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 […]
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 […]
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 […]