Saturday, April 26, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Siskiyou Plant Explorers Field Trip to Baldy Peak Trip Leader: Kathryn Connelly Meeting Location: Star Ranger Station, 6941 Upper Applegate Road, Jacksonville, OR The Baldy Peak trail in the Upper Applegate is a moderately easy three-mile roundtrip walk through alternating conifer forests, chaparral, meadows, and oak woodlands....
Saturday, April 26, 10:00 am Event: Rough and Ready Wildflower Hike Sponsored by: Cultural and Ecological Enhancement Network and the Siskiyou Chapter NPSO Location: Rough and Ready Botanical Wayside, located on Hwy 199 at mile marker 34 south of Cave Junction This walk through the Rough and Ready Wayside is geared for plant enthusiasts and novices alike. It...
Sunday, April 27, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Event: Pollinator Project Rogue Valley Spring Native Plant Sale Location: The Pollinator Place parking lot 312 N. Main & 4th St., Phoenix OR
Saturday, May 3, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Field Trip: Buck Rock Tunnels Loop with the Siskiyou Plant Explorers Leaders: Barbra Settles and Al Collinet Meeting Location: Rite Aid Pharmacy, 2341 Ashland St. Ashland, OR at 8:30am The hike is 5.7 miles roundtrip with 967 feet of elevation gain, mostly along old fire roads. Options for...
Saturday, May 10, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Field Trip: Sterling Mine Ditch Trail, Tunnel Ridge with the Siskiyou Plant Explorers Leader: Al Collinet The Tunnel Ridge section of the Sterling Mine Ditch Trail passes through oak and ponderosa pine woods, madrone groves, fir forests, and open grassy areas with excellent views of the mountains...
Saturday May 10, 2025: 9:30 am - about 2:00 pm (All day with travel to and from Ashland) Field Trip: A Botanical Exploration of the Sycan Marsh, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Preserve Leaders: Sarah Ratay and Rachel Werling Explore the beauty and biodiversity of Sycan Marsh Preserve with us on a guided botany walk through this stunning...
Thursday, May 15, 7:00 pm Presentation: Where David Douglas found the largest Pinus trees in the world Presenter: Erich Reeder Location: In-person presentation at the Siskiyou chapter meeting at Southern Oregon University Science Building, Room 161. Join us in-person or via Zoom from home. To register for Zoom, go to https://bit.ly/npsotalks. Based on a detailed analysis of Douglas' journal entries,...
Saturday, May 17, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Field Trip: Eight Dollar Mountain with the Siskiyou Plant Explorers Leader: Matt Dybala Meeting Location: Albertson’s parking lot,1690 Allen Creek Rd, Grants Pass This outing will explore plant identification on serpentine soils. We will make several stops along the T.J. Howell Botanical Drive to view a large diversity...
Saturday, June 7, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Field Trip: Botany Hike East of Hyatt Lake Leader: Wayne Rolle Meeting Location: Rite Aid parking lot, 2341 Ashland St., Ashland, OR at 9am Join retired Forest Service botanist, Wayne Rolle, in exploring native flora along the Pacific Crest Trail east of Hyatt Lake. The group will visit forest,...
Friday, June 13, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Field Trip: Sharon Fen Preserve Leader: Rebekah Bergkoetter Meeting Location: Rite Aid parking lot, 2341 Ashland St., Ashland, OR at 9am Rebekah Bergkoetter from Southern Oregon Land Conservancy invites you to join a small group hike to an uncommon wetland in the region, a freshwater fen near Ashland...
Saturday, June 14, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Field Trip: Siskiyou Plant Explorers Hike to Boccard Point – Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Leader: Al Collinet Meeting Location: Rite Aid Pharmacy parking lot, 2341 Ashland St., Ashland, OR at 9:00 am We will be hiking 4.25 miles round trip with 671 feet elevation gain within two miles on an...
Saturday, June 28 Field Trip: Siskiyou Plant Explorers Hike to Kangaroo Lake, Gazelle CA Details to be announced. Indicate your interest by contacting siskiyouplants@gmail.com.