Updated 2 March 2024
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Friday, March 1, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm and
Saturday March 2: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Event: Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District 2024 Native Plant Sale
Location: Yamhill Valley Heritage Center, McMinnville
Online 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.
Saturday, March 23, 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, bucket, and gardening tools. Dress for the weather. For more information, contact Catie Anderson at catie.fishback@gmail.com or 971-241-7634.
The 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.
Monday, March 11, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Program: Gardening for the Bees (and the Birds), and an Introduction to the Xerces Society
Presenter: David Kollen, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
Location: Room 2602, Cordley Hall, Oregon State University Campus, 2701 SW Campus Way or via Zoom
This program will include:
Dave 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.
Preregister for Zoom at https://oregonstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvceqrpzsqGtVgVJF63Yx7zw5SGdbFcfg9 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Saturday, March 30, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Event: Work Party at the Avery Native Plant Garden
Leader: Esther McEvoy
Location: Avery House Nature Center, Avery Park, Corvallis
Come 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 estherco@peak.org.
For information, visit our website: www.highdesertnpsoregon.org or Facebook page: Native Plant Society of Oregon: High Desert Chapter, or email us at highdesertnpso@gmail.com. Find our latest field trip observations on iNaturalist, https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/high-desert-chapter-npso-field-trips.
Tuesday March 26, 7:00 pm
Presentation: Butte Biogeography: Tree Distribution in the Mountains of Central Oregon
Speaker: Bob Earle
Location: East Bend Library, 62080 Dean Swift Road
The 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 the 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.
Bob 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.
Wednesday, April 24, 4:00 pm
Event: High Desert Chapter Spring Social and Chapter Meeting
Location: WinterCreek Nursery, 63405 Deschutes Market Road, Bend
Come meet our incoming board members and enjoy a spring afternoon perusing WinterCreek’s extensive native plant selection. More details coming soon.
For information on the Klamath Basin Chapter, contact kb_president@npsoregon.org, visit our website: http://klamathbasinnps.com, or find us on Facebook:(13) Klamath Basin Chapter - Native Plant Society of Oregon | Facebook.
Our members receive The Calochortus, our monthly e-newsletter with field trips, programs, news, and events for the Portland area. If you are a Portland Chapter member and not receiving it, notify us at npsopdxchapter@gmail.com. You'll also find our monthly programs and additional field trips posted on our Meetup page: meetup.com/NPSO-Portland/. Our Facebook page is regularly updated with current wildflower bloom status and photos: facebook.com/npso.portland. Visit our chapter website at portlandnativeplants.org for archived newsletters and to register for current programs. View recordings of past programs on our YouTube channel. Join one of our iNaturalist projects: inaturalist.org/projects/npsopdx-collective-annual-projects. Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/npsopdx/.
Members will find links to register for our second Thursday Zoom presentations in each issue of the Bulletin, in The Calochortus newsletter, and on our social media channels. The Portland Chapter does not host Zoom Programs in July and August.
Saturday, March 6-9, various times
Conference: 77th Annual Meeting of The Northwest Anthropological Conference
Location: University Place Hotel & Conference Center
This year's theme of building bridges reflects the collaboration and connection needed in all fields and practices of Anthropology. Two of our NPSO Portland Chapter members will be speaking at the event, Dr. Gabriel Campbell and Dr. David G. Lewis. We hope you can make it! Register and find more information here.
Thursday, March 14, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Program: Forests During the Time of the Mastodons: Ziegler Reservoir Fossil Site
Presenter: Dean Miller, Data Analytics Trainer and Quaternary Paleobotanist
Location: Zoom
In 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.
Register for this Zoom event here. When you register, you will receive an email with the Zoom link to join. Save it!
Tuesday, March 26, 10:00 am
Hike: March BioBlitz: Marching into Spring
Hike Leaders: Lecia Schall and Cheryl Brock
Location: Whipple Creek Regional Park
Please 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) schalllecia@gmail.com to RSVP. Be sure to sign up for our NPSOPDX24 March BioBlitz so you can track your observations: Marching into Spring BioBlitz.
After the hike, there will be an optional trip a bit further north to do the drive-through at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.
April is Native Plant Appreciation Month
Join the Portland Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon (NPSOPDX) for a variety of Native Plant-related activities: Hikes, Workshops, Programs, and more. Check our Website and Google Calendar for more details.
The NPSO Portland Chapter gets ready to launch its fourth annual iNaturalist Bioblitz for the 2024 Native Plant Appreciation Month! Help us document the existence and phenology (life stage) of native plants in the greater Portland area and the Columbia River Gorge during the months of March, April and May. This is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy and protect Pacific Northwest natives. If you haven't already, please download the iNaturalist app, available for iPhone or Android, and at iNaturalist.
Join this year's iNaturalist NPSOPDX24 Native Plant Appreciation BioBlitz 2024 and compare this year’s observations to the previous ones on our Collective NPAM page projects here.
Monday, April 1, 5:00 pm
Hike: April BioBlitz Hike: April Fools Appreciate Native Plants, Even When They Can’t See Them.
Hike Leader: Lecia Schall
Location: Canemah Bluff Nature Park
Join Lecia Schall. and one of our new Hike Leaders on Monday, April 1, 2024, at 5:00 pm for one of the kick-off events for Native Plant Appreciation Month, at the very special oak and vernal pools habitat at Canemah Bluff Nature Park just south of Oregon City, OR. This easy 1–2-mile hike will take us across the basalt bluffs and into the woods, where we will see a variety of oak habitat and plant associations, from prairie to woodland and forest.
This is a Metro Park, so no dogs are allowed. There are limited facilities, but restrooms should be available at the Canemah Children’s Park. There is limited parking, so we might want to carpool from somewhere nearby. Contact Lecia (Lisa) schalllecia@gmail.com to RSVP. Sign up for the iNaturalist: NPSOPDX24 April BioBlitz ahead of time so your timely photos and observations can be added to our database: Native Appreciation Month BioBlitz.
Thursday, April 11, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Zoom Presentation: Native Plants of Oregon’s Northern Coastal Range
Presenter: Kira Taylor, Naturalist
Location: Zoom
Kira shares her knowledge and enjoyment of hiking in the northern Oregon Coast Range. She will highlight the region’s native flora and fauna, as well as give us an insider’s view of several incredible hiking trails.
Register for this Zoom event here. When you register, you will receive an email with the Zoom link to join. Save it!
To sign up for the Siskiyou Chapter NPSO monthly eNews on a new platform: sign up
To view our YouTube Channel and watch past programs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXFI2J9yp2AYmUzNz0jLlSw
To join a native plant google group forum: Siskiyou-Chapter-NPSO-plant-talk@googlegroups.com
To join our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/SiskiyouChapterNativePlantSocietyOfOregon
Thursday, March 21, 7:00 pm
Program: Getting Wild Restoring Biodiversity in Our Gardens and Yards
Speaker: Grace Florjancic
Location: Southern Oregon University, Science Building, Room 161, Ashland
Planting 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 steps you can take to create healthy, productive gardens and to help save our disappearing pollinators and birds.
Grace Florjancic is the Agricultural Master Gardener and Home Horticulture Coordinator for Oregon State University’s Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center. Lynn established and runs the native plants nursery at Jackson County Extension Campus.
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.
Sunday, April 7, 9:30 am
Bald Mt Plant Hike
Leader: Wayne Rolle
The Siskiyou Chapter of the NPSO is hosting a botanical field trip along the ridge of Bald Mountain. Bald Mountain is located above 5,000 feet in elevation between Talent and the Little Applegate watershed. This will be an opportunity to see the locally rare Henderson's biscuitroot (Lomatium hendersonii) and a few other early wildflowers that make up the diverse native flora of the area. Hike participants will enjoy great views of the Siskiyou Mountains. The hike is of moderate difficulty. Meet for carpooling in the south parking lot of Talent Elementary School (corner of Wagner Creek Road and Schoolhouse Road) at 9:30am. To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/botanical-field-trip-to-bald-mountain-tickets-838899339507?aff=oddtdtcreator
Email the trip leader Wayne Rolle at wrolle@mind.net if more information is desired. All NPSO field trips are free and open to the public.
Check out our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/UmpquaValleyNPSO. Not online? – call Donna Rawson at 541-643-0364.
Chapter notices and communications are done primarily through a Google group. For more information or to be added to the Google group, please contact Susan Geer at 541-963-0477 or susanmgeer@gmail.com. Our website is not currently functional.
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For more information, visit our Facebook page: NPSO-Filipendula Chapter