Saturday, October 4, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Field Trip: Ramble at Wild Iris Ridge Park Organizer: Karl Anderson Location: Wild Iris Ridge Park, Summit Sky Trail Head, 3184 Summit Sky Blvd, Eugene Rambles are leaderless walks where participants point out plants they see to each other and share their knowledge about them. Rambles are...
Portland State University Herbarium and Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank Open House Tour historical botanical collections, a seed bank, and see live rare plants! Portland State University Herbarium OPEN HOUSE! Science Research and Teaching Center 1719 SW 10th Ave. Portland, OR 97201 Herbarium Room B1-34 Seed Bank Lab B1-81 Enter through the doors down the...
Saturday, October 11, 9:00 am -1:00 pm Field Trip: Siskiyou Plant Explorers Trip to Lithia Park Trail Trip Leader: Matt Dybala Meeting Location: Pioneer Hall, 73 Winburn Way, Ashland As summer flowers have all but faded, the Siskiyou Plant Explorers will adjust our focus to an incredible diversity of trees located within Lithia Park. On this guided...
Monday, October 13, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Program: Research and Internships at the Institute for Applied Ecology Presenters: Interns Emme Obermire and Cole Hanson, Ecologist Denise Giles, and Research Director Scott Harris Location: Cordley Hall Room #2602. Oregon State University and via Zoom Researchers from the Institute for Applied Ecology will provide a brief...
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
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.