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 […]
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 […]
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! This relatively flat 2 mile roundtrip walk will take us by native endemics like Willamette Valley bittercress (Cardamine penduliflora), […]
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. This meeting occurs together […]
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 […]