Saturday, June 27, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Event: Wildflower and Pollinator Show Location: Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory, 57245 River Rd., Sunriver, OR 97707 Join us in celebrating native wildflowers and pollinators at this show! NPSO members will receive a discount for attending; please email president@npsohdc.org to receive a discount code.
Saturday, July 4, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Event: Irene Hollenbeck Memorial Wildflower Show Coordinator: Siskiyou Chapter, NPSO Location: Ashland Community Center, 59 Winburn Way (across from Lithia Park in Ashland). This Wildflower Show in Ashland features over 300 species of native flowers from the volcanic Cascades, the much older Siskiyous, and the valleys in...
July 9-12 Event: 2026 meeting of the Eriogonum Society Location: Selma, Oregon The annual meeting of the Eriogonum Society is not sponsored by the Siskiyou Chapter NPSO but will be held in our area and may be of interest to all members. The 2026 meeting of the Eriogonum Society will be held July 9-12 in Selma, Oregon, in...
Thursday, July 9, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Program: Edgefield Garden Tour-Native Plant Edition Leader: Annalise Michaelson Location: in person at McMenamins ,Troutdale, Oregon Annalise is an NPSO member and the assistant manager of the various gardens at McMenamins Edgefield. The former Multnomah County poor farm is now the 45-acre hotel, restaurant, spa, golf course, and concert...
Saturday, July 11, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Field Trip: Bear Camp Botanical Area near Galice, OR Leader: Matt Dybala Meeting Location: Ray’s Food Place, 3500 Merlin Rd, Grants Pass, OR 97526 This Botanical Area is located halfway between Galice and Agness along the Bear Camp Road/Bear Camp Ridge area, close to 5,000’ elevation. We...
Tuesday, July 14, 9:30 am - 2:00 pm Volunteer Outreach: Assist with native plant nursery tasks Leader: Michelle Osgood Location: Dorena Genetic Resource Center, 34963 Shoreview Drive, Cottage Grove Dorena Genetic Resource Center is seeking volunteers to join us on the second Tuesday of each month to help with various nursery tasks, including transplanting, pruning,...
Saturday, July 18, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Event: Newberry National Volcanic Monument Rare Plant Survey Leader: Stu Garrett Location: Newberry National Volcanic Monument Join the High Desert Chapter of NPSO on Saturday, July 18 to visit the Newberry National Volcanic Monument and perform a census of the pumice grape-fern (Botrychium pumicola). This member of...
Saturday, July 18, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Field Trip: Hike and Carnivorous Plant Habitat Improvements Leader: Jeanne Standley Location: South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve Visitor Center, 61907 Seven Devils Rd, Coos Bay, OR 97420 Join the Saturday Stewards for a hike and carnivorous plant habitat improvements led by NPSO, South Coast Chapter's Jeanne Standley. The...
NEW PROGRAM - Name That Plant! Monday, July 20, 5PM-7PM Southern Oregon University Science Hall Room 110 Do you want to brush up on your plant keying skills? Join us for the inaugural plant keying party! As a group we will take plants through the dichotomous key to confidently identify the specimen. SOU will provide dissecting...
Tuesday, July 21, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Field Trip: Silver Falls State Park- Davidson Ranch Meadow Leader: Matt Palmquist Explore a unique meadow habitat at Silver Falls State Park with park ranger Matt Palmquist. The Davidson Ranch meadow is home to numerous species uncommon elsewhere in the park including Dwarf bilberry (Vaccinium caespitosum), King’s scepter...
Wednesday, July 22, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Special Event: Emerald Chapter’s Annual Picnic at Amazon Park Location: Grassy area in front of Amazon Community Center Join your botanical friends for a picnic! We will brainstorm presentations and field trips for next season and share information about great places to see wildflowers. Bring a potluck...
Saturday, July 25, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Event: Quarterly membership meeting. Program to be determined. Leader: Contact: Gail Perrotti, gperrotti@earthlink.net or 541-414-9777 Location: First Chapter Coffee House, 29325 Ellensburg Avenue, Gold Beach, Oregon 97444