Saturday, April 11, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm NPSO Cheahmill Chapter Meeting and Presentation: “Bring Back the Pollinators” Presenter: Bob Shaw, Xerces Society The Cheahmill Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon will be hosting an in-person meeting on Saturday, April 11 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm at the McMinnville Library Carnegie Room....
Saturday, April 11, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Presentation: Amazon Community Center Events: Botany Workshop and Plant Walk Presenter: Steven Yeager, NPSO President Location: Amazon Community Center, Mark Lewis Imaginarium, 2700 Hilyard St, Eugene Come explore the beauty of botanical language. Learn the botanical terminology you will need to identify plants growing in your garden or...
Saturday, April 11, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Presentation: Amazon Community Center Events: Botany Workshop and Plant Walk Presenter: Steven Yeager, NPSO President Location: Amazon Community Center, Mark Lewis Imaginarium, 2700 Hilyard St, Eugene Come explore the beauty of botanical language. Learn the botanical terminology you will need to identify plants growing in your garden or...
Saturday, April 11, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Event: Botany Arts and Crafts Presenter: Taylor Crawford Location: 70 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702 Join the High Desert Chapter in creating floral candles and clay candle holders. There will be a ticket charge to participate ($20 + fees).
Sunday, April 12, 10:00 am Ramble: Mt. Pisgah Wet Prairie Leader: Karl Anderson Location: East Side of Mt. Pisgah Join Karl Anderson for a short, flat ramble through the wet prairie on the eastside of Mt. Pisgah. Depending on participant interest, the trip can last an hour or two. The group can stay on the...
Sunday, April 12, 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 Bring pruners, trowel, bucket, and gloves. We will start to clean up the garden. Contact Esther for more information or to RSVP at esthermcevoy975@gmail.com.
Monday, April 13, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Program: Sprouting of the Elliott State Research Forest: Botanical Opportunities in a new Forest for Science and Conservation Presenter: Ryan Baumbusch, Research Coordinator for the Elliott State Research Forest, Department of State Lands. Location: Cordley Hall Room 2602, Oregon State University or by Zoom Following decades...
Thursday, April 16, 7:00 pm Presentation: I Sing to the Earth and She Sings Back Presenter: Kat Anderson Location: This will be a virtual presentation and Kat is unable to attend in person. To register for Zoom, go to https://bit.ly/npsotalks. For those without access to Zoom, we will also be hosting the presentation on the...
Friday, April 17, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Event: Spring Social Location: 63405 Deschutes Market Rd, Bend, OR 97701 Join the High Desert Chapter for our annual Spring Social! Learn about what the High Desert Chapter does, membership benefits, and receive 10% of at WinterCreek Nursery if you are a chapter member. High Desert Chapter merchandise will be for...
Friday, April 17, 7:00 pm *Please note this is a Friday meeting, not Monday. Presentation: Oak Savannah Communities Presenter: Heron Brae Location: Room 221 Allen Hall, University of Oregon campus. Heron is an experienced botanist, wildcrafter, and rewilder with a demonstrated history of working in professional and community environmental services. She is skilled in teaching, research, community...
Saturday, April 18, 9am-3pm Siskiyou Plant Explorers Viewpoint Mike trail near Prospect, OR Meeting Location: 9am at Medford Olive Garden Restaurant, 3125 Crater Lake Highway. Park away from the Restaurant next to Crater Lake Hwy Trip Leader: Al Collinet Viewpoint Mike is a lovely trail that climbs steadily uphill to a rocky-moss covered viewpoint, showcasing...
Saturday, April 18, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Field Trip: Blachly Mountain Forest Leader: Ed Alverson Blachly Mountain Forest is a close-in old growth forest located along Highway 36 on the Coast Range Divide between Cheshire and Triangle Lake. The old route of Highway 36 is closed and makes for a nice walking route through...