Thursday, December 12, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Zoom Program: Gardening for the Bees, Butterflies, and Birds David Kollen, Xerces Society Ambassador, will give a Zoom presentation about Oregon pollinators and the critical role they play in our natural and food systems. He will cover the diversity and natural history of our pollinators, the threats...
Thursday, December 12, 7:00 pm Program: December Photo Show Location: Via Zoom, register here Please join us to share your photos and stories of favorite native plants, field trips, and trails. Gather your best shots, whether camera or phone, amateur or professional, plants, people or trails, and be prepared to talk (20 photos/7 minutes max) while...
Saturday and Sunday, December 14 and 15, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Field Trip: Silver Falls State Park Winter Festival Members of the Willamette Valley Chapter of the NPSO will lead walks to view the conifers and hardwoods of Silver Falls State Park at 11:00 am on both days of the Silver Falls State Park...
Saturday and Sunday, December 14 and 15, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Field Trip: Silver Falls State Park Winter Festival Members of the Willamette Valley Chapter of the NPSO will lead walks to view the conifers and hardwoods of Silver Falls State Park at 11:00 am on both days of the Silver Falls State Park...
Monday, December 16, 2024 Event: Holiday Social Location: Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St., Eugene The Emerald Chapter celebrates our members and their wildflower discoveries as they share photos and stories of their wildflower destinations from the past year.
Monday, December 16, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event: Holiday Social Location: Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St., Eugene Emerald Chapter celebrates our members and their wildflower discoveries as they share photos and stories of their wildflower destinations from the past year. Bring ten to fifteen slides of plants on a flash drive and share an...
Saturday, December 28, 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,...
Rob Roninger Fisheries Biologist- JC Boyle Dam Removal on the Upper Klamath River; status update on restoration using native plant materials-January 6, 2025 at 6 pm. Presentations are held at the Meeting Room at the back of the Klamath County Museum (1451 Main St.).
Thursday, January 9, 7:00 pm Program: The Baltimore Woods Story: Saving a Native Woods in an Urban Setting Presenters: Lisa Manning and Jim Barnas, Friends of Baltimore Woods Board Members Location: Zoom, register here The 30-acre Baltimore Woods Connectivity Corridor fills a critical gap in the Willamette Greenway and regional 40-Mile Loop bicycling and walking trails, situated...
Monday January 13 7:30 - 8:30 pm Program: "Look Around You: The Story of the Wollemi Pine ." Speaker: Aaron Liston Location: Cordley Hall Room 2602, Corvallis or by Zoom Thirty years ago, a new genus and species of conifers was discovered in Wollemi National Park in eastern Australia. Previously known only from the paleontological...
Thursday, January 16, 2025, 7:00 pm Program: Stochasticity in Plant Communities Year Effects and Priority Effects in Recovery from Disturbance. Speaker: Chhaya Werner, Ph.D Location: In-person presentation at our chapter meeting at Southern Oregon University Science Building, Room 161. Join us in-person or via Zoom from home. To register for Zoom, go to https://bit.ly.npsotalks. As we work...
Monday, January 20, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Title: Rivers to Ridges Partnership: Past, Present, and Future Presenter: Fraser McDonald, Willamalane Parks and Recreation District Location: Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St., Eugene Fraser is a natural resource planner at Willamalane Park and Recreation District in Springfield, Oregon, where he designs, plans, and implements natural resource management...