October Program: Thursday, October 8, 2026, in person at Taborspace Presbyterian Church on SE Belmont St. In Portland, 6:45 - 8 PM. Rocky Mountain Field Guide: A Trailside Natural History with author and naturalist, Daniel Matthews. You may be familiar with his Cascadia Revealed or his Cascade-Olympic Natural History. His recent, massive Rocky Mountain...
Monday, October 12, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Program: The Price of Pollen: Costs of Male Fertility Restoration and Female Frequency in Meadow Checkermallow Presenter: Brooklyn Richards Location: Cordley Hall Room 2602, Oregon State University Why do some plant populations contain both female and hermaphroditic individuals? This sexual system, called gynodioecy, occurs in meadow checkermallow...
Tuesdays, September 8, October 13, and November 10, 9:30 am - 2:00 pm Volunteer Outreach: Assist with native plant nursery tasks Leader: Michelle Osgood Location: Dorena Genetic Resource Center, 34963 Shoreview Drive, Cottage Grove Dorena Genetic Resource Center is seeking volunteers to join us on the second Tuesday of each month to help with various...
Thursday, October 15, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Virtual Event: Wildflower Photo Night Willamette Valley Chapter NPSO members and other plant enthusiasts will share photos of wildflowers they have encountered on recent trips and hikes. We’re aiming for a relaxed, fun, conversational evening with lots of pretty flower pictures and interesting stories. Registration is required. To...
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 7pm Presentation: Twenty Years in the Kalmiopsis Speaker: Gabe Howe 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 I’ve spent the last 20 years returning to the Kalmiopsis Wilderness...
Monday, October 19, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Presentation: Ethical Foraging of Native Plants Presenter: Steven Yeager, Columbine School and Mountain Rose Herbs Location: Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard Street, Eugene Foraging native plants offers a meaningful way to deepen our connection with the natural world, but it also carries important responsibilities. In this presentation,...
Saturday, October 24, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Presentation: Pollinator Habitat Restoration at Sitka Center Presenter: Jake Simondet Location: McMinnville Library Carnegie Room, 225 NW Adams St, McMinnville Join us for a presentation by Jake Simondet, Sitka Center's Ecology and Facilities Manager. Jake will talk about what the Sitka Center does and who it serves before...
Date: Sunday, October 25th, 9:30 am Field Trip: Mushrooms of the Southern Oregon Cascades Trip Leaders: Wayne Rolle and Cesar Garcia Meeting Location: Medford BLM parking lot, 3040 Biddle Road Join Wayne Rolle and Cesar Garcia for an all-day field trip to look for mushrooms in the southern Oregon Cascades. The focus will be on...
Sunday, October 25, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Event: Mushroom Festival Location: Mount Pisgah Arboretum Check back later for updates on how to help at the Emerald Chapter booth during the festival at: http://emerald.npsoregon.org. For more details about the Mushroom Festival, visit https://mountpisgaharboretum.org/festivals-events/mushroom-festival/.
Sunday, October 25, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Event: Work Party at the Avery Native Plant Garden Leader: Esther McEvoy Location: Avery House Nature Center, Avery Park, Corvallis Come prepared for the weather as we prepare the garden for winter. Bring pruners, trowel, bucket, and gloves. Contact Esther to RSVP and for more information at esthermcevoy975@gmail.com.
Wednesday, November 4, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Event: Skull Hollow Campground Planting Location: Skull Hollow Campground, northern parking lot, (lat/long: 44.39736, -121.0623) Want to help support native plant habitat in a high-use recreation area on public lands? Come join U.S. Forest Service employees and youth crews at Skull Hollow Campground on the Crooked River National Grassland....
Thursday, November 5, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Event: Work Party at the Native Plant Garden Location: McMinnville Public Library, 225 NW Adams Street (corner of Highway 99W and SW Second Street), McMinnville. The library parking lot may be entered from either Adams or Second streets. Dress for the weather and bring gloves, bucket, and gardening tools if...