Rob Roninger Fisheries Biologist- JC Boyle Dam Removal on the Upper Klamath River; status update on restoration using native plant materials-January 6, 2025 at 6 pm. Presentations are held at the Meeting Room at the back of the Klamath County Museum (1451 Main St.).
Thursday, January 9, 7:00 pm Program: The Baltimore Woods Story: Saving a Native Woods in an Urban Setting Presenters: Lisa Manning and Jim Barnas, Friends of Baltimore Woods Board Members Location: Zoom, register here The 30-acre Baltimore Woods Connectivity Corridor fills a critical gap in the Willamette Greenway and regional 40-Mile Loop bicycling and walking trails, situated...
Monday January 13 7:30 - 8:30 pm Program: "Look Around You: The Story of the Wollemi Pine ." Speaker: Aaron Liston Location: Cordley Hall Room 2602, Corvallis or by Zoom Thirty years ago, a new genus and species of conifers was discovered in Wollemi National Park in eastern Australia. Previously known only from the paleontological...
Thursday, January 16, 2025, 7:00 pm Program: Stochasticity in Plant Communities Year Effects and Priority Effects in Recovery from Disturbance. Speaker: Chhaya Werner, Ph.D Location: In-person presentation at our 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. As we work...
Monday, January 20, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Title: Rivers to Ridges Partnership: Past, Present, and Future Presenter: Fraser McDonald, Willamalane Parks and Recreation District Location: Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St., Eugene Fraser is a natural resource planner at Willamalane Park and Recreation District in Springfield, Oregon, where he designs, plans, and implements natural resource management...
Thursday, January 23, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Presentation: Habitat Restoration on Deschutes Land Trust Preserves Presenter: Jen Zalewski, Stewardship Manager, Deschutes Land Trust Location: Brooks Room, Downtown Bend Library, 601 NW Wall Street, Bend, OR
Saturday, January 25, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Work Party: Native Plant Garden at McMinnville Public Library Location: McMinnville Public Library Spend a couple hours with a congenial crew and learn how the beauty, diversity, and educational value of this mature demonstration garden is maintained with a minimum of effort. No experience is necessary. Bring gloves,...
Kathy Sale Restoration Biologist-Klamath Lake Wetland Restoration Project-February 3, 2025 at 6pm. Presentations are held at the Meeting Room at the back of the Klamath County Museum (1451 Main St.).
Saturday, February 8, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Event: Master Gardeners Insights into Gardening Location: LaSells Stewart Center on the Oregon State University campus. Parking is free and available across the street at the Reser Stadium parking lot or behind the building. Corvallis NPSO will have a table with information about using native plants in gardening...
Monday, February 10, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Presentation: Oregon State University Campus Arboretum: The past, present, and future Presenter: Dan Blanchard, The Curator of Living Plant Collections for the Oregon State University Campus Arboretum and an Instructor in the Department of Horticulture. From Oregon white oaks that are older than the Declaration of Independence to a woody...
Tuesday, February 11, 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 Wednesday of each month to help with various nursery tasks, including transplanting, pruning,...
Wednesday, February 12, 6:00 pm Leader: Julia Bott, jbott@batnet.com or 650-520-5673 Event: Zoom Presentation on Veva Stansell and the Botany of Hunter Creek's Headwaters Raised in Pistol River in Curry County, Veva Stansell was a self-taught botanist who became renowned for her knowledge of the unique serpentine botany of the Siskiyou Mountains. Distinctive wild plant...