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SUMMARY:Event: Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District 2024 Native Plant Sale
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, March 1\, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and\nSaturday March 2: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm \nLocation: Yamhill Valley Heritage Center\, McMinnville \nOnline orders can be placed for the native plant sale from the Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District at https://yamhillswcd.org/nps/. You can also sign up for volunteering for the event with this link.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/event-yamhill-soil-and-water-conservation-district-2024-native-plant-sale/
CATEGORIES:Cheahmill
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240307T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240307T120000
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UID:10000036-1709809200-1709812800@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Website Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meeting to discuss draft NPSO website. \nZoom link:\nhttps://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/91043268995?pwd=WUxNYnFUVTJqd3ROUEgwWmFUZ003QT09
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/website-working-group-meeting-4/
CATEGORIES:State
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240311T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240311T210000
DTSTAMP:20240203T194753Z
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SUMMARY:Program: “Gardening for the Bees (and the Birds)\,” and an introduction to the Xerces Society
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 11\, 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm \nPresenter: David Kollen\, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.\nLocation: Room 2602\, Cordley Hall\, Oregon State University Campus\, 2701 SW Campus Way or via Zoom \nThis program will include: \n\nan introduction to pollinators and their importance in natural systems and our food system;\nnative bee diversity and natural history;\nsome butterfly and moth natural history;\nthreats facing pollinators;\nhow we can play a role in pollinator conservation\, both in general and in our own\nlandscapes and communities; and\nopportunities to get involved in community science activities for those interested in going above and beyond.\n\nDave is a Xerces Society Ambassador and in that role is involved in educational and outreach work. Additionally\, he is an Oregon Master Naturalist and Master Melittologist Apprentice. His involvement in community science includes the Pacific Northwest Bumble Bee Atlas\, the California Bumble Bee Atlas\, and the Oregon Bee Atlas. Dave also writes pollinator-focused articles for the Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs newsletter\, Mahonia. A Zoom link for this program will be provided in the March Bulletin.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/program-gardening-for-the-bees-and-the-birds-and-an-introduction-to-the-xerces-society/
CATEGORIES:Corvallis
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240314T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240314T210000
DTSTAMP:20240203T195704Z
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SUMMARY:Program: Forests During the Time of the Mastodons: Ziegler Reservoir Fossil Site
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 14\, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm \nPresenter: Dean Miller\, Data Analytics Trainer and Quaternary Paleobotanist\nLocation: Zoom \nIn 2010\, during the construction of a reservoir near Snowmass Village\, Colorado\, bones of mammoth and other extinct species and a rich assemblage of vertebrate\, plant\, and other fossils were unearthed. Miller takes us on an insider’s journey into the intriguing and revealing world of paleontological and paleobotanical specimens found at the site\, especially fossil conifers and their cones. His research on conifer macrofossils provides insights into the successional forest stages throughout the Pleistocene in Colorado. The Snowmass discovery offers insights into poorly understood climatic and ecological changes during the late Pleistocene at high elevations. \nRegister for the program here.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/program-forests-during-the-time-of-the-mastodons-ziegler-reservoir-fossil-site/
CATEGORIES:Portland
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240318T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240318T210000
DTSTAMP:20240203T195252Z
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UID:10000029-1710788400-1710795600@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Presentation: Culturing Native Plants in the Pacific Northwest
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 18\, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm \nSpeaker: Michelle Osgood\, Assistant Horticulturist at the U.S. Forest Service Dorena\nGenetic Resource Center\nLocation: Amazon Community Center\, Main Building\, 2700 Hilyard St\, Eugene\, Oregon \nFeaturing funky ferns and quirky Quercus\, U.S. Forest Service horticulturist Michelle Osgood shares techniques about propagating ferns from spores\, collecting wild seed\, growing resilient native plants\, and out planting them into the wild or even your own backyard.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/presentation-culturing-native-plants-in-the-pacific-northwest/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240321T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240321T120000
DTSTAMP:20240222T211622Z
CREATED:20240222T211622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240222T211622Z
UID:10000037-1711018800-1711022400@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Website Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meeting to discuss draft NPSO website. \nZoom link:\nhttps://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/91043268995?pwd=WUxNYnFUVTJqd3ROUEgwWmFUZ003QT09
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/website-working-group-meeting-5/
CATEGORIES:State
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240321T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240321T193000
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UID:10000049-1711045800-1711049400@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Program: Bigleaf Maple Sugaring
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 21\, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm\nVirtual Program: Bigleaf Maple Sugaring \nThe bigleaf maple syrup industry in Oregon is small but growing. Join Eliza Nelson\, founder and director of the Oregon Maple Project\, as she talks about the process of tapping bigleaf maple trees and then producing a delicious\, local syrup for market. For more information and to register for this Zoom presentation\, email John Savage at wv****@***il.com.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/virtual-program-bigleaf-maple-sugaring/
CATEGORIES:Willamette Valley
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240321T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240321T203000
DTSTAMP:20240203T193422Z
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UID:10000020-1711047600-1711053000@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Program: Why Natives? Seven Steps to Restoring Biodiversity in Your Yard
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 21\, 7pm\nSpeaker: Lynn Kuntsman\nLocation: Southern Oregon University\, Ashland \nPlanting native plants is crucial to ecosystem health and to preserving and protecting life on earth. Plant choice matters\, and choosing native plants helps to restore and ensure vital ecosystem services in our landscapes. Based on the work of Dr. Doug Tallamy\, this presentation outlines seven steps you can take to create healthy\, productive gardens\, and help save our disappearing pollinators and birds. \nSouthern Oregon University\, Science Building\, Room 161. This program will also be provided as a zoom for folks who cannot attend in person. To register for the zoom: https://bit.ly/npsotalks
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/program-why-natives-seven-steps-to-restoring-biodiversity-in-your-yard/
CATEGORIES:Siskiyou
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240322T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240323T150000
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Deepwood Museum and Gardens Native Plant Sale
DESCRIPTION:Friday and Saturday\, March 22 and 23\, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm\nField Trip: Deepwood Museum and Gardens Native Plant Sale \nMembers of the Willamette Valley Chapter of the NPSO will lead flower walks to view the Oregon fawn-lily (Erythronium oregonum) and other blooming wildflowers on the Deepwood Nature Trail at 10:00 am and 12:00 pm on both days of the Deepwood Museum and Gardens Native Plant Sale. The walks will start near the Deepwood parking lot. For information about the plant sale and flower walks\, visit the event webpage at https://deepwoodmuseum.org/events/annual-events/ or call 503-363-1825.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-deepwood-museum-and-gardens-native-plant-sale/2024-03-22/
CATEGORIES:Willamette Valley
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240323T094500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240323T130000
DTSTAMP:20240306T231550Z
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SUMMARY:Wildflower Hike: Enchanted Forest & Felton Memorial Trails
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 23rd\, 9:45am-1pm \nSiskiyou Chapter Native Plant Society is partnering with the Williams Community Forest Project to enjoy the early spring wildflowers along the Enchanted Forest and Felton Memorial Trails in the Applegate! The hike will begin on the Enchanted Forest trail where the group will walk through a ponderosa pine and white oak forest then through a meadow with spring wildflowers. The Felton Memorial Trail starts at mile marker 0.7 from the Enchanted Forest trailhead. The Felton Memorial trail is a moderately easy 3- mile round-trip hike with 400 feet elevation gain through fir\, madrone\, and oak woods. The hike will take approximately 2 hours or longer if you stop to look at flowers and enjoy the scenery. Bring lunch\, snacks\, and water. \nFor more information and to sign up for this hike\, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wildflower-hike-along-enchanted-forest-felton-memorial-trails-with-wcfp-tickets-853093554787?aff=oddtdtcreator.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/wildflower-hike-enchanted-forest-felton-memorial-trails/
CATEGORIES:Siskiyou
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240323T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240323T120000
DTSTAMP:20240303T012754Z
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UID:10000039-1711188000-1711195200@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Work Party: Native Plant Garden at McMinnville Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 23\, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nWork Party: Native Plant Garden at McMinnville Public Library\nLocation: McMinnville Public Library\nSpend 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\, bucket\, and gardening tools. Dress for the weather. For more information\, contact Catie Anderson at ca************@***il.com or 971-241-7634. \nThe library is located at 225 NW Adams Street (corner of Highway 99 W and SW Second Street)\, McMinnville\, Oregon. The library parking lot may be entered from either Adams or Second Streets.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/work-party-native-plant-garden-at-mcminnville-public-library-4/
CATEGORIES:Cheahmill
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240323T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240323T130000
DTSTAMP:20240303T020444Z
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SUMMARY:Field trip: Skunk cabbage walk
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 23\, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm\nField trip: Skunk cabbage walk\nLeader/Speaker: Eric Dean\, South Slough Reserve Education Program Specialist and Gail Perrotti – gp*******@*******nk.net\nLocation: South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve\, 61907 Seven Devils\nRoad\, Charleston\, OR 97420 \nSee the skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanus) in bloom. We will meet at the interpretive center. Our walk options are either a 1.6-mile walk which includes downhill and flat terrain on good trails or boardwalk. The other option would be a little over two miles with some uphill added to first option. If desired people\, can add to that on their own and make it a 3.5-to-4-mile hike. After the hike\, enjoy a brown bag lunch at the interpretive center picnic tables.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-skunk-cabbage-walk/
CATEGORIES:South Coast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240326T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240326T120000
DTSTAMP:20240303T014337Z
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UID:10000044-1711447200-1711454400@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Hike: March BioBlitz: Marching into Spring
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, March 26\, 10:00 am\nHike: March BioBlitz: Marching into Spring\nHike Leaders: Lecia Schall and Cheryl Brock\nLocation: Whipple Creek Regional Park \nPlease join Lecia Schall and Cheryl Brock as we March forth into Spring at Whipple Creek Regional Park near Ridgefield\, WA. This hidden gem is a 300-acre park with lots of crisscrossing graveled trails which border the Whipple Creek drainage. We will be looking from the treetops of this unique\, temperate Douglas-fir and grand fir forest\, down to the soggy ground for signs of spring. Which are the first plants to flower and leaf out? This easy 2-3-mile hike will follow the main loop\, and explore some of the extra features and loops\, like cedar groves and a stone mill. It could be muddy\, so please wear proper footwear. Once we have our guest list\, we can arrange carpooling. Contact Lecia (Lisa) sc*********@***il.com to RSVP. Be sure to sign up for our NPSOPDX24 March BioBlitz so you can track your observations: Marching into Spring BioBlitz. \nAfter the hike\, there will be an optional trip a bit further north to do the drive-through at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/hike-march-bioblitz-marching-into-spring/
CATEGORIES:Portland
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240326T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240326T203000
DTSTAMP:20240303T013752Z
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UID:10000042-1711479600-1711485000@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Presentation: Butte Biogeography: Tree Distribution in the Mountains of Central Oregon
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday March 26\, 7:00 pm\nPresentation: Butte Biogeography: Tree Distribution in the Mountains of Central Oregon\nSpeaker: Bob Earle\nLocation: East Bend Library\, 62080 Dean Swift Road \nThe presentation will look at disjunct populations of trees in the mountains (popularly called “buttes”) of Central Oregon. While considerable data has been collected about trees in the Cascade Range\, less is known about tree species on the smaller mountains of\nthe high desert of Central Oregon. Through many field trips\, the speaker attempted to fill in the missing data. He will discuss possible reasons for the locations of the trees and reveal interesting patterns in tree distribution that he discovered. \nBob Earle is a member of our High Desert Chapter who arrived in Bend during the pandemic and spent many days exploring the buttes in Central Oregon. He teaches Geographic Information Systems and Physical Geography (Landforms\, Weather\, Climate\, Biogeography) at Central Oregon Community College.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/presentation-butte-biogeography-tree-distribution-in-the-mountains-of-central-oregon/
CATEGORIES:High Desert
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240330T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240330T150000
DTSTAMP:20240208T015724Z
CREATED:20240203T194917Z
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UID:10000027-1711803600-1711810800@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Event: Work Party at the Avery Native Plant Garden
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 30\, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm \nLeader: Esther McEvoy\nLocation: Avery House Nature Center\, Avery Park\, Corvallis \nCome help with spring cleanup in the gardens. Dress for the weather and bring gloves\, shovel\, and clippers. Contact Esther for more information or to RSVP at 541-990-0948 or es******@**ak.org.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/event-work-party-at-the-avery-native-plant-garden-3/
CATEGORIES:Corvallis
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240330T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240330T150000
DTSTAMP:20240303T013145Z
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UID:10000040-1711803600-1711810800@www.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Field Trip: Ramble
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 30\, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm\nField Trip: Ramble\nLocation: Buford Park\, East Entrance \nRambles are casual walks where participants identify and share knowledge of plants they encounter as a group. All levels of experience are welcome. All we ask is that you are interested in plants! We’ll walk along a gravel access road and established trails. The approximate round- trip distance will be three miles. There should be an abundance of early wildflowers. Since parking at the East Trailhead is limited\, we’ll meet up two miles away at the Pisgah Public Market in Pleasant Hill and carpool from there. From southbound I-5\, take exit 188 for OR58 East\, “Oakridge-Klamath Falls\,” and continue on OR58 for just under four miles. The Pisgah Public Market is on the left as you enter Pleasant Hill. Please call Karl Anderson at 505-257-0554 if you have questions. Sign up here.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-ramble/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
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