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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260921T190000
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SUMMARY:Research Flash Talks from University of Oregon Graduate Students: Monkeyflower Evolution\, Compost Amendments\, and Conservation in Southwest Oregon Oak Woodlands
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn about current research by University of Oregon graduate students: Gabriel Chavez: Investigating the Repeated Evolution of Red Flowers in a Radiation of Mimulus; Caryn Iwanaga: Compost Soil Amendments Promote Plant Traits with the ‘Best of Both Worlds;’ and Sean Prive: Restoring Southwestern Oregon’s Oak-Pine Landscapes: Balancing Biodiversity\, Fuels\, and Invasive Grasses.
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/research-flash-talks-from-university-of-oregon-graduate-students-monkeyflower-evolution-compost-amendments-and-conservation-in-southwest-oregon-oak-woodlands/
LOCATION:Amazon Community Center\, Main Hall\, 2700 Hilyard St\, Eugene\, OR\, 97405\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260919T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260919T113000
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Outreach: Westmoreland Park Wetlands Enhancement Work Party
DESCRIPTION:We are beginning the sixth year of our work parties to remove invasive weeds in our two wet prairie remnants to the east and west of the Dr. Edwin Coleman Jr.\, Center in Westmoreland Park. On September 19\, volunteers will lay weed fabric on new plots and some plots for the second year\, and pull invasive weeds in areas selected by Parks & Open Space Ecologist Diane Steeck. There are tasks for all ages and physical abilities. \nEven this late in the summer\, there are still native plants in bloom. Come down and see the gumweed! These wetlands have protected status and are the largest population of two native plants anywhere in Eugene:  barestem biscuitroot and silverpuffs\, now in seed.  \nThank you to our partners\, Beyond Toxics\, Willamette Resources & Educational Network (WREN)\, and Native Plant Society\, Emerald Chapter\, for helping get the word out about our work parties. With the help of all our volunteers\, our project is showing success!  \nTo RSVP for the September 19 work party\, and/or to get on the list for updates on future work parties\, please contact fansustainability@gmail.com. Parks & Open Space brings all the tools so RSVP’ing allows us to let them know how many tools to bring. We meet on Polk St. south of the pickle ball courts on W. 20th. We hope you will join us!
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/volunteer-outreach-westmoreland-park-wetlands-enhancement-work-party/
LOCATION:Dr. Colman Center Westmorland Park\, 1545 West 22nd Ave\, Eugene\, 97405\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260908T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260908T140000
DTSTAMP:20260825T214833Z
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UID:4490-1788859800-1788876000@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Volunteer Outreach: Assist with native plant nursery tasks
DESCRIPTION:Dorena Genetic Resource Center is seeking volunteers to join us on the second Tuesday of each month to help with various nursery tasks\, including transplanting\, pruning\, thinning\, spacing\, fertilizing\, and weeding. Come and join us for a fun day of plant care!  \nSign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44A8AA2FA4F4C34-50446437-dorena  \n 
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/volunteer-outreach-assist-with-native-plant-nursery-tasks/
LOCATION:Dorena Plant Materials Center\, 34963 Shoreview Dr\, Cottage Grove\, OR\, 97424\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T190000
DTSTAMP:20260625T215634Z
CREATED:20260625T215634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T215634Z
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SUMMARY:Emerald Chapter Summer Picnic
DESCRIPTION:Come meet the Emerald Chapter Board members and help us brainstorm next season’s speakers and field trips  while sharing a potluck picnic at Amazon Community Center.  \nBring a chair\, drink\, plate and utensils\, and a dish to share\, and we’ll provide the dessert!  \nIf you have any specific speakers or field trip locations you’d like to visit\, now is the time to speak up; we love to get your great ideas!  \n 
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/emerald-chapter-summer-picnic/
LOCATION:Amazon Community Center\, picnic area south of buildings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260701T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260701T180000
DTSTAMP:20260625T214347Z
CREATED:20260609T165700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T214347Z
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SUMMARY:Rescheduled Grasshopper Meadow Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Join Cascades flora expert Tanya Harvey as she leads a trip to Grasshopper Meadows\,  a very large sloping meadow north of Oakridge. We’ll make a loop around the flowery meadow on a faint trail and cut back down across the meadow\, so be prepared for some off-trail hiking. After a winter without snowpack\, the flowers in the mountains are well advanced\, so we’ll probably be seeing flowers that usually bloom much later in the summer. There should still be plenty of butterflies and other interesting pollinators. Bring lunch\, snacks\, and plenty of water. For more about the site\, visit https://westerncascades.com/sites/lane-county/grasshopper-meadows. Meet at South Eugene High parking lot (19th & Patterson) at 8:30 am or the Lowell covered bridge at 9:00 am to carpool. Sign up here
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/grasshopper-meadow-field-trip/
LOCATION:OR
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260623T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260623T170000
DTSTAMP:20260529T225456Z
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SUMMARY:Botanizing and Birding at Bohemia and Fairview Mountains
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a trip to the top of the Calapooia Divide\, coming from the Cottage Grove side. Since this is a transition zone\, we’ll look for species on the northern end of their range like Nutall’s linanthus and Siskiyou false hellebore as well as 4 different species of stonecrop\, Washington lilies\, ghost orchids\, and other myco-heterotrophs. On the bird front\, we’ll look and listen for varied thrushes and hermit thrushes. We’ll make several stops on our way to the top\, visiting a variety of habitat types. Bring lunch\, water\, hiking boots\, and sunscreen. Meet at South Eugene High School at 8:30 am or Row River Nature Park in Cottage Grove at 9:00 am to carpool. Sign up here 
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/botanizing-and-birding-at-bohemia-and-fairview-mountains/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260605T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260605T163000
DTSTAMP:20260330T183352Z
CREATED:20260317T192608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T183352Z
UID:4422-1780653600-1780677000@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Lily Lake Trail
DESCRIPTION:Join Armand Rebishke\, Siuslaw National Forest Botanist\, and Bob Hladky\, Emerald Chapter Secretary and former Siuslaw NF botanist\, on a walk around Lily Lake\, north of Florence. We will meet at 10:00 am at Lowe’s in west Eugene near the tall trees to carpool or at Baker Beach Campground at 11:30 for a picnic lunch. After lunch\, we’ll walk the loop trail and venture off-trail to see several rare plants including Lycopodium inundatum (bog clubmoss) and Vaccinium oxycoccus (swamp cranberry) in a boggy wetland and Schoenoplectus californicus (California bullrush) near the junction of the stream and the lake. Bring a lunch\, water\, and rubber boots for the bog unless you are comfortable walking in wet boots! Sign up here
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/lily-lake-trail/
LOCATION:Baker Beach Campground\, baker beach road\, florence\, OR\, 97439\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTSTAMP:20260520T165306Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T165306Z
UID:4460-1779062400-1790812799@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Self-guided tour of Laurelwood Bog
DESCRIPTION:Hugh Prichard and his grandsons have planted over 120 natives spanning the past 17 years in this native plant garden that covers over a half acre. Most of these plants are thriving. The garden is thought to be one of the largest in Eugene. Hugh invites you to visit and take a self-guided tour. Access is easy. Drive south on Agate Street to 2766 Agate Street\, Eugene\, which dead ends at the entrance to the bog. It is open all daylight hours.
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/self-guided-tour-of-laurelwood-bog/
LOCATION:OR
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T170000
DTSTAMP:20260326T191133Z
CREATED:20260326T191133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T191133Z
UID:4435-1779012000-1779037200@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Mount Pisgah Arboretum Wildflower Show
DESCRIPTION:Come visit us at the premiere wildflower display in the Willamette Valley at the Mount Pisgah Arboretum Wildflower Show. This collaborative effort between Mt. Pisgah Arboretum\, Lane Community College\, University of Oregon and Native Plant Society starts with collecting flowers on Friday\, setting up the display on Saturday and the Festival on Sunday. Volunteers from NPSO participate all 3 days! \nAll botanists can add plants to the i-Naturalist project “Lane County Wildflower Show Florablitz” any time between May 12 and 16\, 2026. The focus of the Florablitz is on flowering plants in bloom in Lane County\, Oregon. \nThe Festival has the wildflower display\, food booths\, music\, informational displays\, plant-themed crafts\, a kid’s zone- something for everyone! \nAdvance tickets required. \n 
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/mount-pisgah-arboretum-wildflower-show-2/
LOCATION:Mount Pisgah Arboretum\, 34901 Frank Parish Rd\, Eugene\, OR\, 97405\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T174305Z
CREATED:20260424T174305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T174305Z
UID:4453-1778922000-1778936400@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Blue Mountain County Park
DESCRIPTION:Join botanist Ed Alverson on a trip to collect for the Wildflower Show in the 268-acre Blue Mountain County Park\, located along Mosby Creek southeast of Cottage Grove. Its mostly forested landscape contains a diverse assortment of lowland forest wildflowers\, with a few prairie species mixed in. We will explore the older forest along a 1 mile loop on the valley bottom\, and if time allows\, explore up an old logging road to a more open viewpoint. \nMeet at South Eugene High School at 9 AM. Bring water and snacks\, sturdy footwear\, and rain gear as needed. Sign up Here \n 
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/blue-mountain-county-park/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T130000
DTSTAMP:20260326T185623Z
CREATED:20260326T185623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T185623Z
UID:4431-1778313600-1778331600@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Bikes to Blooms
DESCRIPTION:Discover spring wildflowers with a local expert as your guide\, explore a rare\, remnant prairie and oak habitat along Dorena Lake and the Row River bike trail. Bikes to Blooms is a free event featuring activities for families and nature enthusiasts\, including a morning bird walk\, guided and self-guided wildflower walks\, and educational booths hosted by local organizations. Bike or drive to find us. Please leave dogs at home! \nNPSO will have a booth along with Coast Fork Willamette Watershed\nCouncil\, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers\, Bureau of Land Management\, Walama Restoration\nProject\,  Eugene Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association\, and Willamette Resources and Educational Network (WREN). \n8 am: Guided Bird Walk \n9 am – 1 pm: Educational Booths & Self-Guided Walk Materials \n10 am\, 11 am\, & 12 pm: Guided Wildflower walks \n  \nFor additional event information\, visit coastfork.org\, CFWWC Facebook page (@CoastFork)\, or call the CFWWC office at 541-767-9717.
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/bikes-to-blooms-2/
LOCATION:Bake Stewart Park\, Row River Road\, Cottage Grove\, OR\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260503T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260503T140000
DTSTAMP:20260420T165623Z
CREATED:20260330T184136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T165623Z
UID:4443-1777802400-1777816800@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Habitat Haven Native Plant Garden Tour
DESCRIPTION:This is a self-guided tour of 11 gardens that have been certified as high quality habitat for birds and pollinators\, with most plants being native. This tour is a great way to see which native plants are used and get ideas for designs for your own garden. Each garden is unique. Gardens are found in South Eugene\, River Road and Northeast Eugene. \nOnce you make a donation to Habitat Haven\, you will receive a map of gardens. Gardens are open for 4 hours. Pick where to start and end. \nNPSO volunteers will be at many gardens helping point out the natives and where they grow best. \nSign up on the Eventbrite website below.
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/__trashed/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T160000
DTSTAMP:20260317T184235Z
CREATED:20260317T184235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T184235Z
UID:4415-1776502800-1776528000@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Blachly Mountain Forest Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Join Lane County Botanist Ed Alverson on an exploration of Blachly Mountain Forest\, a close-in old growth forest located along Highway 36 on the Coast Range Divide between Cheshire and Triangle Lake. The old route of Highway 36 is closed and makes for a nice walking route through the lush forest with a good variety of typical lowland forest plants. Our route will cover around 3 miles roundtrip with about 350 ft of elevation gain. If there is time and interest\, we can also stop at the nearby Alderwood Wayside on the way back to Eugene. Meet at South Eugene High (corner of 19th and Patterson) at 9:00 am. Bring water\, lunch\, sturdy footwear and rain gear as needed. Sign up here. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/blachly-mountain-forest-field-trip/
LOCATION:OR
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T210000
DTSTAMP:20260311T221653Z
CREATED:20260311T221653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T221653Z
UID:4412-1776452400-1776459600@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Oak Savannah Communities
DESCRIPTION:Heron Brae is an experienced botanist\, wildcrafter\, and rewilder with a demonstrated history of working in professional and community environmental services. She is skilled in teaching\, research\, community organizing\, and inspiration\, and has 2 decades of experience in field work studying medicinal and edible plants from an ecological and ecocultural perspective. \nThis meeting occurs together with the Eugene Natural History Society. See http://eugenenaturalhistorysociety.org/ for updates. \nPlease note that this is a Friday meeting\, not a Monday meeting.
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/oak-savannah-communities/
LOCATION:University of Oregon\, 221 Allen Hall\, 1020 University St.\, Eugene\, Oregon\, 97401
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260412T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260412T120000
DTSTAMP:20260305T220650Z
CREATED:20260305T220650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T220650Z
UID:4403-1775988000-1775995200@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Ramble at Mt. Pisgah wet prairie
DESCRIPTION:Join Vice-President Karl Anderson on a slow walk on the east side of Mt. Pisgah. Rambles are leaderless walks where everyone looks for wildflowers and identifies them collectively. All levels of skill are encouraged to come! \nThis relatively flat 2 mile roundtrip walk will take us by native endemics like Willamette Valley bittercress (Cardamine penduliflora)\, Bradshaw’s lomatium (Lomatium bradshawii)\, and Oregon bog Saxifrage (Micranthes oregana). Hookedspur violet (Viola adunca) may be blooming in the upper prairie area. We’ll walk for as long as the group desires but no longer than noon. \nMeet at the Pisgah Public Market on Highway 58 in Pleasant Hill to carpool to the trailhead because parking can be limited on weekends. \nSign up here.
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/ramble-at-mt-pisgah-wet-prairie/
LOCATION:Howard Buford Park
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T150000
DTSTAMP:20260311T221217Z
CREATED:20260311T221217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T221217Z
UID:4408-1775912400-1775919600@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Botany Workshop and Plant Walk
DESCRIPTION:Come explore the beauty of botanical language with NPSO President\, Steven Yeager. Learn the botanical terminology you will need to identify plants growing in your garden or local forest! Designed to give participants the skills to understand botanical descriptions in herbal texts and gardening books\, and become familiar with important vocabulary for the identification and appreciation of plants. We’ll investigate plant anatomy and plant family characteristics. The class will include a slide show and short plant walk time permitting. Please bring a hand lens (loupe) if you have one. \nFor more information and to sign up\, see “Special Interest” at: https://rec.eugene-or.gov/OR/city-of-eugene-or/catalog 
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/botany-workshop-and-plant-walk/
LOCATION:Amazon Community Center\, Mark Lewis Imaginarium\, 2700 Hilyard Street\, Eugene\, 97405\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260316T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260316T210000
DTSTAMP:20260207T212826Z
CREATED:20260207T212826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260207T212826Z
UID:4400-1773687600-1773694800@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Bees as Botanists: The Specialist Bees of Western Oregon
DESCRIPTION:The Oregon Bee Atlas is currently leading the world in research on bee-plant interactions. Most native bee species need native plants to survive\, but the diet breadth in bee species is wildly variable and much remains to be learned. From Sedum bees to Penstemon bees and Lomatium bees\, a rich diversity of bee species found in western Oregon have specialized relationships with native plants and can be extremely picky about which pollen they will feed their young. In this vividly illustrated talk\, August Jackson will present an exploration of the floral relationships of dozens of specialist bees\, introduce some bees (and plants?) new to science\, and discuss ways to support bees in the home garden or community restoration effort. \nAugust Jackson works with the Oregon Bee Atlas at Oregon State University coordinating a program for the inventory and monitoring of bees on National Wildlife Refuges in the Pacific Northwest. August is an expert in the identification of bees in Western North America and is responsible for identifying tens of thousands of bees from across the region annually. August is most interested in the relationship between bees and plants\, and especially specialized relationships which have coevolved over thousands\, if not millions of years. Prior to his work at OSU\, August worked for over a decade at Mount Pisgah Arboretum in Eugene\, and remains interested in all facets of the natural history of the region\, but particularly flowering plants! \n       
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/bees-as-botanists-the-specialist-bees-of-western-oregon/
LOCATION:Amazon Community Center\, Main Hall\, 2700 Hilyard St\, Eugene\, OR\, 97405\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260307T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260307T150000
DTSTAMP:20260115T234319Z
CREATED:20260115T234319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T234319Z
UID:4392-1772888400-1772895600@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Gardening With Native Plants
DESCRIPTION:Have you wondered whether gardening with native plants is for you? This class presented by Emerald Chapter Board members is meant to be an introduction to the benefits of gardening with native plants\, from planning your garden to selecting your plants. We will have a hands-on time where you can see what many commonly used natives look like this time of year as well as when they’re in full bloom. You’ll come away with some ideas about what plants you might want to incorporate in your home and where to find them. \nFor more information and to sign up\, see “Special Interest” at: https://rec.eugene-or.gov/OR/city-of-eugene-or/catalog
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/gardening-with-native-plants/
LOCATION:Amazon Community Center\, Main Hall\, 2700 Hilyard St\, Eugene\, OR\, 97405\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260216T210000
DTSTAMP:20260116T164103Z
CREATED:20260115T234104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T164103Z
UID:4387-1771268400-1771275600@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Determinants of Flammability and Fuel Treatment Options in Sagebrush Ecosystems of the Great Basin
DESCRIPTION:Sydney Turner is an OSU graduate student whose research focuses on fire ecology in sagebrush ecosystems\, with an emphasis on how plant physiology and community arrangements influence fire behavior. The goal of her work is to improve our predictions of fire behavior and to support sagebrush ecosystem conservation.  \nDr. Sofia Koutzoukis is a rangeland ecologist who is interested in any question that centers around restoration and resilience in rangelands in the Intermountain West. As a postdoctoral researcher\, she is currently studying community change\, fire behavior\, and management options to mitigate degradation and restore sagebrush ecosystems experiencing pinyon-juniper expansion in the Great Basin.  \nThe presenters will describe how the spread of highly flammable invasive grasses and expansion of pinyon and junipers across the Intermountain West has altered the fire regimes of sagebrush dominated ecosystems\, threatening the functioning and integrity of these systems as well as the efficacy of wildland firefighting operations. Changing community composition affects fire behavior both bottom-up via changes in combustion and fire spread and top-down through changing management paradigms that match actions to ecological settings to promote favorable outcomes.  \nAmong the fundamental drivers of extreme fire behavior is the interaction between the woody sagebrush canopy and the herbaceous understory. However\, the climate conditions and spatial arrangements of these fuel types that promote extreme fire spreads remain largely unknown. To address this gap\, we are conducting combustion experiments to examine how fuel moisture and grass invasion affects sagebrush canopy flammability to inform more effective wildfire management in sagebrush ecosystems. Management actions\, via woody and herbaceous fuel reductions\, must match abiotic and biotic ecosystem conditions to reduce fuels without promoting further invasion. By quantifying change in vegetation cover and mapping where treatment options would be likely to have favorable outcomes\, we can facilitate ongoing planning in high priority landscapes. Managing fuels and fire behavior requires ongoing investigation to all processes\, both ecological and management-centered\, that contribute to fire spread and behavior.  \nThis will be a zoom presentation. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83626265623?pwd=8OxgVFFvEnlOFcVXKow2SUQwxeckYV.1 
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/determinants-of-flammability-and-fuel-treatment-options-in-sagebrush-ecosystems-of-the-great-basin/
LOCATION:Zoom Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260119T210000
DTSTAMP:20251205T195054Z
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UID:4384-1768849200-1768856400@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Urban Tree Planting in Eugene-Springfield
DESCRIPTION:Erik Burke grew up in Eugene and Springfield. He has volunteered locally since 1986\, planting and caring for trees and natural areas. Erik has worked as an arborist since 2009 and directs the Eugene-Springfield office of Friends of Trees. Erik has a MA in Applied Anthropology from OSU. He is an ISA certified arborist\, holds the ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification\, and is a licensed landscape construction professional. Erik has a small business growing and planting trees and plants from the California floristic province. He enjoys gardening and exploring Oregon with his son\, family\, and friends. \nErik will talk about the current and historic planting of trees in Eugene-Springfield by public agencies\, private individuals\, businesses\, and nonprofits on public and private land. He will discuss city rules and regulations for urban plantings and the current landscape and cultural priorities. He will also discuss local supply and demand for native plants\, the state of landscaping with natives locally\, and issues limiting planting more urban native plants.
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/urban-tree-planting-in-eugene-springfield/
LOCATION:Amazon Community Center\, Main Hall\, 2700 Hilyard St\, Eugene\, OR\, 97405\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260117T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260117T120000
DTSTAMP:20251201T204706Z
CREATED:20251201T204706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T204706Z
UID:4381-1768644000-1768651200@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Westmoreland Park Wetlands Enhancement Work Party
DESCRIPTION:Friendly Area Neighbors Sustainability Team\, in collaboration with Parks & Open Space (P&OS) is seeking volunteers to help with enhancement of the wetlands to the east and west of the Dr. Edwin Coleman Jr. Center in Westmoreland Park. These wetlands are remnants of the wet prairies that used to cover our area and have significant native plants\, including two species with the largest populations anywhere in Eugene. \nWe will be pulling up the weed fabric that was laid down in Sept.\, removing false dandelion and non-native grasses that aren’t covered with water\, and scattering seeds of native plants. Wear waterproof footwear if available; all tools are provided by P&OS. We meet on Polk Street\, south of the pickleball courts on W. 20th Ave. \nA big thank-you to our community partners who help to get the word out about our work parties: Beyond Toxics\, Willamette Resources and Educational Network (WREN)\, and Native Plant Society\, Emerald Chapter. If you can help\, please RSVP to fansustainability@gmail.com. This helps P&OS know how many tools to bring. All ages are welcome–we hope to see you there!
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/westmoreland-park-wetlands-enhancement-work-party-5/
LOCATION:Dr. Colman Center Westmorland Park\, 1545 West 22nd Ave\, Eugene\, 97405\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260117T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260125T235900
DTSTAMP:20251121T160115Z
CREATED:20251121T160115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T160115Z
UID:4377-1768608000-1769385540@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:NPSO iNaturalist WINTER ID-a-thon
DESCRIPTION:Shake off those winter blues and get ready for Oregon’s spring blooms! Join NPSO and the Flora of Oregon: Vascular Plants iNaturalist Project for our 3rd Annual Winter ID-a-thon online event at Flora of Oregon: Vascular Plants · iNaturalist. \n You DON’T have to be an expert botanist to participate; in fact\, we encourage everyone regardless of your level of botanical expertise to contribute. \nNew This Year: A Special Webinar \nJess Beauchemin is hosting a webinar: Curiosity to Connection: Exploring Oregon native plants One ID at a Time. She will talk about the benefits of making identifications on iNaturalist (for science and for the identifier)\, how everyone\, regardless of current knowledge and skill level\, can contribute IDs and make connections with other native plant enthusiasts through iNat and NPSO. Date and time coming soon through NPSO media and at the Flora of Oregon: Vascular Plants’s Journal · iNaturalist.  You do not have to have an iNaturalist account to access the Journal or attend the webinar; you do need to have an iNaturalist account for ID-a-thon participation. \n GOALS \n*Increase the number of people who identify Oregon plants on iNaturalist \n* Reaching 24\,500 identification of the Over 400\,000 plant species need to be identified! \nFor details\, visit: Flora of Oregon: Vascular Plants’s Journal · iNaturalisthttps://www.inaturalist.org/projects/flora-of-oregon-vascular-plants/journal
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/npso-inaturalist-winter-id-a-thon/
LOCATION:OR
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251215T210000
DTSTAMP:20251015T214523Z
CREATED:20251015T214523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T214523Z
UID:4373-1765825200-1765832400@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:December Holiday Social
DESCRIPTION:Emerald Chapter celebrates our members and their wildflower discoveries as they share photos and stories of their wildflower destinations from the past year. Bring 10-15 slides of plants on a flash drive and share an adventure you had this year. Bring a snack to share. This is an opportunity to get to know your fellow plant enthusiasts a little better. We’ll have t-shirts and hats to buy if you like to give plant-themed gifts to your friends and family.
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/december-holiday-social-2/
LOCATION:Amazon Community Center\, Main Hall\, 2700 Hilyard St\, Eugene\, OR\, 97405\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251117T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251117T210000
DTSTAMP:20251015T213908Z
CREATED:20251015T213908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T213908Z
UID:4370-1763406000-1763413200@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Climate and Vegetation of Oregon Over the Past 50 Million Years
DESCRIPTION:Join us to listen to a talk by Dr. Greg Retallack\, Geology Professor Emeritus\, Department of Earth Sciences\, University of Oregon. Oregon has a long fossil record of fossil plants and soils revealing dramatic paleoclimatic changes over the past 50 million years. Central Oregon 45 million years ago supported tropical soils and vegetation like that of central America\, and the advent of temperate climate and deciduous forests goes back 33 million years. The rise of grassland vegetation over the past 20 million years is also revealed in Oregon. Richly organic grassland soils coevolved with grazing mammals to sequester carbon in anticipation of the Pleistocene ice age. Carbon farming aims similarly to enlist soils and livestock to curb modern global warming.
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/climate-and-vegetation-of-oregon-over-the-past-50-million-years/
LOCATION:Amazon Community Center\, Main Hall\, 2700 Hilyard St\, Eugene\, OR\, 97405\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251026T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251026T173000
DTSTAMP:20251002T230605Z
CREATED:20251002T230605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T230605Z
UID:4360-1761469200-1761499800@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Mount Pisgah Arboretum Mushroom Festival Booth
DESCRIPTION:Save the date and come join the Emerald Chapter at the Mushroom Festival on October 26.  We’ll have a booth displaying information about NPSO and chapter activities\, as well as activities for kids. Volunteering to sit in the booth is a great way to raise awareness of what our organization does and encourage festival attendees to join us. If you are interested in volunteering for a shift at the booth\, sign up here \nFor more information about the Mushroom Festival: \nhttps://mountpisgaharboretum.org/festivals-events/mushroom-festival/
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/mount-pisgah-arboretum-mushroom-festival-booth/
LOCATION:Mount Pisgah Arboretum\, 34901 Frank Parish Rd\, Eugene\, OR\, 97405\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251020T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251020T210000
DTSTAMP:20251002T233226Z
CREATED:20251002T233226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T233226Z
UID:4362-1760986800-1760994000@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Lichen Habitats in the Pacific Northwest
DESCRIPTION:Come listen to Dr. Daphne Stone\, Lichenologist\, describe lichen habitats. Lichens grow all over the Pacific Northwest\, but most are restricted to specific habitats. This is because they are very sensitive to the moisture\, light\, and nutrients available to them. The talk will cover a few habitats in which Dr. Stone has worked during her career\, showing interesting lichens found in each.
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/lichen-habitats-in-the-pacific-northwest/
LOCATION:Amazon Community Center\, Main Hall\, 2700 Hilyard St\, Eugene\, OR\, 97405\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T120000
DTSTAMP:20250909T232741Z
CREATED:20250909T232741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T232741Z
UID:4355-1759572000-1759579200@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Ramble at Wild Iris Ridge Park
DESCRIPTION:Rambles are leaderless walks where participants point out plants they see to each other and share their knowledge about them. Rambles are a fun way to meet other botanists in the community and check out local parks in the “off” season. Come join organizer\, Karl Anderson\, and explore what plants Wild Iris Ridge Park has on display. You can be a beginner or advanced- everyone is welcome! Sign up here
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/ramble-at-wild-iris-ridge-park/
LOCATION:Wild Iris Park\, 3184 Summit Sky Blvd\, Eugene\, OR\, 97405\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250915T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250915T210000
DTSTAMP:20250801T191441Z
CREATED:20250801T191441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T191441Z
UID:4336-1757962800-1757970000@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:The ODA Native Plant Conservation Program\, and Developing and Implementing the Oregon Native Seed Strategy
DESCRIPTION:The Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Native Plant Conservation Program (ODA) assists federal\, state\, and local government agencies with the management of state protected plant populations found on their land\, including consultations for impacts to listed species and development of management plans and conservation programs. In addition to regulatory responsibilities\, we also conduct research on threatened and endangered (T&E) plants\, and work with partners on reintroduction efforts.  \nThe Oregon Native Seed Collective (ONSC)\, coordinated by ODA (Dani Marshall)\, has developed a comprehensive Oregon Native Seed Strategy to address the critical need for ecologically appropriate native plant materials in restoration efforts statewide. This presentation outlines the collaborative process used to create the strategy and highlights early implementation efforts. Key elements of the strategy include: assessing regional seed needs\, expanding collection and production efforts\, facilitating research\, developing decision-support tools\, implementing conservation seed banking\, and securing sustainable funding.  \nCome join Dani Marshall who will discuss all the aspects of her program\, what T&E plants are found in Eugene\, and how local citizens can be advocates for T&E plant protection. She will also address how the strategy aims to increase native seed availability and use\, conserve biodiversity\, and restore resilient ecosystems. \nAnyone who wants to do some early reading on the Strategy can do so here: https://www.oregon.gov/oda/plant-conservation/Pages/native-seed-strategy.aspx
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/the-oda-native-plant-conservation-program-and-developing-and-implementing-the-oregon-native-seed-strategy/
LOCATION:Amazon Community Center\, Main Hall\, 2700 Hilyard St\, Eugene\, OR\, 97405\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250913T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250913T113000
DTSTAMP:20250801T191527Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T191527Z
UID:4340-1757754000-1757763000@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Westmoreland Park Wetlands Enhancement Work Party
DESCRIPTION:We are beginning the fifth year of our work parties to remove invasive weeds in our two wet prairie remnants to the east and west of the Dr. Edwin Coleman Jr.\, Center in Westmoreland Park. Volunteers will lay weed fabric and pull invasive weeds in areas selected by Parks & Open Space Ecologist\, Diane Steeck. There are tasks for all ages and physical abilities! Diane will lead an optional native plant walk at the end of the work party — this is a great way to learn to identify native wetland plants. \nThese wetlands are the site of an ongoing enhancement project sponsored by the Friendly Area Neighbors Sustainability Team with partners Beyond Toxics and Willamette Resources & Educational Network (WREN) with the goal of helping our native plants to flourish. These wetlands have protected status and the largest population of two native plants anywhere in Eugene. Thanks to all our volunteers and Community Science monitors\, our project is showing success!  \nRight now three species of tarweed are in bloom\, and camas and silverpuffs are in seed. Go check it out! \nTo RSVP for the September 13 work party\, and/or to get on the list for updates on future work parties\, please contact Nancy Bray at fansustainability@gmail.com. We hope you will join us!
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/westmoreland-park-wetlands-enhancement-work-party-4/
LOCATION:Dr. Colman Center Westmorland Park\, 1545 West 22nd Ave\, Eugene\, 97405\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250905T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250905T103000
DTSTAMP:20250821T224720Z
CREATED:20250821T224720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T224720Z
UID:4352-1757061000-1757068200@emerald.npsoregon.org
SUMMARY:Pre-Fire Mt. Pisgah BioBlitz
DESCRIPTION:Join leaders from Friends of Buford Park (Sha Cabal: Intern & Volunteer Coordinator; Katelin Kutella: UO Botanist; Emily Cook: UO Botanist; Opal Home: Summer intern; and guest speaker from Friends of Buford Park and Mt. Pisgah) for a late summer bioblitz at Mt. Pisgah’s South Bottomlands\, where we’ll explore the intersection of land stewardship\, prescribed fire\, native plant restoration\, and community science. We’ll document plants and insects using iNaturalist\, helping to capture how species in different life stages (phenophases) respond to seasonal and long-term management. A representative from Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah will share insights into the site’s restoration history and upcoming management plans. \nParticipants will be guided through using the iNaturalist app to post observations\, contributing to a dedicated project page for the day. Whether you’re a seasoned observer or brand new to community science\, all are welcome\, and any plant or insect observation in any life stage is valuable. \nExpect a mild\, flat hike (~2 miles round trip) with frequent stops for observation. Please bring water and snacks\, and be prepared for late-summer weather. \nMeet at the Mt. Pisgah Arboretum parking lot at 8:30 am. \nFor more information\, visit: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/pre-fire-mt-pisgah-bioblitz \nIf you’d like to join us\, Sign up here
URL:https://emerald.npsoregon.org/event/pre-fire-mt-pisgah-bioblitz/
LOCATION:Mount Pisgah Arboretum\, 34901 Frank Parish Rd\, Eugene\, OR\, 97405\, United States
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