Thursday, February 20, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Zoom Program: The Little Habitat Project Speaker: Kassi Roosth Kassi Roosth, urban conservation planner at the Marion Soil and Water Conservation District, will give a Zoom presentation about “The Little Habitat Project.” The project is a certification initiative launched by the Marion Soil and Water Conservation District...
Thursday, February 20, 7:00pm Presentation: Gardening for Bees, Butterflies, and Birds Presenter: Dave Kollen Location: In-person presentation at the Siskiyou chapter meeting at Southern Oregon University Science Building, Room 161. Join us in-person or Zoom in from home. To register for Zoom, go to https://bit.ly/npsotalks. In this introduction to native pollinators such as bees, butterflies,...
Saturday, February 22, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Work Party: Native Plant Garden at McMinnville Public Library 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. Bring gloves, bucket, and gardening...
Saturday, March 1, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Work Party: Sagebrush Planting after McAffrey Fire Location: Redmond, OR In collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management, the High Desert Chapter is volunteering their time to help plant Wyoming sagebrush plants in the McAffrey fire scar east of the Redmond Airport. Please email hdceventscoordinator@gmail.com to volunteer.
Monday, March 3, 6:00 pm Presentation: White Bark Pine Natural History Presenter: U.S. Forest Service Silviculturist Chapter meetings are scheduled for the first Monday of each month at the Klamath County Museum in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Presentations are held at the Meeting Room at the back of the Klamath County Museum (1451 Main Street).
Monday, March 10, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Program: Investigating the role of host-associated microbial communities in Pseudotsuga menziesii seedling response to drought stress Presenter: Abby Neat, Oregon State University Location: Cordley Hall Room 2602, Oregon State University, Corvallis or register below for Zoom https://oregonstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/I_uzqFWcTA-s1eOe1Y17Fw Abbey Neat is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Botany and...
Thursday, March 13, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event: Sustainability Fair Location: CH2M Hill Alumni Center, OSU Campus. Come see us at the Sustainability Fair. It is free and everyone is welcome.
Thursday, March 13, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Program: The Beauty of Weeds Presenter: Mark Turner, Turner Photographics, LLC, Author and Photographer of Wildflowers, Trees and Shrubs, and Weeds of the Pacific Northwest, Washington Native Plant Society Member Location: Zoom Maybe they just showed up in your garden, or you notice them as you walk your neighborhood...
Thursday, March 13, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Presentation: Serpentine Ecology: Wacky Soil Builds Glorious Places! Presenter: Kristi Mergenthaler Location: Wild River Pub, 533 NE “F” St, Grants Pass Join us for a free evening program at the Wild River Pub in Grants Pass. In the Klamath-Siskiyous, we have significant “wacky soils,” serpentine or ultramafic soils...
Saturday, March 15, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Field Trip: Siskiyou Plant Explorers Location: French Flat ACEC/Waldo-Takelma Road Leader: Matt Dybala Meeting Location: Albertson’s parking lot,1690 Allen Creek Rd, Grants Pass This outing will explore plant identification on serpentine soils. French Flat, located between the East Fork and the West Fork of the Illinois River,...
Saturday, March 15, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:30 am Volunteer Outreach: Westmoreland Park Wetlands Enhancement Work Party Leader: Nancy Bray Location: Westmoreland Park, East and West of Dr. Edwin Coleman Jr. Center, Eugene, Oregon Friendly Area Neighbors Sustainability Team, in collaboration with Parks & Open Space (P&OS), is seeking volunteers to help with enhancement of...
Monday, March 17, 2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Program: Lane County Rare and Endangered List Update: New Species to Look for this Field Season Presenters: Jenny Lippert, Tanya Harvey, Bruce Newhouse, and Ed Alverson Location: Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St., Eugene Jenny will introduce the list and quickly show how to access the new Rare...