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12 events found.
Please note for field trips, participants will be required to sign a waiver similar to the one found here.
Field Trip: Scout Camp Trail
High Desert
Saturday, May 17, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Field Trip: Scout Camp Trail Leader: Ben Snyder Location: Scout Camp Trailhead, 9505-9445 SW Scout Camp Trail, Terrebonne, OR The hike begins on bluffs above the river and winds through different ecological communities down into the canyon. About three miles round trip, we'll be walking at a...
Field Trip: Eight Dollar Mountain with the Siskiyou Plant Explorers
Siskiyou
Saturday, May 17, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Field Trip: Eight Dollar Mountain with the Siskiyou Plant Explorers Leader: Matt Dybala Meeting Location: Albertson’s parking lot,1690 Allen Creek Rd, Grants Pass This outing will explore plant identification on serpentine soils. We will make several stops along the T.J. Howell Botanical Drive to view a large diversity...
Meeting: In person chapter business meeting and elections
South Coast
Saturday, May 17, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Meeting: In person chapter business meeting and elections Leader: Gail Perrotti gperrotti@earthlink.net Location: (tentative) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2000 Jackson Street, Port Orford, OR 97465 Speaker to be determined. Please contact Gail Perrotti to confirm location.
Special Event: Mt. Pisgah Arboretum Wildflower Festival
Emerald
Sunday, May 18th, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Location: Mount Pisgah Arboretum, 34901 Frank Parrish Rd, Eugene This Festival is a great, family-friendly event with activities including an expansive wildflower display in the White Oak Pavilion highlighting over 200 local species, live music featuring local bands, the Art in Nature Trail with ephemeral art installations, guided...
Program: “Fritillaria gentneri: A Biography”
Corvallis
Monday, May 19, 7:30 pm- 8:30 pm Program: “Fritillaria gentneri: A Biography" Presenter: Alex Kurowski, Oregon State University Location: Cordley Hall Room 2602, Oregon State University, Corvallis or by Zoom Description: In southern Oregon and northern California, two species of Fritillaria overlap, F. affinis and F. recurva. In the northern part of their overlapping ranges, an endangered species known as Fritillaria gentneri was...
Field Trip: Saddle Mountain Hike
Portland
Thursday, May 22, 7:30 am - 4:30 pm Field Trip: Saddle Mountain Hike Leader: Linda Moore Location: Saddle Mountain in the Coast Range The hike up Saddle Mountain isn’t easy, but the trip to this botanist’s Mecca in the Coast Range is worth it. We’ll leisurely ascend 1,700 feet over a challenging five-mile, out-and-back hike...
Field Trip: Finley Wildlife Refuge
Willamette Valley
Thursday, May 22, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm Field Trip: Finley Wildlife Refuge Leader: John Savage John Savage will lead a walk to view the wildflowers at the William L. Finley National Wildife Refuge near Corvallis. Golden paintbrush, Nelson’s checkermallow, peacock larkspur, and other rare and endemic species grow in the untouched Natural Resource Area....
Field Trip: Cape Horn Trail Hike
Portland
Friday, May 23, 9:00 am - 2:30 pm Field Trip: Cape Horn Trail Hike Leader: Ron Klump Location: Cape Horn Trail, Washington We will hike from Salmon Falls Road Park and Ride to Nancy Russell Overlook and back. This is a moderate hike of five miles round trip with 700’ elevation gain and some difficult...
Work Party #303: Native Plant Garden at McMinnville Public Library
Cheahmill
Saturday, May 24, 9:00 am - 11:00 am Work Party #303: 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...
Event: Work Party at the Avery Native Plant Garden
Corvallis
Saturday, May 24, 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 Spring is upon us, and we need to work on the gardens with pruning, weeding, and clipping. Dress for the weather and bring gloves, shovel, and clippers. Contact Esther for more information or to RSVP at...
Field Trip: The Hobbit Trail
Portland
Saturday, May 24, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Field Trip: The Hobbit Trail Leader: Lecia Schall Location: 91892 Oregon Coast Hwy, Florence, OR Enjoy mystical spruce and trees, on the Hobbit Trail. We will wander through magical pathways through giant rhododendron and evergreen huckleberry, down to sand dunes to aptly named Hobbit Beach. Options will...
Please note for field trips, participants will be required to sign a waiver similar to the one found here.