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...
Saturday, May 11, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Leader: Charmane Mitchell Location: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2000 Jackson Street, Port Orford Ms. McKnight will speak about the Coastal Species Conservation Collaborative, a workgroup of state and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations (including NPSO’s Rare and Endangered Committee), and researchers to focus on conservation of rare coastal species...
Saturday, May 11, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Hike Leaders: Tom Wainwright and Cindy Roché Location: The Nature Conservancy Lawrence Memorial Grasslands Preserve, between Antelope and Shaniko Join us for a trip to Lawrence Memorial Grasslands Preserve (The Nature Conservancy). It is one of the best remaining examples of Columbia Plateau biscuit-scabland prairie, with mima...
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...
Tuesday, May 14, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Presenter: Dr. Doug Tallamy Location: Faith Lutheran Church, 820 Kenwood St, Roseburg (westside parking area behind the church.) There will be a 7:00 pm -8:00 pm Zoom presentation: “Homegrown National Parks Initiative” with Dr. Doug Tallamy. Come see our nice meeting room. We were unable to view this...
Wednesday, May 15, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm Leader: Rod Trotter Location: Coos Bay Wagon Rd near Tenmile We will leave Roseburg promptly at 9:30 am from our meet up location on Keady Ct (see directions in May 1 field trip). This is a co-sponsored field trip with Umpqua Chapter NPSO and Douglas Chapter of...
Thursday, May 16, 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Leaders: Jeff Diez, Katelin Kutella, and Sarah Erskine, UO Institute of Ecology and Evolution, and Gail Baker, Lane Community College Professor of Biology Location: Riverfront property of UO Campus, just southwest of the Frohnmayer Bridge along the Ruth Bascom Bike Path Join UO ecologists Sarah Erskine, Katelin...
Thursday, May 16, 7:00 pm Speaker: To be Announced Location: Southern Oregon University, Ashland Science Building, Room 161 or via Zoom This program will also be provided via Zoom for folks who cannot attend in person. To register for the Zoom: https://bit.ly/npsotalks
Friday to Saturday, May 17-18 Location: Mount Pisgah Arboretum, 34901 Frank Parrish Rd, Eugene The Emerald Chapter is a co-sponsor of the annual wildflower festival, and all members are invited to help prepare for this important event. Members can: 1) Collect Lane County plants on Friday, May 17 or early Saturday morning, May 18 for Pavilion display....
The Cheahmill and Corvallis Chapters invite you to the NPSO Annual Meeting to be held on May 17-19, 2024, at the Spirit Mountain Lodge in Grand Ronde, Oregon. This venue, situated between the mid-Willamette Valley and the coast, enables us to offer field trips in the Willamette Valley, at the Oregon Coast, and in the...
Saturday, May 18, 8:00 am - late afternoon Leader: Rod Trotter Location: North Umpqua River near Steamboat Creek We will leave Roseburg at 8:00 am from our meet up location on Keady Ct (see directions in May 1 field trip). Ragged Ridge is located up the North Umpqua River near Steamboat Creek above 3000 feet...
Saturday, May 18, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Join members of the Willamette Valley Chapter of the NPSO and the Greenbelt Land Trust to view the blooming wildflowers at the Kingston Prairie Preserve southeast of Stayton. The preserve is one of the best examples of native prairie remaining in the Central Willamette Valley. Bring water, snacks,...