Friday to Monday, April 26 – 29 Activity: 2024 City Nature Challenge The City Nature Challenge is a community science bioblitz with the goal of observing and identifying as many species as possible in urban communities and surrounding areas. Participants from more than 450 cities worldwide will contribute! Our project geography covers the entirety of...
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Please note for field trips, participants will be required to sign a waiver similar to the one found here.
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Sunday, April 28, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Field Trip: Bush Park Leaders: Members of the Willamette Valley Chapter of NPSO Bush’s Pasture Park is home to more than fifty native wildflowers. Members of the Willamette Valley Chapter of NPSO will lead a walk to view and identify the native plants. The walk is part... |
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Monday, April 29, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (8:00 am carpool from Oregon State University Extension, Central Point) Hike: Limpy Botanical Trail Hike Leader: Rachel Werling Join us for an easy one-mile loop trail through the botanically rich serpentine area of the Limpy Botanical Interpretive Trail outside of Grants Pass. This is a lovely and... |
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Saturday, May 4, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Location: Douglas County Fairgrounds, Roseburg, $3 admission You will see some new vendors at the indoor show with a lot of garden related items for sale along with hundreds of plants. Stop by our booth and say hello and pick up a free native plant seedling. We also... |
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Sunday, May 5, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Field Trip: Museum of Natural and Cultural History Native Plant Garden The property surrounding this museum, on the University of Oregon campus, bears an excellent native plant garden that is little known to the community. In partnership with the museum, Emerald Chapter members will be leading this... |
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Thursday, May 9, 7:00 pm Zoom Presentation: Where We Call Home: Lands, Seas, and Skies of the Pacific Northwest Presenter: Josephine Woolington, Writer and Musician Location: Zoom Josephine will discuss her book, Where We Call Home: Lands, Seas, and Skies of the Pacific Northwest, a nonfiction essay collection about Northwest plants and animals, and the... |
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Saturday, May 11, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Location: Lower Cow Creek Watershed and Island Day Use Area Leader: Rod Trotter We will leave Roseburg promptly at 9:00 am from our meet up location on Keady Ct. (See directions in May 1 field trip) We will explore Beatty Rock, a monolithic outcropping of conglomerate in...
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Saturday, May 11, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Hike Leaders: Tom Wainwright and Cindy Roché Location: The Nature Conservancy Lawrence Memorial Grasslands Preserve, between Antelope and Shaniko Join us for a trip to Lawrence Memorial Grasslands Preserve (The Nature Conservancy). It is one of the best remaining examples of Columbia Plateau biscuit-scabland prairie, with mima...
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Saturday, May 11, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Leader: Charmane Mitchell Location: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2000 Jackson Street, Port Orford Ms. McKnight will speak about the Coastal Species Conservation Collaborative, a workgroup of state and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations (including NPSO’s Rare and Endangered Committee), and researchers to focus on conservation of rare coastal species... |
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Saturday, May 11, 10:00 am and 11:00 am Sunday, May 12, 10:00 am and 11:00 am Location: Meet at the South Falls Stone Circle at 10:00 am or 11:00 am on Saturday or 10:00 am or 11:00 am on Sunday for the start of the walks As part of the Silver Falls State Park Mother’s Day Birding... |
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Tuesday, May 14, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Presenter: Dr. Doug Tallamy Location: Faith Lutheran Church, 820 Kenwood St, Roseburg (westside parking area behind the church.) There will be a 7:00 pm -8:00 pm Zoom presentation: “Homegrown National Parks Initiative” with Dr. Doug Tallamy. Come see our nice meeting room. We were unable to view this... |
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Wednesday, May 15, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm Leader: Rod Trotter Location: Coos Bay Wagon Rd near Tenmile We will leave Roseburg promptly at 9:30 am from our meet up location on Keady Ct (see directions in May 1 field trip). This is a co-sponsored field trip with Umpqua Chapter NPSO and Douglas Chapter of... |
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Thursday, May 16, 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Leaders: Jeff Diez, Katelin Kutella, and Sarah Erskine, UO Institute of Ecology and Evolution, and Gail Baker, Lane Community College Professor of Biology Location: Riverfront property of UO Campus, just southwest of the Frohnmayer Bridge along the Ruth Bascom Bike Path Join UO ecologists Sarah Erskine, Katelin...
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Thursday, May 16, 7:00 pm Speaker: To be Announced Location: Southern Oregon University, Ashland Science Building, Room 161 or via Zoom This program will also be provided via Zoom for folks who cannot attend in person. To register for the Zoom: https://bit.ly/npsotalks |
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The Cheahmill and Corvallis Chapters invite you to the NPSO Annual Meeting to be held on May 17-19, 2024, at the Spirit Mountain Lodge in Grand Ronde, Oregon. This venue, situated between the mid-Willamette Valley and the coast, enables us to offer field trips in the Willamette Valley, at the Oregon Coast, and in the... Friday to Saturday, May 17-18 Location: Mount Pisgah Arboretum, 34901 Frank Parrish Rd, Eugene The Emerald Chapter is a co-sponsor of the annual wildflower festival, and all members are invited to help prepare for this important event. Members can: 1) Collect Lane County plants on Friday, May 17 or early Saturday morning, May 18 for Pavilion display.... |
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Saturday, May 18, 8:00 am - late afternoon Leader: Rod Trotter Location: North Umpqua River near Steamboat Creek We will leave Roseburg at 8:00 am from our meet up location on Keady Ct (see directions in May 1 field trip). Ragged Ridge is located up the North Umpqua River near Steamboat Creek above 3000 feet...
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Saturday, May 18, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Join members of the Willamette Valley Chapter of the NPSO and the Greenbelt Land Trust to view the blooming wildflowers at the Kingston Prairie Preserve southeast of Stayton. The preserve is one of the best examples of native prairie remaining in the Central Willamette Valley. Bring water, snacks,... |
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Sunday, May 19th, 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... |
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Monday, May 20, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Leaders: Lecia Schall and Cloudy Sears Location: Old Salmon River Trail, Welches Join us, Lecia and Cloudy, for an evening hike experiencing wilderness and an amazing array of giant trees and giant wildflowers along the Old Salmon River Trail. This old growth forest river trail follows the Salmon River... |
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Tuesday, May 21, 9:45 am - 3:00 pm Hike Leader: Karlene Richmond Location: Rimrock Springs Trailhead, U.S. Highway 26 between Madras and Prineville Rimrock Springs trail crosses through a high desert juniper and sagebrush environment which then leads to a wetland oasis, doubling the wildflower possibilities. We might see bitterroot in bloom as well as Calochortus lily, rough... |
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Saturday, May 25, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Leader: Rod Trotter Twin Lakes Trail is a three and one-half mile lightly trafficked loop trail located near Idleyld Park, Oregon that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail offers several activity options. We will have more information regarding this trip in an updated...
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Saturday, May 25, 9:00 am - 11:00 am 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, bucket, and gardening tools. Dress for the weather. For more information,...
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Saturday, May 25, 10:30 am Leader: Olivia Dethlefsen at oliviadethlefsen@gmail.com (Note email Jbott@batnet.com as Olivia will be out of town until mid-May) Location: Near Butler Bar Campground, 22 miles from Port Orford This plant walk will consist of three legs. First, we will visit a Pacific dogwood located in the campground itself. Next is a short walk on NF-5325, in... |
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Friday, May 31, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Trip Leaders: Doranne Long and Amanda Snodgrass, Bureau of Land Management Botanist Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/868778970287?aff=oddtdtcreator |
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Saturday, June 1, 10:00 am Field Trip: Blacklock Point (Floras Lake Natural Area) Leader: Lynn Jackson and Olivia Dethlefsen Location: Cape Blanco State Airport - 92200 Airport Road, Sixes We will meet at the parking area at the end of Airport Road at the Cape Blanco State Airport. Airport Road is between mileposts 293 and 294... |
Please note for field trips, participants will be required to sign a waiver similar to the one found here.