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...
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...
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...
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....
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...