Monday, April 29, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (8:00 am carpool from Oregon State University Extension, Central Point) Hike: Limpy Botanical Trail Hike Leader: Rachel Werling Join us for an easy one-mile loop trail through the botanically rich serpentine area of the Limpy Botanical Interpretive Trail outside of Grants Pass. This is a lovely and...
Thursday, May 16, 7:00 pm Speaker: To be Announced Location: Southern Oregon University, Ashland Science Building, Room 161 or via Zoom This program will also be provided via Zoom for folks who cannot attend in person. To register for the Zoom: https://bit.ly/npsotalks
Friday, May 31, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Trip Leaders: Doranne Long and Amanda Snodgrass, Bureau of Land Management Botanist Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/868778970287?aff=oddtdtcreator
Tuesday, June 4, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Hike: Green Springs Loop Trail Leader: NPSO Siskiyou Chapter President, Rachel Werling Join Rachel Werling for a lovely and easy 2.9-mile hike around the Green Springs Mountain Loop Trail. A classic walk through the vegetation of the western Cascades in spring, the loop is part of the Cascade-Siskiyou National...
Friday, July 26, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Field Trip: Sharon Fen Preserve Trip leader: Rebekah Bergkoetter 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 and Howard Prairie. This secluded property features unique plants including sundew,...
Saturday, August 3, 9:30 am -12:00 pm Field Trip: Tunnel Creek Bog Plants Trip Leaders: Sarah Malaby, Kerry Johnson, and Steve Sheehy We will hike to Tunnel Creek to visit a bog area with dry land, creek, and bog plants. Plants the group may see include Drosera sp., a rare Carex sp., and Vaccinium sp. to name just a few. Hiking...
Thursday, September 19, 7:00 pm Program: This Wild Life: Heroines in the History of Botany 1650 to 1850 Speaker: Lucretia Weems Location: Southern Oregon University, Science Building, Room 161, Ashland, and Virtual Stories of a remarkable group of forgotten women involved in the early days of plant exploration around the world presented by author Lucretia...
Thursday, October 17, 7:00 pm Program: The Naming of Plants is a Difficult Matter Speaker: Dr. Darlene Southworth Location: Southern Oregon University, Science Building, Room 161, Ashland and via Zoom Common names and scientific names - where do they come from? Who assigns the names? Why do they change? How do you pronounce them? This program will...
Sunday, October 27, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Event: Tour of Native Plant Production at White Oak Nursery Leader: Taylor Starr White Oak Nursery Director Taylor Starr will lead a tour of the native plant nursery at White Oak Farm and Education Center in Williams. White Oak grows more than twenty species of native woody plants, primarily...
EVENT: Pop-up Meadow, Group Costume Ashland Halloween Parade Thursday Oct. 31, 3:00-4:30 No sign up, just show up! Botanical Halloween! This October, we’re inviting folks to join us for the Ashland Children’s Halloween Parade by dressing up as your favorite native plant! The parade will take place on October 31: 3:30-4:30. Families, friends, and plant enthusiasts...
Program: How Trees and Understory Plants are Responding to Climate Change in the Klamath Mountains Thursday, November 21, 7pm Speaker: Erik Jules Location: Live Virtual Presentation at our Chapter Meeting at Southern Oregon University, Ashland Erik's talk will focus on two studies. The first is a study of how climate change may be impacting understory...
Thursday, December 12, 7:00 pm Program: Thinking Like an Ecosystem: Collaboration in Native Plant Restoration Speaker: Kathryn Prive Location: In person only at the Phoenix Grange, 209 North Main St., Phoenix, OR, 97535 Feasting begins at 6pm, the program starts around 7pm, and a raffle concludes the evening. Please bring a potluck dish to share,...