Thursday, January 11, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Speaker: David Lewis, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Indigenous Studies, Oregon State University Location: Zoom Dr. Lewis has done extensive research on tribal histories. As a specialist in the history of Kalapuyans and other western Oregon tribes, he has studied the momentous changes to the Willamette...
Monday, January 15, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Presenter: Bart Johnson, Professor Emeritus from the University of Oregon Location: In person, Amazon Community Center, Main Hall, 2700 Hilyard St, Eugene, 97405 Oak-pine savanna and prairie have persisted in the Willamette Valley and other parts of the lowland Pacific Northwest for thousands of years. These ecosystems...
Meeting to discuss draft NPSO website. Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/91043268995?pwd=WUxNYnFUVTJqd3ROUEgwWmFUZ003QT09
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...
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...
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...
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...
Meeting to discuss draft NPSO website. Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/91043268995?pwd=WUxNYnFUVTJqd3ROUEgwWmFUZ003QT09
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....
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.
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...
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...