Fellows
The NPSO Fellows Award recognizes individual members for their exceptional contributions to the Society. The guidelines for nomination are available online or by request from the Fellows Committee at fe*****@np*******.org .
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Ruth Hansen
Ruth Hansen is a pioneer of the Native Plant Society of Oregon, which was established in 1961 in Portland. Ruth joined in 1970, and was soon active as a field trip leader and an officer, first treasurer, then vice president. She seldom missed a field trip and even more often was out on the trails,…
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John Robotham
My Life and Times Our national heroes – Jefferson, Lincoln, and the rest – have taken a beating lately, proving they were human too. I still have regard for Lincoln, though; after all he was born on my birthday, although some years earlier. I was born in West Concord, New Hampshire, during the first quarter…
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Keith Chamberlin
In our modern world there is an inclination to be widely traveled. The more of the world we get to see, the richer we think our lives are. But this is not always the case. Keith Chamberlain (1914- 1998) spent his life in the Columbia River Gorge. He attended school in Mosier, Oregon, when there…