Thursday, April 25, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Zoom Program: Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley and Reconstructing Willamette Valley Environments Presenter: Dr. David G. Lewis Dr. Lewis, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Indigenous Studies at Oregon State University and author of the acclaimed Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley, will discuss the Kalapuya tribal...
Friday to Monday, April 26 – 29 Activity: 2024 City Nature Challenge The City Nature Challenge is a community science bioblitz with the goal of observing and identifying as many species as possible in urban communities and surrounding areas. Participants from more than 450 cities worldwide will contribute! Our project geography covers the entirety of...
Saturday, April 27, 9:00 am - 11:00 am 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...
Saturday, April 27, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Field Trip: Woodpecker Loop, William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge Leader: Esther McEvoy This will be a short hike through a wooded area with trillium, osoberry, and thimbleberry. We may also see patches of iris, rose checkermallow, and hopefully some cat’s ear. We will look to see...
Saturday, April 27, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Field Trip: Amazon Park Annual Family Plant Walk Leaders: NPSO Volunteers Location: Amazon Community Center, Main Hall, 2700 Hilyard St, Eugene Join NPSO volunteers on a tour of the wildflowers that are growing along the trail in Amazon Park. We’ll learn about streamside and wetland plants and...
Sunday, April 28, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Field Trip: Bush Park Leaders: Members of the Willamette Valley Chapter of NPSO Bush’s Pasture Park is home to more than fifty native wildflowers. Members of the Willamette Valley Chapter of NPSO will lead a walk to view and identify the native plants. The walk is part...
Monday, April 29, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (8:00 am carpool from Oregon State University Extension, Central Point) Hike: Limpy Botanical Trail Hike Leader: Rachel Werling Join us for an easy one-mile loop trail through the botanically rich serpentine area of the Limpy Botanical Interpretive Trail outside of Grants Pass. This is a lovely and...
Saturday, May 4, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Location: Douglas County Fairgrounds, Roseburg, $3 admission You will see some new vendors at the indoor show with a lot of garden related items for sale along with hundreds of plants. Stop by our booth and say hello and pick up a free native plant seedling. We also...
Sunday, May 5, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Field Trip: Museum of Natural and Cultural History Native Plant Garden The property surrounding this museum, on the University of Oregon campus, bears an excellent native plant garden that is little known to the community. In partnership with the museum, Emerald Chapter members will be leading this...
Thursday, May 9, 7:00 pm Zoom Presentation: Where We Call Home: Lands, Seas, and Skies of the Pacific Northwest Presenter: Josephine Woolington, Writer and Musician Location: Zoom Josephine will discuss her book, Where We Call Home: Lands, Seas, and Skies of the Pacific Northwest, a nonfiction essay collection about Northwest plants and animals, and the...
Saturday, May 11, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Location: Lower Cow Creek Watershed and Island Day Use Area Leader: Rod Trotter We will leave Roseburg promptly at 9:00 am from our meet up location on Keady Ct. (See directions in May 1 field trip) We will explore Beatty Rock, a monolithic outcropping of conglomerate in...
Saturday, May 11, 10:00 am and 11:00 am Sunday, May 12, 10:00 am and 11:00 am Location: Meet at the South Falls Stone Circle at 10:00 am or 11:00 am on Saturday or 10:00 am or 11:00 am on Sunday for the start of the walks As part of the Silver Falls State Park Mother’s Day Birding...