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 […]
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 […]
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. You DON’T have to be an expert botanist to participate; in fact, we encourage everyone regardless […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. Dr. Sofia Koutzoukis is a rangeland ecologist […]
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 […]
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 […]