Saturday, December 27, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Work Party #310: Native Plant Garden at McMinnville Public Library Location: McMinnville Public Library We will work around the Carnegie building with a friendly crew to maintain the beauty of this demonstration garden. Dress for the weather and bring gloves, bucket, and gardening tools if you have them. For...
Flowers of the Columbia River Gorge Moderator: Mario Catani, Botanist, ISA Certified Arborist Join Mario as he shares the story behind his first native plant field guide and the experiences that inspired it. His adventures include exploring the Columbia River Gorge, identifying plants, and understanding their roles in the landscape—from geology and ecology to climate...
Monday, January 12, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Program: Greenbelt Land Trust - Conservation Updates Presenter: Carolyn Menke, Stewardship Director at Greenbelt Land Trust Location: Cordley Hall Room #2602, Oregon State University Carolyn Menke will share plans for upcoming floodplain forest restoration and planting at Luckiamute Confluence, located in Polk County, adjacent to the Luckiamute...
Webinar: Curiosity to Connection: Exploring Oregon native plants One ID at a Time Date/time: Thursday January 15 2026 at 7pmLeader: Jess Beauchemin, NPSO member, iNat ambassador and very active iNat user. Details: Jess will talk about the benefits of making identifications on iNaturalist (for science and for the identifier), how everyone, regardless of current knowledge...
Flora of Oregon and NPSO iNaturalist ID-a-thon Date/time: January 17, 2026 at 12am through January 25, 2026 a 11:59pm Details: Link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify Join the Flora of Oregon and NPSO ID-a-thon! What do we want from you?We are asking you to add identifications to as many “Needs ID” plant observations for Oregon as possible to the Flora of...
Monday, January 19, 2026, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Program: Street Trees of Eugene Presenter: Erik Burke, Friends of Trees Location: Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St, Eugene For updates on presentation details, check back at: https://emerald.npsoregon.org/emchapevents/
Saturday, January 24, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Work Party #311: Native Plant Garden at McMinnville Public Library Location: McMinnville Public Library We will work around the Carnegie building with a friendly crew to maintain the beauty of this demonstration garden. Dress for the weather and bring gloves, bucket, and gardening tools if you have them....
The Cheahmill Chapter of NPSO will be hosting an in-person meeting on Saturday, January 24 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm at the McMinnville Library Carnegie Room. In advance of the Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District annual native plant sale, join us for a presentation by ecological and native plant landscape designer, Eileen Stark. Eileen...
Saturday, January 31, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Event: Quarterly membership meeting Leader/Contact: Gail Perrotti Location: Zoom, please contact secretary.NPSO.southcoast@gmail.com for link Jeanne Standley will present “How to Use the Oregon Flora Project for Your Yard and Garden.” She will demonstrate how to query information about specific plants and how to query what plants have been collected...
Thursday, February 5, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Zoom Program: The ups and downs of golden paintbrush, a rare plant with big wins but fresh troubles Presenter: Dr. Tom Kaye Dr. Tom Kaye will provide an update on the recovery of golden paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta). Golden paintbrush is a recently delisted threatened species that faces renewed...
Sunday, February 8, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Field Trip: Botany and Birds Leader/Presenter: Mara Huang and Queer As Flock Location: Weigand Dog Park at the Dry Canyon Trail (Redmond, OR) Come join the High Desert Chapter and Queer As Flock in this collaborative walk of identifying birds and plants together! We will be leisurely...
Monday, February 9, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Program: An Update on Native Plant Studies from OSU's Garden Ecology Lab Presenter: Gail Langeletto, Professor of Horticulture. Location: Cordley Hall Room 2602, Oregon State University An entomologist by training, Gail is focused on developing a better understanding of how to design and manage gardens and parks...