South Coast

Saturday, February 10, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Presenter: Olivia Dethlefsen Location: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2000 Jackson Street, Port Orford, OR Olivia Dethlefsen will be presenting part two of her plant identification class. This presentation will begin with the broad outlines of plant evolution, before focusing on some important plant families...

Saturday, March 23, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Field trip: Skunk cabbage walk Leader/Speaker: Eric Dean, South Slough Reserve Education Program Specialist and Gail Perrotti - gperrotti@earthlink.net 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...

Saturday, April 6, 11:00 am Hike: Sweet Smell of Azaleas on the Coastal Trail Leader: Julia Bott Location: Coastal Trail at Harris Beach State Park, Brookings We will meet at the overflow parking lot near the entry kiosk. The main part of the hike is approximately two miles round-trip on flat, accessible trails. Additional options...

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...