornia Railroad. Bring the most powerful flashlight or headlamp that you have for the\nbest viewing. The interesting history of these tunnels will be discussed. For more\ninformation you can search on the internet for “The Buck Rock Tunnel Archaeological\nSite.”\nPlease register in advance by contacting si************@***il.com
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-buck-rock-east-tunnel/
CATEGORIES:Siskiyou
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260504T180000
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SUMMARY:Presentation: Eight Dollar Mountain: the Place\, the Plants\, and a Growing Threat
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, May 4\, 6:00pm\nPresentation: Eight Dollar Mountain: the Place\, the Plants\, and a Growing Threat\nSpeaker: Kristi Mergenthaler\nLocation: In-person presentation at the Siskiyou Field Institute in Selma\, Oregon at 1241 Illinois River Rd. Selma\, OR 97538 \nEight Dollar Mountain is an iconic  conical mountain in the Illinois Valley and one of the most significant botanical hotspots in Southwest Oregon. Its ultramafic soils\, derived from mantle rocks\, support an extraordinary concentration of rare\, endemic\, and state- and federally listed plant species—many of which occur nowhere else on Earth\, and some known only from the Illinois Valley. This otherworldly landscape long served as a living laboratory for researchers studying endemism\, adaptation\, and ecological resilience.Today\, Eight Dollar Mountain faces increasing pressure from renewed nickel mining interests\, a growing threat not only to this singular landscape but to serpentine ecosystems throughout Southwest Oregon. Mining activity poses risks to fragile plant communities\, hydrology\, and long-term ecological integrity. This presentation will explore the botanical significance of Eight Dollar Mountain\, serpentine ecology\, and the urgent conservation challenges posed by mineral extraction in one of Oregon’s most biologically irreplaceable regions. Southern Oregon Land Conservancy and Siskiyou Chapter Native Plant Society of Oregon are sponsoring this program. \nKristi Mergenthaler is the stewardship director with Southern Oregon Land Conservancy and previously worked as a rare plant botanist. Her conservation passions include rare and endemic plants; serpentine landscapes such as Eight Dollar Mt.; and standing up for underappreciated species and habitats such as oak mistletoe\, poison-oak\, chaparral\, and western rattlesnake. 
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/presentation-eight-dollar-mountain-the-place-the-plants-and-a-growing-threat/
CATEGORIES:Siskiyou
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T093000
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Hobart’s Bluff
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 7\, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm\nField Trip: Hobart’s Bluff\nLeader: Rachel Werling\nHobart’s Bluff Trail is a gorgeous and accessible way into the Cascade Siskiyou National\nMonument and features the beautiful botanical diversity for which our region is known.\nThe route follows the Pacific Crest Trail\, meandering through meadows and woodlands\nand along ridges\, culminating with a stunning panoramic view of the Bear Creek Valley.\nThe hike will be three miles altogether\, with our end point at an elevation of 5\,502 feet.\nMost of the trail is fairly level\, but the last half mile climbs about 200 feet to the bluff\nand overlook. Register here with Eventbrite.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-hobarts-bluff/
CATEGORIES:Siskiyou
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T190000
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SUMMARY:Presentation: Analyzing the Impacts of Free-Range Cattle on Mountain Meadows in the Scott River Watershed
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 14\, 7:00 pm\nPresentation: Analyzing the Impacts of Free-Range Cattle on Mountain Meadows in\nthe Scott River Watershed\nPresenter: Courtney Akers\nLocation: In-person presentation at the Siskiyou chapter meeting at Southern Oregon\nUniversity Science Building\, Room 161. Join us in-person or Zoom in from home. To\nregister for Zoom\, go to https://bit.ly/npsotalks.\nCourtney Akers\, the 2025 recipient of Siskiyou Chapter NPSO’s Frank A. Lang student\ngrant\, is an environmental science and policy major completing her senior year at\nSouthern Oregon University. She used this grant to fund her capstone research project\, a\ncomprehensive field study focused on assessing the impacts of free-range cattle on\nbiodiverse mountain meadows\, streams\, and wetlands. The 2025/2026 study focuses on\ntwo sub watersheds nestled in California’s Scott Valley: Cabin Meadows and Rock Fence.\nThese watersheds contain a variety of meadows with differing hydrogeomorphic types\,\nincluding fens\, that support a plethora of heterogeneous plant communities. The\nsubalpine meadows in this region provide sanctuary for rare and sensitive species found\nin the Klamath-Siskiyou ecoregion\, such as Darlingtonia californica.\nThe Scott River Watershed Council (SRWC)\, a local conservation organization\, has\nobserved degradation in these habitats\, largely due to hydrological disruptions\, sediment\ntransport\, and ecosystem deterioration. With support from the SRWC\, Courtney has\ninvestigated how free-range cattle contribute to this habitat deterioration\, and will\nshare her research methodology\, results\, and conclusions. This study provides key\ninsights into cattle behavior in these sub watersheds. The SRWC intends to use these\nfindings to identify concentrated impact areas and develop targeted\, cost-effective\nrestoration strategies.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/presentation-analyzing-the-impacts-of-free-range-cattle-on-mountain-meadows-in-the-scott-river-watershed/
CATEGORIES:Siskiyou
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T090000
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Sterling Mine Ditch Trail from Deming Gulch
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 16\, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm\nField Trip: Sterling Mine Ditch Trail from Deming Gulch\nLeader: Al Collinet\nMeeting Location: Walmart Supercenter at 1360 Center Drive in Medford in the SE corner\nof the parking lot next to Center Drive. Alternatively\, you can meet the group at the\nDeming Gulch Trailhead at about 9:35 am\, accessed on Bureau of Land Management Road\n39-2-17 from Sterling Creek Road.\nThe plan is to walk the Sterling Mine ditch for about three miles north and return. There\nis very little elevation gain for this hike as the trail follows the ditch. We plan on doing\nsome scouting of this hike to see if we can get access to the Deming Gulch fire scar.\nThere are a number of small roads in the area we might use. We may even move the hike\nto sections of the Jack-Ash trail if our research finds a better botanizing experience. The\nhike will take place at this time and at this general area no matter what exact location is\ndecided.\nFor a complete Plant List use this link:\nhttps://oregonflora.org/checklists/checklist.php?cl=9871&pid=2\nPlease register in advance by contacting si************@***il.com\nSouth Coast
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-sterling-mine-ditch-trail-from-deming-gulch/
CATEGORIES:Siskiyou
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T090000
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Touch Grass!
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17th\, 9am – 11am\nField Trip: Touch Grass!\nLocation: Whetstone Savanna Preserve. Gate off Truax Road in Central Point (42.418336\, -122.917882)\nLeaders: Ezra Huebner (Resource Conservationist at NRCS) and Marisa Mancillas (Wetland Scientist at ODOT) \nCome touch grass and learn how to identify members of the most exciting plant family— Poaceae—in the magical vernal pools. All skill levels are welcome! We will learn basic grass terminology\, morphological traits\, and how to identify grasses by groups (e.g.\, tribes\, and genera). And…who knows…there may be a secret grass game as well!\nRegister here with EventBrite.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-touch-grass/
CATEGORIES:Siskiyou
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260529T183000
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SUMMARY:Wild/Flower: Poems of the Oregon Flora
DESCRIPTION:“Wild/Flower: Poems of the Oregon Flora\,” at the Northwest Nature Shop in Ashland on Friday\, May 29\, 6:30-7:30.  All nature-related poems; and some even mention birds!\n\nhttps://northwestnatureshop.com/event/oregon-wildflower-poetry-reading-by-pepper-trail
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/wild-flower-poems-of-the-oregon-flora/
CATEGORIES:Siskiyou
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