Saturday, August 16, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Field trip: Plant Walk at Lolo Lake Coastal Trail (Pistol River) Leader: Julia Bott, jbott@batnet.com or 650-520-5673 Location: 23844-23642 Oregon Coast Hwy, Gold Beach, OR 97444 On this hike, we will visit a recent restoration project to restore bear berry (kinnikinnick) (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) groundcover. We’ll also see lots of...
Saturday, August 23, 9:00 am - 11:00 am Work Party #306: 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. The garden has matured and will be beautiful this month, making our work very enjoyable! Bring gloves, bucket, and gardening...
Saturday, August 23, 9:00 am Field Trip: Three Mile Prairie County Park, Florence Leader: Ed Alverson Join leader Ed Alverson for a cool exploration of the urban sand dune ecosystem at Three Mile Prairie County Park in Florence. The 170-acre park supports native plants associated with open dunes, seasonal ponds/wet meadows, shore pine forest, as...
Saturday, August 30, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Event: Work Party at the Avery Native Plant Garden Leader: Esther McEvoy Location: Avery House Nature Center, Avery Park, Corvallis Come help with summer clean up. Bring gloves, clippers, trowel, and bucket. Contact Esther for more information or to RSVP at 541-990-0948 or estherco@peak.org.
Thursday, September 18, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Zoom Program: Protecting Oregon’s Wild Forests and Rivers Presenter: Chandra LeGue The wild places, forests, and rivers we enjoy exploring in Oregon all have stories to tell – ecological and political. Oregon Wild’s Senior Conservation Advocate, Chandra LeGue, joins us to explore Oregon’s forests and wild lands:...
Monday, September 25, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Presentation: Oregon Native Seed Strategy Presenter: Danielle Marshall, Oregon Department of Agriculture Location: Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St, Eugene The Oregon Native Seed Strategy is a new guidance document developed by numerous government, non-profit, and academic partners to address native seed needs in Oregon. Come learn from...
Saturday, September 27, 9:00 am - 11:00 am Work Party #307: 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. The garden has matured and will be beautiful this month, making our work very enjoyable! Bring gloves, bucket, and gardening tools...
Saturday, September 27, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Event: Work Party at the Avery Native Plant Garden Leader: Esther McEvoy Location: Avery House Nature Center, Avery Park, Corvallis Come help with fall clean up including pruning and weeding. Bring gloves, clippers, trowel, and bucket. Contact Esther for more information or to RSVP at 541-990-0948 or estherco@peak.org.
Between September 16 to October 10, Date and time to be determined. More details will be provided soon. Event: Seed collection for endangered pink sand-verbena Contact: Jeanne Standley, jstandle@charter.net, (541) 294-2113 Location: Coos Bay North Spit, meet at Bureau of Land Management boat launch parking lot. Participants will be taken to the site by four-wheel drive. The Coos...
Saturday, October 4, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Work Party: Soil Prep Day for Native Planting at Crooked River Location: Crooked River Park, S Main St, Prineville, OR Help ThinkWild prepare soil at their newest acquired land for native planting by Crooked River Park in Prineville. If interested, sign up here: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/zi7VQD-Kv3VYvC_gbejjOA
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...