Olympic onion (Allium crenulatum). Photo by Judi Sanders. We need your help to make Native Plant Appreciation Month permanent in Oregon. Every year we send a proclamation request to the Governor’s Office to proclaim April as Native Plant Appreciation Month. Usually, the governor issues such a proclamation, but it does not always happen. For example,…
NPSO has found a legislative ally of OregonFlora. Representative Pam Marsh (District 5, Ashland area) has submitted HB3171 in this year’s legislative session to secure support for OregonFlora, a critical resource for both the NPSO and a wide variety of governmental agencies, businesses, educators, and Oregon residents. House Bill 3173 requests $400,000 per biennium of…
Last spring, Spruce Ridge Resources, a Canadian-based mineral exploration company, staked 115 mining claims totaling 2,376 acres on the west side of Eight Dollar Mountain in Josephine County, Oregon. Spruce Ridge, who recently changed its company name to Homeland Mining, claims that Eight Dollar Mountain contains nickel laterite deposits. These mining claims are on the…
Help NPSO Sponsor Spalding’s Catchfly! The Rare and Endangered Committee has proposed contributing funds to complete sponsorship of the rare Spalding’s catchfly (Silene spaldingii) from the Rare and Endangered Fund to the Center For Plant Conservation (CPC) as part of their 40th Anniversary Campaign. Our partners at the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Plant Conservation Program have already partially sponsored this…