Sunday, July 21, 8:00 am - late afternoon Field Trip: Ragged Ridge Location: Near Steamboat Creek Leader: Rod Trotter We will travel up the North Umpqua River near Steamboat Creek for a second time this year. One special stop on the way back is at Fall Creek Falls. We will be looking for nodding arnica, Penstemon sp., Lupinus sp., scarlet mimulus, and...
Friday, July 26, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Field Trip: Sharon Fen Preserve Trip leader: Rebekah Bergkoetter Rebekah Bergkoetter from Southern Oregon Land Conservancy invites you to join a small group hike to an uncommon wetland in the region, a freshwater fen near Ashland and Howard Prairie. This secluded property features unique plants including sundew,...
Saturday or Sunday, July 27 or 28, 8:00 am - late afternoon Field Trip: Reynolds Ridge Location: Up the North Umpqua Highway Leader: Rod Trotter Reynolds Ridge is a favorite botanizing destination for chapter members. The area features high mountain meadows where the wildflowers are still blooming. Rod Trotter will be our guide. We will be looking...
Saturday, July 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 gloves,...
Saturday, July 27, 10:00 AM Field Trip: Whaleshead - Indian Sands Hike Leader: Olivia Dethlefsen Location: Whaleshead Beach (Upper parking lot) We will gather at the upper parking lot for Whaleshead Beach (At the top of the hill, not the parking near the beach). The hike will begin at 10:15 and is expected to take...
Sunday, July 28, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Event: Work Party at the Avery Native Plant Garden Leader: Esther McEvoy Location: Avery House Nature Center, Avery Park, Corvallis Come help with summer cleanup in the gardens. Dress for the weather and bring gloves, shovel, and clippers. Contact Esther for more information or to RSVP at 541-990-0948 or estherco@peak.org.
Saturday, August 3, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm Field Trip: Gold Lake Bog Leaders: Jenny Moore, Middle Fork District Botanist and Jenny Lippert, Retired Forest Service Botanist Join botanists Jenny Moore and Jenny Lippert for a foray into the botanical wonderland of Gold Lake Bog, which was designated as a Research Natural Area in 1965....
Saturday, August 3, 9:30 am -12:00 pm Field Trip: Tunnel Creek Bog Plants Trip Leaders: Sarah Malaby, Kerry Johnson, and Steve Sheehy We will hike to Tunnel Creek to visit a bog area with dry land, creek, and bog plants. Plants the group may see include Drosera sp., a rare Carex sp., and Vaccinium sp. to name just a few. Hiking...
Saturday, August 10, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Chapter Meeting: In person Location: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2000 Jackson Street, Port Orford, OR 97465 The meeting will be followed by an optional brown bag lunch and walk at Port Orford Heads State Park. Walk is 2 miles with an early out mid-way for a 1-mile walk. Contact:...
Saturday, August 17th, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm (including drive time) Field Trip: Beaver Creek State Natural Area and Ona Beach in Newport Trip Leader: Alexandria Kurowski Escape the late-summer heat with an easy field trip to a unique and diverse set of plant habitats! We’ll start the morning observing various wetland species such as sedges...
Saturday, August 24, 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 gloves, bucket,...
Monday, August 26, 7:30 am – 4 :00 pm Field Trip: Stahlman Point Trip Leader: John Savage John Savage of the Willamette Valley Chapter of NPSO will lead a 4-mile roundtrip hike to Stahlman Point to check out the trees, nibble on a variety of berries, and view whatever flowers remain in bloom. We will start early...