Portland Chapter

Founded in 1977, the Portland Chapter was one of the original three founding chapters of the Native Plant Society of Oregon. Centered between Mt. Hood, the Coast Range, the Willamette Valley, and the Columbia Gorge, chapter members have short access to a wide diversity of habitats. Beginning in early spring, one can visit the grasslands, oak and ponderosa woodlands, and sagebrush steppe of the East Gorge. And since flowers can linger late in the high subalpine to alpine meadows of the Cascades, field trips often continue into September. Fall and winter offer opportunities to explore mushrooms, lichens, and bryophytes, or to learn winter tree and shrub identification. More locally, our members visit city and county parks, Metro Natural Areas, and several Nature Conservancy preserves.

Photo by Mary Hayden
Photo by Mary Hayden

Portland Chapter presentations are held monthly from September through June featuring a variety of topics that highlight flora both locally and globally, Native American ethnobotany, wildlife habitat and pollinator gardening, climate change, and fire ecology. December meetings offer members an opportunity to share their year in photos.

For questions or information on upcoming events, contact po**********@*******on.org.

Photo by Jason Clinch

Upcoming Chapter Events.

Field Trip: Saddle Mountain Hike

Thursday, May 22, 7:30 am - 4:30 pm Field Trip: Saddle Mountain Hike Leader: Linda Moore Location: Saddle Mountain in the Coast Range The hike up Saddle Mountain isn’t easy,...

Field Trip: Cape Horn Trail Hike

Friday, May 23, 9:00 am - 2:30 pm Field Trip: Cape Horn Trail Hike Leader: Ron Klump Location: Cape Horn Trail, Washington We will hike from Salmon Falls Road Park...

Field Trip: The Hobbit Trail

Saturday, May 24, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Field Trip: The Hobbit Trail Leader: Lecia Schall Location: 91892 Oregon Coast Hwy, Florence, OR Enjoy mystical spruce and trees, on the...

Central Coast Dunes

Explore the different plants and plant habitats of the Oregon dunes!  The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area is one of the largest expanses of temperate coastal sand dunes in the...

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President :  Beth Markhart