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...
The spring training for Oregon Rare Species Spotters this year will be hosted on Saturday April 18 at 10:00 am – 3:00 pm for any new and returning volunteers. At the training we will have an overview of this program, ORSS, we will teach some methods for rare species population monitoring, and we will get hands on...
Sunday April 19, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Field Trip: Baker Creek Trail at Sulphur Springs Leader: Alexandria Kurowski Location: Baker Creek Bridge Trail, Mcdonald Forest This trip to the Sulphur Springs area of the McDonald Research Forest north of Corvallis will be an easy hike through a beautiful area to celebrate Native Plant Appreciation...
Tuesday, April 21, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event: Chapter Meeting: Got Juniper? Western Juniper Ecology and Management Presenter: Jenna Deibel Location: To Be Determined This presentation will explain why western juniper has expanded so dramatically across the landscape, covering its ecology, biology, and the key factors driving its spread. The talk will distinguish old‑growth juniper from...