Please note for field trips, participants will be required to sign a waiver similar to the one found here.

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  • Presentation: After the dams: Plant community recruitment in the Klamath reservoirs

    Siskiyou

    Thursday, October 16, 7:00 pm Presentation: After the dams: Plant community recruitment in the Klamath reservoirs Presenter: Dr. Chhaya Werner Location: In-person presentation at the Siskiyou chapter meeting at Southern Oregon University Science Building, Room 161. Join us in-person or via Zoom in from home. To register for Zoom, go to https://bit.ly/npsotalks. The removal of four dams on...

  • Work Party: Native Planting Day at Crooked River Park

    High Desert

    Saturday, October 18, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Work Party: Native Planting Day at Crooked River Park Location: Crooked River Park, S Main St, Prineville, OR Join ThinkWild in planting native plants at their newly acquired land in Crooked River Park in Prineville. If interested, please sign up here: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/O_skyOZBymofW1P_GH6D5A

  • Field Trip: Willamette University at Zena

    Willamette Valley

    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...

  • Field Trip: Mushrooms of the Southern Oregon Cascades

    Siskiyou

    Sunday, October 19th, 9:00 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 finding,...

  • Event: Work Party at the Avery Native Plant Garden

    Corvallis

    Sunday, October 19, 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 for fall pruning and mulching. Bring gloves, clippers, trowel, and bucket. Contact Esther for more information or to RSVP at 541-990-0948 or estherco@peak.org.

  • Event: High Desert Chapter Board Meeting

    High Desert

    Monday, October 20, 9:00 am - 11:00 am Event: High Desert Chapter Board Meeting Location: Downtown Bend Library, 601 NW Wall St, Bend, OR This meeting will have new and old Board members together, passing the torch on to the new members. The President will discuss the NPSO strategic planning session they attended. Further discuss upcoming...

  • Program: Lichen Habitats in the Pacific Northwest

    Emerald

    Monday, October 20, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Title: Lichen Habitats in the Pacific Northwest Presenter: Dr. Daphne Stone, Lichenologist  Location: Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St, Eugene  Lichens grow all over the Pacific Northwest, but most are restricted to specific habitats. This is because they are very sensitive to the moisture, light, and nutrients available...

  • Presentation: Sensitive Species and Post-fire Restoration

    High Desert

    Tuesday, October 21, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Presentation: Sensitive Species and Post-fire Restoration Presenter: Ian Grinter, Botanist, Bureau of Land Management Deschutes Field Station Location: East Bend Library Community Room, 62080 Dean Swift Rd, Bend, OR Join us for our first Chapter Meeting of the fall. We will be having a guest speaker: Ian...

  • Presentation: What’s Next for Oregon’s Sagebrush Steppe?

    High Desert

    Wednesday, October 22, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Presentation: What’s Next for Oregon’s Sagebrush Steppe? Presenter: Dr. Stu Garrett Location: Worthy Brewing, 495 NE Bellevue Dr, Bend, OR Join Worthy Garden Club for an evening pub talk with Stu Garrett, founder of High Desert Chapter, NPSO. The talk will explore the ecology of the sagebrush steppe...

  • Work Party #308: Native Plant Garden at McMinnville Public Library

    Cheahmill

    Saturday, October 25, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm  Work Party #308: Native Plant Garden at McMinnville Public Library Location: McMinnville Public Library Help the garden crew with maintaining the Native Plant Garden at McMinnville Public Library. Bring gloves, bucket, and gardening tools if you have them. For more information, contact Catie Anderson at catie.fishback@gmail.com or 971-241-7634. The library...

  • Event: Mushroom Foray

    Corvallis

    Saturday, November 1, 9:00 am - late afternoon Event: Mushroom Foray Trip Leader: Dan Luoma Location: Meet at the north side of the Philomath Mary’s Peak True Value Hardware parking lot. Come prepared for the weather and mushroom hunting. Contact Dan Luoma for more information at: daniel.luoma@oregonstate.edu.

  • Zoom Presentation: Beyond Waterfalls: Exploring the Flora of Silver Falls State Park

    Portland

    Thursday, November 13, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Zoom Presentation: Beyond Waterfalls: Exploring the Flora of Silver Falls State Park Presenter: Matt Palmquist, Park Ranger, Silver Falls State Park Explore beyond the waterfalls in this presentation to discover the history of the park and some notable plants found there. In addition, there will be a...

Please note for field trips, participants will be required to sign a waiver similar to the one found here.