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...
Thursday, October 16, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Zoom Program: Plants, People, and Common Ground Presenter: Rose Grimson Rose Grimson – a senior in environmental science at Willamette University and the 2025 winner of a Jean Davis Scholarship from the Willamette Valley Chapter NPSO - will talk about her work to measure and map soil...
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...
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
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...
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,...
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...