Thursday, April 17, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Zoom Program: Drake Peak in Southeast Oregon: At the Edge of Beyond Join noted youth educator, naturalist, and author Bobbie Snead as she describes the Drake Peak area, a compact cluster of peaks in Southeast Oregon that sits on the boundary between the Fremont Pine/Fir Forest ecoregion...
Thursday, April 24, 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Field Trip: Catherine Creek Leader: John Savage John Savage will lead a trip to view wildflowers at Catherine Creek in the Columbia Gorge. The walk will cover at least four miles with some elevation gain. Come prepared for a long day, returning about 6:00 pm. Bring water,...
Saturday, May 10, 10:00 am and 11:00 am Sunday, May 11, 10:00 am and 11:00 am Field Trip: Silver Falls State Park Leaders: Willamette Valley Chapter Members As part of the Silver Falls State Park Mother’s Day Birding and Wildflower Festival, members of the Willamette Valley Chapter of the NPSO will lead one-hour wildflower walks...
Saturday, May 10, 10:00 am and 11:00 am Sunday, May 11, 10:00 am and 11:00 am Field Trip: Silver Falls State Park Leaders: Willamette Valley Chapter Members As part of the Silver Falls State Park Mother’s Day Birding and Wildflower Festival, members of the Willamette Valley Chapter of the NPSO will lead one-hour wildflower walks...
Thursday, May 22, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm Field Trip: Finley Wildlife Refuge Leader: John Savage John Savage will lead a walk to view the wildflowers at the William L. Finley National Wildife Refuge near Corvallis. Golden paintbrush, Nelson’s checkermallow, peacock larkspur, and other rare and endemic species grow in the untouched Natural Resource Area....
Saturday, May 31, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm Field Trip: Kingston Prairie Preserve Leader: John Savage John Savage of the Willamette Valley Chapter of the NPSO will lead a morning walk to view the blooming wildflowers at the 152-acre Kingston Prairie Preserve southeast of Stayton. The preserve is one of the best examples of native...
Wednesday, June 25, 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Field Trip: Iron Mountain Leader: John Savage Enjoy one of the best wildflower hikes in Oregon. Iron Mountain features more than 300 different species of flowers amid stands of trees and meadows. John Savage of the Willamette Valley Chapter of the NPSO will lead the all-day hike...
Monday, July 7, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Field Trip: Parish Lake and Daly Lake Leaders: Matt Palmquist and Elliot Drake-Maurer Matt Palmquist and Elliot Drake-Maurer of the Willamette Valley Chapter of the NPSO will lead short hikes into Parish Lake and Daley Lake in the Willamette National Forest to view the wildflowers of the two...
Saturday, August 9, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Event: Englewood Forest Festival The Willamette Valley Chapter will have an outreach table at the Englewood Forest Festival at Englewood Park in Salem and offer a “Plant a Wildflower” activity for kids and festivalgoers. Join us at this fun, family-friendly event. For more information about the festival,...
Thursday, September 18, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Zoom Program: Protecting Oregon’s Wild Forests and Rivers Presenter: Chandra LeGue The wild places, forests, and rivers we enjoy exploring in Oregon all have stories to tell – ecological and political. Oregon Wild’s Senior Conservation Advocate, Chandra LeGue, joins us to explore Oregon’s forests and wild lands:...
Thursday, October 16, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Zoom Program: Plants, People, and Common Ground Presenter: Rose Grimson Rose Grimson – a senior in environmental science at Willamette University and the 2025 winner of a Jean Davis Scholarship from the Willamette Valley Chapter NPSO - will talk about her work to measure and map soil...
Saturday, October 18, 9:30 am – 1:00 pm Field Trip: Willamette University at Zena Trip Leader: Weston Miller Willamette University Professor Weston Miller – Director of Willamette University at Zena and Center for Land-based Learning – will lead a tour of Willamette University’s 305 acre “Willamette University at Zena” property west of Salem. The property...