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SUMMARY:Zoom Program: The ups and downs of golden paintbrush\, a rare plant with big wins but fresh troubles 
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 5\, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm\nZoom Program: The ups and downs of golden paintbrush\, a rare plant with big wins but fresh troubles \nPresenter: Dr. Tom Kaye \nDr. Tom Kaye will provide an update on the recovery of golden paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta). Golden paintbrush is a recently delisted threatened species that faces renewed threats to its survival. Dr. Kaye is Chief Scientist and Founder at the Institute for Applied Ecology\, a nonprofit organization with a mission to conserve native habitats and species through research\, restoration\, and education. Registration is required. For more information and to register for this Zoom presentation\, email John Savage at wv****@***il.com.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/zoom-program-the-ups-and-downs-of-golden-paintbrush-a-rare-plant-with-big-wins-but-fresh-troubles/
CATEGORIES:Willamette Valley
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260208T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260208T120000
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Botany and Birds 
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, February 8\, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nField Trip: Botany and Birds \nLeader/Presenter: Mara Huang and Queer As Flock\nLocation: Weigand Dog Park at the Dry Canyon Trail (Redmond\, OR) \nCome join the High Desert Chapter and Queer As Flock in this collaborative walk of identifying birds and plants together! We will be leisurely walking down the Dry Canyon Trail\, a paved and flat path. We will walk approximately 2-3 miles in total. For more information contact hd******************@***il.com.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-botany-and-birds/
CATEGORIES:High Desert
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260209T193000
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SUMMARY:Program: An Update on Native Plant Studies from OSU's Garden Ecology Lab
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, February 9\, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm\nProgram: An Update on Native Plant Studies from OSU’s Garden Ecology Lab\nPresenter: Gail Langeletto\, Professor of Horticulture. \nLocation: Cordley Hall Room 2602\, Oregon State University  \nAn entomologist by training\, Gail is focused on developing a better understanding of how to design and manage gardens and parks within urban/suburban landscapes to maximize pollination\, pest control\, and human health and well-being. She is particularly interested in documenting the garden plants and practices that promote or impede biodiversity and ecosystem function. She is a professor of horticulture at Oregon State University\, where she also serves as director of the BioResource Research program (an undergraduate major centered around student research experiences). \nThe Oregon State University Garden Ecology lab has engaged in an array of native plant studies over the past few years\, including: identifying plants most attractive to local pollinators\, determining the impact of native plant breeding (to produce native cultivars) on pollinators\, and surveying native plant growers to better understand current operations and strategic needs. More recently\, they have documented the plants (native and not) favored by syrphid flies in garden systems\, and have audited pollinator gardens in the Eugene\, Corvallis\, and Portland metro-areas to better understand how gardeners are actualizing advice on planting for pollinators. In this talk\, you will hear a brief recap of past studies and will get a first look at our newest data on syrphid flies and pollinator gardens. \nHere is the link to register for the Zoom meeting. https://oregonstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/CNZZIuvkTb-yWifbYnQUtA
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/program-an-update-on-native-plant-studies-from-osus-garden-ecology-lab/
CATEGORIES:Corvallis
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260212T190000
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SUMMARY:Zoom Presentation: The Flora of New Zealand
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 12th\, 7:00 pm\nZoom Presentation: The Flora of New Zealand\nPresenters: Virginia Bowers and Paul Slichter \nVirginia Bowers is an amateur plant geek and retired property coordinator for the Bureau of Environmental Services. Paul Slichter is a retired biology teacher and a member of NPSO\, the Washington Native Plant Society\, Bird Alliance of Oregon\, and Vancouver Audubon Society. \nWe are in for a mid-winter treat as Paul and Virginia share photos from their separate trips to New Zealand. \nVirginia will discuss some of the more distinctive native plants along with scientific explanations for their characteristics. In addition\, she will focus on New Zealand plants that were (and still are) used by the Maori for food\, medicine\, basketry\, and building. \nPaul and Susan Saul take us on an all too brief look at the New Zealand flora of the Kauri and podocarp forests of the North Island to the subalpine and alpine and tussock grassland floras of both islands. \nExperience the botanical wonders of New Zealand in this colorful and lively presentation. Register today!\nZoom Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/VpbirZDSRUevEVyVgM2cPg
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/zoom-presentation-the-flora-of-new-zealand/
CATEGORIES:Portland
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260216T190000
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SUMMARY:Presentation: Determinants of Flammability and Fuel Treatment Options in Sagebrush Ecosystems of the Great Basin
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, February 16\, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm\nPresentation: Determinants of Flammability and Fuel Treatment Options in Sagebrush Ecosystems of the Great Basin\nPresenters: Sydney Turner\, MS student at Ellsworth Lab\, Department of Fisheries\, Wildlife\, and Conservation Sciences\, Oregon State University; Dr. Sofia Koutzoukis\, Postdoctoral researcher at: Ellsworth Lab\, Department of Fisheries\, Wildlife\, and Conservation Sciences\, Oregon State University\, and US Forest Service Fire Science Lab\nLocation: Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83626265623?pwd=8OxgVFFvEnlOFcVXKow2SUQwxeckYV.1 \nSydney Turner is an Oregon State University graduate student whose research focuses on fire ecology in sagebrush ecosystems\, with an emphasis on how plant physiology and community arrangements influence fire behavior. The goal of her work is to improve our predictions of fire behavior and to support sagebrush ecosystem conservation. \nDr. Sofia Koutzoukis is a rangeland ecologist who is interested in any question that centers around restoration and resilience in rangelands in the Intermountain West. As a postdoctoral researcher\, she is currently studying community change\, fire behavior\, and management options to mitigate degradation and restore sagebrush ecosystems experiencing pinyon-juniper expansion in the Great Basin. \nThe presenters will describe how the spread of highly flammable invasive grasses and expansion of pinyon and junipers across the Intermountain West has altered the fire regimes of sagebrush dominated ecosystems\, threatening the functioning and integrity of these systems as well as the efficacy of wildland firefighting operations. Changing community composition affects fire behavior both bottom-up via changes in combustion and fire spread and top-down through changing management paradigms that match actions to ecological settings to promote favorable outcomes. \nAmong the fundamental drivers of extreme fire behavior is the interaction between the woody sagebrush canopy and the herbaceous understory. However\, the climate conditions and spatial arrangements of these fuel types that promote extreme fire spreads remain largely unknown. To address this gap\, the researchers are conducting combustion experiments to examine how fuel moisture and grass invasion affects sagebrush canopy flammability to inform more effective wildfire management in sagebrush ecosystems. Management actions\, via woody and herbaceous fuel reductions\, must match abiotic and biotic ecosystem conditions to reduce fuels without promoting further invasion. By quantifying change in vegetation cover and mapping where treatment options would be likely to have favorable outcomes\, we can facilitate ongoing planning in high priority landscapes. Managing fuels and fire behavior requires ongoing investigation to all processes\, both ecological and management-centered\, that contribute to fire spread and behavior.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/presentation-determinants-of-flammability-and-fuel-treatment-options-in-sagebrush-ecosystems-of-the-great-basin/
CATEGORIES:Emerald
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SUMMARY:Chapter Meeting/Presentation: Planting for People and Wildlife: Community Habitat Projects in Action
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 19\, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm\nChapter Meeting/Presentation: Planting for People and Wildlife: Community Habitat Projects in Action\nPresenter: Hannah Wuerfel\, Habitat Restoration Coordinator at Think Wild\nLocation: Larkspur Community Center \nThis presentation highlights two community-led restoration efforts in Central Oregon: the Backyard Native Habitat Consult Program\, which helps residents transform their yards into wildlife-friendly spaces with native plants\, and the Crooked River Native Plant Stewardship Project\, which is creating a community native plant garden along the Crooked River in Prineville with the help of students from local schools. Learn how these projects support local biodiversity\, enhance ecosystem health\, and foster connections between people and the natural world through hands-on education and community engagement. We’ll share practical tips for creating native habitat at home and ways to get involved with these ongoing projects! For more information contact hd******************@***il.com.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/chapter-meeting-presentation-planting-for-people-and-wildlife-community-habitat-projects-in-action/
CATEGORIES:High Desert
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260219T190000
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SUMMARY:Presentation: Flora of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park 
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 19\, 7:00 pm\nPresentation: Flora of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park\nPresenter: Matt Dybala\nLocation: In-person presentation at the Siskiyou chapter meeting at Southern Oregon University Science Building\, Room 161. Join us in-person or Zoom in from home.  To register for Zoom\, go to https://bit.ly/npsotalks. \nCalifornia’s largest state park\, located on the western edge of the Sonoran Desert\, features a highly diverse\, drought-adapted ecosystem\, ranging from creosote scrub and sandy washes to palm oases and cactus gardens. The flora is best known for its spectacular wildflower displays – including sand-verbena\, desert sunflower\, and dune primrose – which transform the desert floor into a colorful carpet following fall and winter rains. Beyond the flowers\, iconic plants like red-flowering ocotillo\, barrel cactus\, and California fan palms thrive in this arid landscape. \nOur chapter president\, Matt Dybala\, has been photographing and documenting unique plants growing within this 600\,000-acre park over the past five consecutive years during annual winter camping trips. He looks forward to sharing the unique botanical features\, ethnobotany and ecology of this seemingly harsh\, yet stunningly beautiful desert landscape.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/presentation-flora-of-anza-borrego-desert-state-park/
CATEGORIES:Siskiyou
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260222T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260222T140000
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Microworld of lichens\, bryophytes\, algae and fungi
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, February 22\, 10:00 am -2:00 pm\nField Trip: Microworld of lichens\, bryophytes\, algae and fungi\nLocation: Pilot Rock trailhead\nTrip Leader: John Villella \nExplore the fascinating microworld of lichens\, bryophytes\, algae\, and fungi found around Pilot Rock in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument with expert bryologist and lichenologist\, John Villella. This hike will focus on all the small vegetative organisms that make up the web of life in the forests around Pilot Rock. Lichens\, bryophytes\, algae\, and fungi are often overlooked and under-appreciated\, but they play essential roles in the local ecosystem. From nesting and foraging sites for forest animals\, to forest nutrient cycling\, to home for myriad microorganisms\, you will come away with a new understanding and appreciation for the cryptic micro-species of the Klamath-Siskiyou region. Meet at the Pilot Rock trailhead at 10:00 am. For more information\, please contact field trip coordinator Katelyn Detweiler at De***************@***il.com. To sign up\, please follow the link: Microworld of lichens\, bryophytes\, algae and fungi.
URL:https://www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/field-trip-microworld-of-lichens-bryophytes-algae-and-fungi/
CATEGORIES:Siskiyou
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260228T100000
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SUMMARY:Work Party #312: Native Plant Garden at McMinnville Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 28\, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm \nWork Party #312: Native Plant Garden at McMinnville Public Library\nLocation: McMinnville Public Library \nWe will work around the Carnegie building with a friendly crew to maintain the beauty of this demonstration garden. Dress for the weather and bring gloves\, bucket\, and gardening tools if you have them. 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-312-native-plant-garden-at-mcminnville-public-library/
CATEGORIES:Cheahmill
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