Thursday, May 8, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Program: Bull Run Watershed - Native plants, restoration projects Presenter: Angie Kimpo, Vegetation Stewardship Manager, Portland Water Bureau (PWB) Learn about the botanical work of the Vegetation Stewardship Program at the PWB, including the protection of rare plant communities and invasive species management. The PWB works cooperatively...
Saturday, May 10, 8:00 am - 1:00 pm Event: Bikes to Blooms, Emerald Chapter Booth Volunteering and Botany Walk Location: Bake Stewart Park, Dorena (12 miles east of Cottage Grove) All activities are accessible by car; carpooling is encouraged as parking is limited. If cycling, wear a helmet and be cautious of variable trail conditions....
Saturday, May 10, 9:00 am - 11:30 am Workshop: Beginner Botany Presenter: Sarah Fuller, Professor of Biology, Central Oregon Community College Location: Central Oregon Community College Science Center, NW College Way, Bend A presentation on plant taxonomy and major groups of plants and how they are classified. We will learn to apply botanical terms to floral structures. There...
Saturday, May 10, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Field Trip: Sterling Mine Ditch Trail, Tunnel Ridge with the Siskiyou Plant Explorers Leader: Al Collinet The Tunnel Ridge section of the Sterling Mine Ditch Trail passes through oak and ponderosa pine woods, madrone groves, fir forests, and open grassy areas with excellent views of the mountains...
Saturday May 10, 2025: 9:30 am - about 2:00 pm (All day with travel to and from Ashland) Field Trip: A Botanical Exploration of the Sycan Marsh, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Preserve Leaders: Sarah Ratay and Rachel Werling Explore the beauty and biodiversity of Sycan Marsh Preserve with us on a guided botany walk through this stunning...
Saturday, May 10, 10:00 am and 11:00 am Sunday, May 11, 10:00 am and 11:00 am Field Trip: Silver Falls State Park Leaders: Willamette Valley Chapter Members As part of the Silver Falls State Park Mother’s Day Birding and Wildflower Festival, members of the Willamette Valley Chapter of the NPSO will lead one-hour wildflower walks...
Saturday, May 10, 10:00 am and 11:00 am Sunday, May 11, 10:00 am and 11:00 am Field Trip: Silver Falls State Park Leaders: Willamette Valley Chapter Members As part of the Silver Falls State Park Mother’s Day Birding and Wildflower Festival, members of the Willamette Valley Chapter of the NPSO will lead one-hour wildflower walks...
Monday, May 12, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:30 am Event: West Eugene Wetland Walk Leader: Rachel Schneiderman Location: WREN Headquarters, 751 Danebo Ave, Eugene, Oregon 97402 Join us on a walk in the west Eugene wetlands, led by WREN (Willamette Resources and Education Network) staff, at the peak of bloom. We’ll get to see some...
Tuesday, May 13, 9:00 am - 1:30 pm Field Trip: Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge Leader: Ron Klump Location: 100 Wildlife Refuge Rd., Glenwood, WA The Willard Springs Foot Trail is a 3.8-mile loop along the edge of the open marsh and into the pines. Beginning at the refuge headquarters, it parallels the west shore...
Tuesday May 13, 2025, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Volunteer Outreach: Survey for rare Lathyrus holochlorus at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum Leader: Dr. Nora Dunkirk, ORBIC’s director of Citizen's Rare Plant Watch (CRPW) out of Portland State University Location: Buford Park, exact start location to be announced Citizen's Rare Plant Watch will be conducting a survey of the rare...
Thursday, May 15, 7:00 pm Presentation: Where David Douglas found the largest Pinus trees in the world Presenter: Erich Reeder Location: In-person presentation at the Siskiyou chapter meeting at Southern Oregon University Science Building, Room 161. Join us in-person or via Zoom from home. To register for Zoom, go to https://bit.ly/npsotalks. Based on a detailed analysis of Douglas' journal entries,...
May 16, 17, and 18 Event: Mount Pisgah Wildflower Show: Collection, Set up, and Show Booth Leader: Jenny Lippert Location: Mount Pisgah Arboretum, 34901 Frank Parrish Rd, Eugene, Oregon 97405 If you’d like to volunteer, there are several opportunities. If you know your plants and have a special place in mind to collect, bring them...