Siskiyou

Thursday, January 16, 2025, 7:00 pm Program: Stochasticity in Plant Communities Year Effects and Priority Effects in Recovery from Disturbance. Speaker: Chhaya Werner, Ph.D Location: In-person presentation at our 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. As we work...

Thursday, February 20, 7:00pm Presentation: Gardening for Bees, Butterflies, and Birds Presenter: Dave Kollen 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. In this introduction to native pollinators such as bees, butterflies,...

Thursday, March 13, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Presentation: Serpentine Ecology: Wacky Soil Builds Glorious Places! Presenter: Kristi Mergenthaler Location: Wild River Pub, 533 NE “F” St, Grants Pass Join us for a free evening program at the Wild River Pub in Grants Pass. In the Klamath-Siskiyous, we have significant “wacky soils,” serpentine or ultramafic soils...

Saturday, March 15, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Field Trip: Siskiyou Plant Explorers Location: French Flat ACEC/Waldo-Takelma Road Leader: Matt Dybala Meeting Location: Albertson’s parking lot,1690 Allen Creek Rd, Grants Pass This outing will explore plant identification on serpentine soils. French Flat, located between the East Fork and the West Fork of the Illinois River,...

Wednesday, March 19, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Field Trip: Lichen Hike at Pompadour Bluff Leader/Presenter: Botanist and Lichenologist Gretchen Vos Location: Harry & Marilyn Fisher Preserve near Ashland, OR Join a charismatic botanist and lichenologist, Gretchen Vos, for an exploration of common and rare lichens at the Harry & Marilyn Fisher Preserve at Pompadour...

Thursday, March 20, 7:00 pm Presentation: John Leiberg's Botanical Explorations in Southern Oregon 1894-1896 Presenter: Jack Nisbet 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. John B. Leiberg was a Swedish immigrant who homesteaded...

Saturday, April 5, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Field Trip: Siskiyou Plant Explorers Field Trip to Lower Table Rocks Trip Leader: Arti Kirch Location: Lower Table Rocks Trailhead, Wheeler Road, Central Point This outing will explore plant identification within four distinct vegetative communities, along with the cultural and geologic history of this area. The Lower...

Thursday, April 17, 7:00 pm Presentation: Fritillaria genteri: A Biography Presenter: Alexandria Kurkowski 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. Fritillaria gentneri (Gentner’s fritillary) is an endangered lily restricted to southwestern Oregon and adjacent northern...

Friday, April 18, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Identifying Wildflowers of Cathedral Hills Location: Sky Crest Trailhead, Cathedral Hills, Grants Pass Leader: Doranne Long and Bureau of Land Management Botanist Join a Bureau of Land Management botanist and Doranne Long for a wildflower hike in Cathedral Hills. Copies of the newly published Wildflowers of the Cathedral...

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