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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. Bring a chair, drink, plate and utensils, and a dish to share, and we’ll provide the dessert! If you have any specific speakers or field trip locations you’d like […]
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! Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44A8AA2FA4F4C34-50446437-dorena
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 […]
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.
Foraging native plants offers a meaningful way to deepen our connection with the natural world, but it also carries important responsibilities. In this presentation, Steven Yeager will explore the principles and practices of ethical foraging, with a focus on protecting plant populations, preserving ecological integrity, and relationships with the land. Participants will learn how to […]