South Coast

Saturday, May 11, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Leader: Charmane Mitchell  Location: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2000 Jackson Street, Port Orford Ms. McKnight will speak about the Coastal Species Conservation Collaborative, a workgroup of state and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations (including NPSO’s Rare and Endangered Committee), and researchers to focus on conservation of rare coastal species...

Saturday, May 25, 10:30 am Leader: Olivia Dethlefsen at oliviadethlefsen@gmail.com (Note email Jbott@batnet.com as Olivia will be out of town until mid-May) Location: Near Butler Bar Campground, 22 miles from Port Orford This plant walk will consist of three legs. First, we will visit a Pacific dogwood located in the campground itself. Next is a short walk on NF-5325, in...

Saturday, June 1, 10:00 am Field Trip: Blacklock Point (Floras Lake Natural Area) Leader:  Lynn Jackson and Olivia Dethlefsen Location:  Cape Blanco State Airport - 92200 Airport Road, Sixes We will meet at the parking area at the end of Airport Road at the Cape Blanco State Airport. Airport Road is between mileposts 293 and 294...

Saturday, June 8, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Event: Garden Tour  Leader: Maggie Daly Location: Various locations in Gold Beach This native plant garden tour will be held at four locations in Gold Beach. To sign up, or if you have questions, please email Maggie Daly at marguerite.L.daly@gmail.com. The tour brochure with addresses and a map will be sent to...

Saturday, July 27, 10:00 AM Field Trip: Whaleshead - Indian Sands Hike  Leader: Olivia Dethlefsen Location: Whaleshead Beach (Upper parking lot) We will gather at the upper parking lot for Whaleshead Beach (At the top of the hill, not the parking near the beach). The hike will begin at 10:15 and is expected to take...

Saturday, August 10, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Chapter Meeting: In person Location: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2000 Jackson Street, Port Orford, OR 97465 The meeting will be followed by an optional brown bag lunch and walk at Port Orford Heads State Park. Walk is 2 miles with an early out mid-way for a 1-mile walk. Contact:...

Saturday, October 19, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Event: Walk for the Wild - Fun Family Event: Leader/Presenter: Gail Perrotti Location: Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, 83673 North Bank Lane, Bandon, 97411 The South Coast Chapter is helping celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week by participating in Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge's Walk for the Wild event! Participate in a ranger-led walk,...

Saturday, November 2, 8:45 am - 1:00 pm Event: Removal of Invasive Weed Species- English Ivy Leader/Contact: Gail Perrotti, gperrotti@earthlink.net or 541-414-9777 Location: Hundred Acre Wood, 1000 S 1st Ave, Coquille, OR 97423  Help the Wild Rivers Coast Mountain Bicycle Association and the South Coast Chapter of the NPSO remove invasive English ivy at the Coquille Hundred Acre Wood trail...

November 9, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Event: Quarterly business meeting Leader/Contact: Gail Perrotti, gperrotti@earthlink.net or 541-414-977 Location: Latter Day Saints Church, 2000 Jackson St, Port Orford, OR 97465 This will be our regular business meeting and celebration of our member and former President, Charmane Mitchell. Members and guests are all welcome at this meeting which includes a festive...

Wednesday, February 12, 6:00 pm Leader: Julia Bott, jbott@batnet.com or 650-520-5673 Event: Zoom Presentation on Veva Stansell and the Botany of Hunter Creek's Headwaters Raised in Pistol River in Curry County, Veva Stansell was a self-taught botanist who became renowned for her knowledge of the unique serpentine botany of the Siskiyou Mountains. Distinctive wild plant...

Saturday, February 15, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Leader: Contact: Gail Perrotti, gperrotti@earthlink.net or 541-414-977 Event: Quarterly Membership Meeting via Zoom This is our quarterly membership business meeting, and we will be discussing our volunteer opportunities and 2025 activities including plant sale and garden tour. Members and guests are all welcome Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86425501459?pwd=a8oitXQwcnxPo2kHBb8PGk2baQXTzg.1 Meeting ID:...

Saturday, March 29, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Field trip: Skunk Cabbage Walk Leaders: Gail Perrotti and Eric Dean, South Slough Reserve Education Program Specialist Location: South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, 61907 Seven Devils Road, Charleston, OR 97420 See the skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanus) in bloom. We will meet at the interpretive center. Our walk...