Thursday, November 6, 6:30 pm -8:30 pm Event: Pollinator Trivia Location: Broken Top Bottle Shop, 1740 NW Pence Lane # 1, Bend, OR 97703 Do you enjoy trivia? Do you enjoy native pollinators and plants? Come join us for Pollinator Trivia! The maximum group size is five.
Saturday, November 8, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Event: Quarterly membership meeting Leader and Contact: Gail Perrotti, gperrotti@earthlink.net or 541-414-9777 Location: LDS Church in Port Orford 2000 Jackson St., Port Orford, OR 97465 Gather with members and friends. The speaker is to be determined. An optional hike to Port Orford Heads State Park will follow.
Monday, November 10, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Presentation: Bringing Native Plants into Your Home Garden Presenter: Cierra Dawson of Benton Soil and Water Conservation District Location: Cordley Hall Room #2602, Oregon State University. You may have heard the phrase “the right plant for the right place,” but how do native plants fit into this? Cierra Dawson...
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...
Sunday, November 16 Field Trip: North Fork Silver Falls Loop Trip Leaders: Lecia, PDX chapter and Alex, Corvallis Chapter To follow up after our November program, join Lecia and Alex on a hike to North Fork Silver Creek Falls Loop to check out the new trail extension. Check your chapter calendar for time and registration details. Link to sign...
Monday, November 17, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Presentation: Climate and Vegetation of Oregon Over the Past 50 Million Years Presenter: Dr. Greg Retallack, Geology Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon Location: Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St, Eugene Oregon has a long fossil record of fossil plants and soils revealing dramatic paleoclimatic...
Presentation: What We Sow - The Personal, Ecological, and Cultural Significance of Seeds Presenter: Jennifer Jewell Location: In-person presentation at the Siskiyou chapter meeting at Southern Oregon University Science Building, Room 161. Join us in-person or Zoom in from home. To register for Zoom, go to https://bit.ly/npsotalks. In her presentation, Jennifer Jewell will explore the philosophy...
Saturday, November 22, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Work Party #309: Native Plant Garden at McMinnville Public Library Location: McMinnville Public Library Fall chores include making design decisions as well as pruning, cleaning up, and weeding. Sometimes we have new species to plant. The garden includes nine ecological areas with sun and shade. Dress for the weather....
Sunday, November 23, 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 prepared to prune and do winter cleanup in the native plant garden. Bring gloves, clippers, trowel, and bucket. Contact Esther for more information or to RSVP at 541-990-0948 or estherco@peak.org.
Thursday, December 4, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Zoom Program: Native Plants of Silver Falls State Park Presenter: Matt Palmquist Known for its spectacular waterfalls that attract 1.5 million visitors a year, Silver Falls State Park also has one of the most diverse populations of native plants in Western Oregon. Join Matt Palmquist as he...
Friday, December 5, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event: Wild Wreath Making Workshop Location: Redmond Public Library, 827 SW Deschutes Ave, Redmond, OR Join the NPSO High Desert Chapter in this cozy, do it yourself, holiday event! We will be making wreaths and centerpieces with native tree and shrub species of Central Oregon. This will be a...
Monday, December 8, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Event: Sagebrush Planting in McCaffery Fire Scar Location: Redmond Airport (exact coordinates given the day before) Join us in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to plant 200 Wyoming sagebrush plugs in the McCaffery fire scar before winter comes! This is the second planting of sagebrush...