Thursday, May 7, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm Field Trip: Hobart’s Bluff Leader: Rachel Werling Hobart’s Bluff Trail is a gorgeous and accessible way into the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument and features the beautiful botanical diversity for which our region is known. The route follows the Pacific Crest Trail, meandering through meadows and woodlands and...
Thursday, May 14, 7:00 pm Presentation: Analyzing the Impacts of Free-Range Cattle on Mountain Meadows in the Scott River Watershed Presenter: Courtney Akers 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 to https://bit.ly/npsotalks. Courtney...
Saturday, May 16, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Field Trip: Sterling Mine Ditch Trail from Deming Gulch Leader: Al Collinet Meeting Location: Walmart Supercenter at 1360 Center Drive in Medford in the SE corner of the parking lot next to Center Drive. Alternatively, you can meet the group at the Deming Gulch Trailhead at about...
Sunday, May 17th, 9am - 11am Field Trip: Touch Grass! Location: Whetstone Savanna Preserve. Gate off Truax Road in Central Point (42.418336, -122.917882) Leaders: Ezra Huebner (Resource Conservationist at NRCS) and Marisa Mancillas (Wetland Scientist at ODOT) Come 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...
"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! https://northwestnatureshop.com/event/oregon-wildflower-poetry-reading-by-pepper-trail
Saturday, June 13, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Field Trip: Boccard Point Leader: Al Collinet Meeting Location: CVS Pharmacy, 2341 Ashland St., Ashland, OR Please register in advance by contacting siskiyouplants@gmail.com.
Thursday, June 18, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Chapter Program Presentation: Nature’s Best Hope Presenter: Doug Tallamy Location: Zoom only. SCNPSO is sponsoring this talk with the Oregon State University Land Steward Program. Recent headlines about global insect declines, the impending extinction of one million species worldwide, and three billion fewer birds in North America are...
Saturday, June 20, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Field Trip: Grizzly Peak Trail Leader: Al Collinet Meeting Location: CVS Pharmacy, 2341 Ashland St. Ashland, OR at 9:00 am. Grizzly Peak Loop Trail is 4.7 miles with 921 feet elevation gain. There are about 300 taxa along the trail and on the plateau. Since this is the...
Tuesday June 23rd, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Field Trip: Seed Collection in Solstice Light at Vesper Meadow Leader: Jeanine Moyer, Director at Vesper Meadow Join Vesper Meadow Director Jeanine Moy and friends from the Siskiyou Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon during the golden hours at the scenic Vesper Meadow Restoration Preserve...
Saturday, July 4, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Event: Irene Hollenbeck Memorial Wildflower Show Coordinator: Siskiyou Chapter, NPSO Location: Ashland Community Center, 59 Winburn Way (across from Lithia Park in Ashland). This Wildflower Show in Ashland features over 300 species of native flowers from the volcanic Cascades, the much older Siskiyous, and the valleys in...
July 9-12 Event: 2026 meeting of the Eriogonum Society Location: Selma, Oregon The annual meeting of the Eriogonum Society is not sponsored by the Siskiyou Chapter NPSO but will be held in our area and may be of interest to all members. The 2026 meeting of the Eriogonum Society will be held July 9-12 in Selma, Oregon, in...
Saturday, July 11, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Field Trip: Bear Camp Botanical Area near Galice, OR Leader: Matt Dybala Meeting Location: Ray’s Food Place, 3500 Merlin Rd, Grants Pass, OR 97526 This Botanical Area is located halfway between Galice and Agness along the Bear Camp Road/Bear Camp Ridge area, close to 5,000’ elevation. We...