Saturday, February 24, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Trip Leader: Sunia Yang The Pacific Northwest is one of the lichen hotspots of the world – more than ten percent of the world’s described lichen taxa can be found in our region. Join Sunia Yang to view and identify the lichens in Salem’s Bush Park. Dress...
Saturday, February 24, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Leader: Esther McEvoy Location: Avery House Nature Center, Avery Park, Corvallis Come prepared to do winter cleanup in the gardens. Dress for winter weather and bring gloves, shovel, and clippers. Contact Esther for more information or to RSVP at 541-990-0948 or estherco@peak.org.
Monday, February 26, 6:30 to 7:30 pm Dr. Tom Kaye, Executive Director of the Institute for Applied Ecology, will discuss the remarkable recovery of four endangered species and the perils they still face. His nonprofit organization has worked to restore populations of Bradshaw’s lomatium, Fender’s blue butterfly, golden paintbrush, and Nelson’s checkermallow in partnership with...
Friday, March 1, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday March 2: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Location: Yamhill Valley Heritage Center, McMinnville Online orders can be placed for the native plant sale from the Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District at https://yamhillswcd.org/nps/. You can also sign up for volunteering for the event with this...
Meeting to discuss draft NPSO website. Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/91043268995?pwd=WUxNYnFUVTJqd3ROUEgwWmFUZ003QT09
Monday, March 11, 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Presenter: David Kollen, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Location: Room 2602, Cordley Hall, Oregon State University Campus, 2701 SW Campus Way or via Zoom This program will include: an introduction to pollinators and their importance in natural systems and our food system; native bee diversity and natural...
Thursday, March 14, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Presenter: Dean Miller, Data Analytics Trainer and Quaternary Paleobotanist Location: Zoom In 2010, during the construction of a reservoir near Snowmass Village, Colorado, bones of mammoth and other extinct species and a rich assemblage of vertebrate, plant, and other fossils were unearthed. Miller takes us on an...
Monday, March 18, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Speaker: Michelle Osgood, Assistant Horticulturist at the U.S. Forest Service Dorena Genetic Resource Center Location: Amazon Community Center, Main Building, 2700 Hilyard St, Eugene, Oregon Featuring funky ferns and quirky Quercus, U.S. Forest Service horticulturist Michelle Osgood shares techniques about propagating ferns from spores, collecting wild seed,...
Meeting to discuss draft NPSO website. Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/91043268995?pwd=WUxNYnFUVTJqd3ROUEgwWmFUZ003QT09
Thursday, March 21, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Virtual Program: Bigleaf Maple Sugaring The bigleaf maple syrup industry in Oregon is small but growing. Join Eliza Nelson, founder and director of the Oregon Maple Project, as she talks about the process of tapping bigleaf maple trees and then producing a delicious, local syrup for market....
Thursday, March 21, 7pm Speaker: Lynn Kuntsman Location: Southern Oregon University, Ashland Planting native plants is crucial to ecosystem health and to preserving and protecting life on earth. Plant choice matters, and choosing native plants helps to restore and ensure vital ecosystem services in our landscapes. Based on the work of Dr. Doug Tallamy, this...
Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Field Trip: Deepwood Museum and Gardens Native Plant Sale Members of the Willamette Valley Chapter of the NPSO will lead flower walks to view the Oregon fawn-lily (Erythronium oregonum) and other blooming wildflowers on the Deepwood Nature Trail at 10:00 am and 12:00...