Website Working Group Meeting
Meeting to discuss draft NPSO website. Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/91043268995?pwd=WUxNYnFUVTJqd3ROUEgwWmFUZ003QT09
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Zoom Program: Carnivorous Plants of Oregon
Thursday, January 18, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Presenter: Matt Palmquist Butterwort, bladderwort, and cobra lily all sound like something from science fiction, but they are all carnivorous plants that can be found in Oregon. Matt Palmquist, a park ranger at Silver Falls State Park, will introduce these and other plants, where they can be...
Program: Brewer’s Spruce
Thursday, January 18, 7pm Speaker: Shannon Brown Location: Southern Oregon University, Ashland Brewer’s spruce is a rare and unique conifer that grows in the Klamath-Siskiyou Ecoregion. Shannon Browne investigated the recruitment and population dynamics of Brewer’s Spruce to better understand the impacts of climate change on this charismatic conifer. Throughout her study, she came to...
Event: New and Returning Field Trip Leaders Potluck
Sunday, January 21, 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm Carpool Location: Albertsons, 5415 SW Beaverton Hwy, Portland, OR Become an NPSO PDX Field Trip Leader or Co-Leader! Help us plan our 2024 season of field trips. Join us for our annual potluck followed by brainstorming our favorite hikes and explorations for the 2024 season. We'll meet...
Work Party: Native Plant Garden at McMinnville Public Library
Saturday, January 27, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Location: McMinnville Public Library Winter chores include making design decisions as well as pruning, cleaning up, and weeding. Sometimes we have new species to plant! The garden includes nine ecological areas with sun and shade. Dress for the weather. Bring gloves, bucket, and gardening tools if you...
Website Working Group Meeting
Meeting to discuss draft NPSO website. Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/91043268995?pwd=WUxNYnFUVTJqd3ROUEgwWmFUZ003QT09
Program: Extraordinary Plant Communities of the Klamath Mountains
Thursday, February 8, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Presenter: Michael Kauffmann, Educator, Author, and Ecologist Location: Zoom The Klamath Mountains contain some of the most exceptional temperate plant communities in the world. Within their geographic boundaries, over 3,500 taxa (species, subspecies, and varieties) of vascular plants, thirty-five conifer species, and twenty species of oak occur....
Event: “Insights into Gardening,” Master Gardeners Annual Event
Saturday, February 10, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Location: LaSells Stewart Center, Oregon State University campus The Corvallis Chapter will have a table with information on native plants and NPSO. For more information contact Esther at estherco@peak.org or 541-990-0948.
Event: In Person Chapter Meeting and Presentation: “Plant Identification Part Two: Major Groups and Plant Families of the 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...
Program: Wildflowers of Iron Mountain and Cone Peak
Monday, February 12, 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm Presenter: Dan Luoma Location: Room 2602, Cordley Hall, Oregon State University Campus, 2701 SW Campus Way or via Zoom The presentation will preview highlights of the spectacular Iron Mountain-Cone Peak looptrail. Over 200 species of vascular plants have been recorded along this botanically richtrail west of Santiam...
Program: Wildflowers of the Siskiyou Mountains
Thursday, February 15, 7pm Speaker: Matt Dybala Location: Southern Oregon University, Ashland In anticipation of the upcoming spring-summer bloom, Matt will review morphological characters and the taxonomy of our native flowers. Southern Oregon University, Science Building, Room 161. This program will also be provided as a zoom for folks who cannot attend in person. To...
Presentation: Updates on holoparasitic Orobanchaceae in Oregon
Monday, February 19, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Speakers: Dr. Alison Colwell, Curator, Center for Plant Diversity, University of California, Davis and Dr. Adam Schneider, University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse Location: via Zoom: Click here to enter Alison Colwell and Adam Schneider have been studying the non-photosynthetic members of the parasitic plant family Orobanchaceae (primarily Aphyllon,...