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Bulletin of the Native PlantSociety of Oregon Dedicated to the enjoyment, conservation and study of Oregon’s native plants and habitats VOLUME 51, NO. 1 FEBRUARY 2018 NPSO Annual Meeting 2018 in Prineville by Susan Saul Management, The Nature Conservancy’s Lodging will be on your own. Motel Juniper Hills Preserve and Deschutes and camping options will be listed on Discover the Ochocos in the Land Trust preserves. the NPSO website. Reserve early for the heart of Central Oregon at the 2018 Prineville is the gateway to a variety best choice of accommodations. NPSO Annual Meeting in Prineville. of activities. Come early or linger after Breakfasts will be on your own; The meeting will be co-hosted by the the annual meeting to check out hiking an optional sack lunch on Saturday Portland and High Desert Chapters on and mountain biking trails; fishing the will be available to pre-order at time of June 1-3. Crooked River, Prineville and Ochoco registration. Our 2018 annual meeting reservoirs and Walton Lake; geology botanical landscape will be the Ochoco and paleontology at the John Day Schedule Outline Mountains, home to giant trees, rare Fossil Beds near Mitchell; or botanic red-band trout, sparkling streams, and Friday, June 1 - Optional half-day field explorations on your own. Visit the one of the best wildflower areas in trips in the afternoon. Six field trips Wildland Firefighters Monument in central Oregon. It is a diverse landscape, depart at noon and return by 4:30 pm. Ochoco Creek Park, take the Crooked with thick stands of California white Registration begins at 4 pm at Meadow River Scenic Drive, or immerse yourself fir and western larch on north-facing Lakes Golf Course. There will be a in local history at the Bowman Museum slopes, ponderosa pine forests on south¬ dinner and speaker. Consider arranging in a historic bank building. facing slopes, sagebrush flats on the for early check-in at your lodging so you Although maintaining its small¬ dry uplands and Big Summit Prairie, continued on page 6 town cowboy charm, Prineville also a large high meadow well known for has become a high tech hot spot for wildflowers and butterflies. some of the industry’s biggest names. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday In This Issue Facebook and Apple have built data field trip destinations will be on the centers in Prineville and are continuing Ochoco National Forest, Crooked River to expand their operations. The town Penstemon Grants.2 National Grassland, Bureau of Land is experiencing a renaissance with more Conservation Committee.2 places to dine, a new brew pub, and a Candidates Sought.2 choice of lodgings. A printable registration form NPSO Calendar.3 will be posted soon on the annual Other Events.5 meeting section of the NPSO website (2018.npsoregon.org). A hard copy Plan for NPAW.5 registration form will be inserted in the Native Plant Sales.6 March NPSO Bulletin. Deadline for registration is May 1, 2018. Registration New NPSO Members.7 is limited to 120 so sign up early! Student Scholarships.7 Registration, programs, dinners, and vendor sales will be held at our Help from Employers.8 We chose Browns peony (Paeonia browniij annual meeting location at the Meadow as our botanical mascot for the 2018 Annual Torrent Sedge.8 Meeting. It is a common, even abundant, Lakes Golf Course, 300 SW Meadow species in appropriate habitats in the Ochoco Lakes Drive, on the banks of the NPSO Contacts.9 Mountains. Crooked River in Prineville. Friends of 0FP.10 February 2018 1 American Penstemon Society Grants The purpose of the American Penstemon Society Special Projects Program is to stimulate activities that promote knowledge and appreciation of Penstemons. The Society is particularly interested in funding projects that: 1. Promote conservation of Penstemon species in the wild, especially rare or sensi¬ tive ones, through understanding of factors that affect their survival, or 2. Promote appreciation for the diversity and beauty of Penstemons in wild and Native Plant domestic landscapes, through horticultural research, dissemination of informa¬ tion of interest to gardeners, or the construction or enhancement of educational Society of Oregon display gardens. Deadline for grant proposals is March 15, 2018. Maximum award amount is World Wide Web $1,000. For more information and instructions for proposal submission, visit pen¬ http: / /www. N PSOregon. org stemons.org/images/ Grants/RFP-2018.pdf. E-mail Discussion List In addition to the program described above, there is a new program for graduate To join, send a message to students researching Penstemon-related topics, with a maximum award of $2,000 [email protected], with and a submission deadline of March 15, 2018. Full details of this program are the following in the body of the available at penstemons.org/images/Grants/scholarship_2018.pdf. message: subscribe npso General Business Address Conservation Committee Update and Membership Inquiries P.O. Box 902 by Billy Don Robinson, Conservation Chair Eugene, OR 97440 Send Membership inquiries Attn: I want to talk about some specifics and relate this to the two hallmarks of an ef¬ Margaret Conover, Membership fective comment, "locality" and "specificity," and how this relates to our NPSO Chair mission. The more a comment is attributable to a local stakeholder, the more effec¬ To correspond directly with Officers tive it is. Local chapters are the best source in any comment. The Portland Chapter and Committee Chairs, see the list on the inside of the back page. already has an active conservation committee and would likely need little assis¬ tance, but might. Some chapters are smaller, with fewer resources. This is the type Bulletin of the Native of situation where the state level of NPSO might be able to significantly assist. For Plant Society of Oregon example, there might be someone in another chapter willing to help with some¬ Editor: Erika Wedenoja thing they have had experience with. In a sense, NPSO might develop a brain trust Layout Artist: Cat Mead built on transferable skills and expertise. In some situations, NPSO members may ISSN 0884-5999. Published 10 times be limited by job-related prohibitions that could lead to professional censure. Any per year. Subscription price speci¬ state level action would need to be fully cognizant of and very sensitive to this fact fied in Membership Form printed on and take great care not to get anybody in trouble. inside back cover page of this issue. I worked with Jason Clinch to submit a comment on a recent forest plan revi¬ Date and issue number on page 1. sion. It was nicely specific thanks to Jason. I offer it as an example of what a state The submission date is the 10th level committee could do, but only if a local chapter did not want or was not able of each month for the following month’s issue except for the Aug/ to take the lead. By serving in a supporting or coordinating capacity, the state Sept issue which is July 24 and the level NPSO Conservation Committee could assist chapters mount effective local Dec/Jan issue which is November and species specific conservation actions whenever and wherever it was deemed 24. Send submissions by e-mail to necessary. [email protected]. Opinions expressed in this publica¬ NPSO Seeks Candidates tion are those of the authors of the articles. They do not represent the opinions of the Native Plant Society Please consider taking the opportunity to serve our Society by running for election of Oregon, unless so stated. to one of the state-wide officer or at-large board of directors positions. Interested persons and people with ideas for potential candidates may contact Dan Luoma by email ([email protected]) for more information. 2 NPSO Bulletin NPSO Calendar State Notes Work around the Carnegie Building Corvallis with a congenial crew to maintain the Native Plant Appreciation Week beauty of this demonstration garden. For questions, information on upcoming April 22-28, Sunday-Saturday Bring gloves, bucket, and gardening events, or to be on the Corvallis chapter e- tools if you have them. Location: Mc¬ maillist, contact co_president@NPSOre- Our annual state-wide celebration of Minnville Public Library, see above for gon.org. native plants. Details of events will be details. For more information, contact February 12, Monday, 7:30 pm in the April Bulletin. Catie Anderson at catie.fishback@ Program: Oregon Season Tracker. NPSO Annual Meeting 2018 gmail.com or 503-435-2401. Jody Einerson, natural resource educa¬ June 1-3, Friday-Sunday tor for the OSU Extension Service of Benton County, will introduce Oregon The next Annual Meeting will be co¬ Season Tracker, a citizen science pro¬ hosted by the Portland and High Des¬ IMPORTANT NOTE TO gram that tracks wildlife life cycles in ert Chapters June 1-3, Friday-Sunday, FIELD TRIP PARTICIPANTS Oregon. Learn how you can participate. in Prineville. Field trips take place rain or Location: Room 2087 Cordley Hall, Blue Mountain shine, so proper dress and 2701 SW Campus Way, OSU. For in¬ footwear are essential. BRING formation, contact: judi.sanders@gmail. For information on Blue Mountain WATER AND LUNCH. Trips may com or [email protected]. Chapter call Jerry Baker,541-566- be strenuous and/or hazard¬ 2244. To get on our email list, contact ous. Participation is at your Emerald flora. id@wtechlink. us. own risk. Be prepared to sign Cheahmill a release form indicating this. Visit the Emerald Chapter Web site at A sample waiver form is avail¬ http://emerald.npsoregon.org to learn more For questions, or to he added to the able at http://npsoregon.org/ about the latest chapter events, plant lists documents/NPSO_waiver.pdf. & botanical information about Lane Cheahmill Chapter's email list for re¬ Please contact the trip leader County plants & the people who love them. minders of upcoming programs and or chapter representative about events, please contact the Cheahmill Meeting location: The venue for pro¬ difficulty, distance, and terrain Chapter President at ch_president@ grams this season is the Amazon Com¬ to be expected on field trips. NPSOregon. org. munity Center at 2700 Hilyard St. in Dogs are not allowed. All NPSO Meeting and work party location: field trips are open to the pub¬ Eugene. Go to the M.L.I. Room in Carnegie Room, McMinnville Public lic at no charge (other than Building "C." Library, 225 NW Adams St. (corner of contribution to carpool driver) February 17, Saturday, 10 am- Highway 99W and SW Second St.), and newcomers and visitors are noon always welcome. You must pre¬ McMinnville. The library parking lot Field Trip: Exploring Winter register for all events. National may be entered from either Adams or Forests require a Northwest Branches. Ever wonder what plants Second street. Forest Pass for some field trip you're looking at in winter? Botanist February 22, Thursday, 7 pm locations. Permits can be ac¬ Gail Baker leads this tour where we'll quired at forest headquarters examine and learn to identify trees and Program: Beyond Waterfalls. Join and ranger districts. shrubs at the Mt. Pisgah Arboretum in Interpretive Ranger Matt Palmquist for their winter stages. The two hour walk an exploration of the flowering plants at NOTICE TO FIELD TRIP along the river and into the woods will Silver Falls State Park. This slide show CHAIRS AND LEADERS provide a diversity of branches and bud will feature plants from every corner of The Forest Service and other patterns. If possible, bring a hand lens the park—from beneath the misty wa¬ agencies have set policies limit¬ and Winter Twigs by H. Gilkey and P. terfalls to deep forests and open mead¬ ing group size in many wilder¬ Packard. Identification handouts will ows. Later in the spring, Matt will lead ness areas to 12. The reason be provided. Location: meet at the the Cheahmill Chapter on a field trip to is to limit human impacts on Mt. Pisgah Arboretum Visitor Center, highlight wildflowers not often seen in these fragile areas. Groups 34901 Frank Parrish Rd. Directions: the park. Location: McMinnville Public using wilderness areas should In south Eugene turn east off 1-5 at Library, see above for details. be no larger than 12. A trip 30th Ave. and follow Seavey Loop to leader checklist and sample February 24, March 24, Satur¬ waiver form are available at: the park. For more information call days, 10-noon http://npsoregon.org/calendar. 541-747-3817. html Work Party: Native Plant Garden. February 2018 3 February 17, Saturday, 6:30 pm Klamath Basin. Erin Rentz, botanist taxonomy of this world of serpentine Program: Book Reading. Evelyn Hess for the Fremont-Winema National For¬ soils and its plant communities, includ¬ est, will examine how native peoples ing remnant species from the last ice will read from and discuss her books. To used plants for food, medicine, tools age. Location: TaborSpace at Mt. Tabor the Woods follows seasonal activities and and as part of their regalia. Location: Presbyterian Church, 5441 SE Belmont revelations during the fifteen years that Klamath County Museum, 1451 Main St, see above for details. she and her husband, David, camped on their wooded property in the foot¬ St., Klamath Falls. March 8, Thursday, 7 pm hills southwest of Eugene. Building Mid-Columbia Program: Exploring the Natural His¬ a Better Nest looks for ways to live tory of Hawaii. Join us for an overview harmoniously with the ecosystem, fel¬ For information on the Mid-Columbia of this island chain’s rapid evolution in low human beings, and the biosphere. Chapter, contact Sara Wu at me_presi- isolation, which provides a natural lab Hess wants to involve us in a discussion dent@NPSOregon. org. for evolutionary ecology of flora and of how native plants and ecosystems February 15, Thursday, 7 pm fauna. Speaker Dr. Frank Howarth, respond to climate change. Location: medical entomologist, while on the staff M.L.I. Room in Building "C" at the Program/Meeting: Flora of Austra¬ of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hi- lia. Sara Wu will share pictures from researched the native lobelias and tar- lyard St in Eugene. For more informa¬ her recent trip to Australia, focusing weeds that adapted to unique environ¬ tion call 541-954-5334. especially on the flora. Location: Room ments as well as the fauna of caves and Filipendula 1.354, Columbia Gorge Community lava tubes. Location: TaborSpace at Mt. College, The Dalles. Tabor Presbyterian Church, 5441 SE This is a newly formed chapter for the Belmont St, see above for details. Portland northern Oregon coast area. For more Siskiyou information, visit our Facebook page: If you would like to receive the chapters NPSO-Filipendula Chapter, or contact semi-official email newsletter. The To join the Siskiyou Chapter email list: Field Trip Chair Carla Cole, colecarla@ Calochortus, email Don Jacobson at Send an email, from the address at which yahoo.com. donjphoto @gmail. com. you want to receive announcements, to February 24, Saturday, 7 pm announce-join@siskiyou. npsoregon. org. Facebook: Take a look at our Face- No subject or message is required. You will Field Trip: Lichen Night Hike. Many book page. Native Plant Society of Or- get a confirmation email. If you would secondary compounds in fungi and li¬ egon-Portland-Chapter. It will have the like to volunteer to lead a hike in 2018, chens fluoresce distinctive colors under most up-to-date information on hike make a suggestion, or providefeedback ultraviolet light. We will be using UV and other events as well as great plant regarding the field trip program, please flashlights and wearing safety glasses to pictures. contact Julie Spelletich at: jspelletich@gmail. look at local species on one of the main trails at Lewis & Clark National Histor¬ The Portland Chapter meets the sec¬ com. Join us on Facebook at: facebook.com/ ic Park. Raingear highly recommended. ond Thursday of most months. Meet¬ SiskiyouChapterNativePlantSocietyOJOregon. Limit 12 people. Location: Meet in ings and programs begin at 7:00 pm. February 15, Thursday, 6:30 pm front of the Fort Clatsop visitor center MEETING PLACE: TaborSpace at Talk: An Introduction to the Rogue by the main parking lot. Contact leader Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church, 5441 Native Plant Partnership. Ecologi¬ Carla Cole, [email protected], for SE Belmont St., Portland. We will cal restoration is crucial for mitigating more information. meet in Copeland Commons; enter losses to plant and animal diversity on the church through the main door off High Desert a global scale, yet the need for geneti¬ Belmont and turn right to enter the cally appropriate native plants is often room. Parking is available in the church For information, visit the High Desert unmet. Regional native plant coopera¬ lot on the NW corner of SE 54th and Chapter website: www.highdesertnpsore- tives are an emerging tool for meeting Belmont. gon.org and Facebook page: Native Plant this demand. Kathryn Prive, coordina¬ Society of Oregon: High Desert Chapter, February 8, Thursday, 7 pm tor for the Rogue Native Plant Partner¬ or email [email protected]. Program: A Brief Tour through the ship, will provide an introduction of the Klamath Basin Geology & Endemic Botany of the newly formed Partnership and what is Siskiyou Range. A hotspot of diversity being done in this region to provide na¬ For information on the Klamath Basin for rare plants, butterflies, and birds, tive plants for local restoration projects Chapter, visit http://klamathbasinnps.com the Klamath-Siskiyou region of south¬ and members of the public. A special or contact the chapter president, kb_presi- ern Oregon is a transverse range run¬ tour of the SOU Herbarium will be at dent@NPSOregon. org. ning from the Cascades range to the 6:30 pm for those who are interested. February 5, Monday, 6:30 pm Pacific Ocean. Speaker Mark Madsen’s Refreshments at 6:45, meeting and pro¬ love of biology while living in the area gram at 7:00. Location: Southern Ore¬ Program: Ethnobotany of the for 15 years sparked an interest in the gon University Science Building, Room 4 NPSO Bulletin 161. Free and open to the public. For Other Events information contact Alexis at alexis. [email protected] or 860-878-2049. Umpqua Valley The Nature two aquatic weeds: water primrose and yellow floating heart. The forum Conservancy and Visit umpquavalleynativeplants.com for will feature presentations on ecology, more information on chapter activities or Friends of Buford impacts, and control approaches to he added to our email list. Check out followed by Q&A and discussion with Park & Mt. Pisgah our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ the speaker panel. Location: Oregon UmpquaValleyNPSO. Not online - call Department of Fish & Wildlife, 4034 February 24, Saturday, 9 am- Donna Rawson 541-459-2821. Fairview Industrial Dr. S.E., Salem. For noon Willamette Valley more information and to register, visit Field Trip: Willamette Confluence eventbrite.com/e/oda-noxious-weed- Preserve Tour. This preserve features For program information, contact John forum-water-primrose-yellow-floating- extensive habitats that are endangered Savage at 503-779-5414. heart-registration-41853783794. in the Willamette Valley and includes William Cusick University of six miles of river corridor, floodplain Visit our Web site at http:Hwilliamcusick. forest, wetlands, upland oak wood¬ Washington lands, and native prairie. During this npsoregon.org or contact Susan Geer at mostly flat walking tour of 3-4 miles, March 21, Wednesday, 9 am-6 541-963-0477or Emelie Montgomery- volunteer docents will highlight the pm Jones at 541-963-3339for updates and general information. Chapter notices conservation efforts, human history, Conference: 2018 Washington and communications are done primarily and natural wonders. Please, no pets. Botanical Symposium. Co-hosted by through a Google group. Members are re¬ Free; preregistration required at bu- the University of Washington Botanic minded to contact Susan or Emelie if they fordpark.org/tours. For more informa¬ Gardens and Herbarium. Invited tion, contact: outreach@bufordpark. want to be added to the Google group, speakers and poster presentations will or if they do not have internet access and org or 541-344-8350. share new insights and discoveries. want to be contacted by phone for events. Oregon Participants will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues Department of within and across disciplines. Cost: Agriculture $85 in person, $70 remote. Student scholarships available. Location: March 7, Wednesday, 8 am-4:30 UW Botanic Gardens Center for IT S STILL pm Urban Horticulture, NHS Hall, Workshop: ODA Noxious Weed 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle. For more RENEWAL Forum 2018. This free one day forum information and to register, visit TIME! will provide education, discussion, and bo tanicgardens. uw. edu/education/ networking opportunities for groups adults/conferences-symposia/ The NPSO membership year is and individuals working on controlling wa-botanical-symposium. January to December. If you haven't already renewed for 2018, check your address label on this Bulletin. If you see 2017 printed along the top of the Plan Now for Native Plant Appreciation label, you need to renew. Your Week membership will lapse if you do not send in your dues soon. Renew now to make sure you Though the weather outside is frightful, the arrival of spring will be so delightful. don't miss receiving NPSO com¬ While dreaming of spring, it’s never too early to start planning for Native Plant Ap¬ munications. NPSO brings you preciation Week, which takes place April 22-28, 2018. This is the largest coordinat¬ field trips, programs, classes, and ed public outreach event for the Native Plant Society of Oregon and an excellent the Bulletin. opportunity for society chapters throughout the state to sponsor workshops, hikes, plant sales, etc. and help increase their chapter’s visibility and membership. We all You can renew online at npsore- get much busier as the weather improves so now is the time to plan. Be sure to post gon.org/ online.html your activities in the NPSO Bulletin and let the NPAW Committee know about them as well. Email any information to Judi Sanders at [email protected]. February 2018 5 Native Plant Sales East Multnomah Soil and to pre-order plants, visit Your Rental Center) in Hood River. yamhillswcd.org/ event/2018-native- For more information and to pre-order, & Water Conservation plant-sale or call 503-472-6403. visit hoodriverswcd.org/projects/plants. District Marion Soil & Water Skyline Ridge February 17, Saturday, 10 am-3 Conservation District Neighbors pm March 10, Saturday, 9 am-4 pm April 6-7, Friday-Saturday, 9:30 Order ahead! Our annual, bare-root am-2 pm native plant sale offers over 40 spe¬ Details TBA. Location: Bauman Farms, cies of native trees and shrubs. At 12989 Howell Prairie Rd., Gervais. For This sale includes bareroot fruit-bear¬ just $3 each, it is a great way to fill more information, visit marionswcd. ing, shade, and ornamental trees and your yard with inexpensive, beauti¬ net/npsl8. shrubs, and over 85 species of Pacific ful, climate appropriate plants. Lo¬ Northwest native plants. Location: Washington County cation: EMSWCD Office, 3211 N Skyline Grange Hall, 11275 NW Sky¬ Williams Ave., Portland. For more Small Woodlands line Blvd, Portland. For more informa¬ information and to pre-order, visit Association tion, visit srnpdx.org. emswcd.org/workshops-and-events/ Scappoose Bay native-plant-sale. March 10, Saturday, 9 am-3 pm Watershed Council Native plants love to be planted in Benton Soil and Water March! Besides being beautiful, native April 14, Saturday, 9 am-3 pm Conservation District plants are adapted to local water, soil No pre-orders. Many young native and climate conditions. Birds, bees and February 24, Saturday, 9 am-2 plants, at great prices, ready for your other native animals and insects thrive pm landscape! We will be available to help where native plants are available. All We will no longer be accepting pre¬ choose plants, suggest gardening ideas, profits fund college scholarships. Loca¬ orders, but will have over 100 species and provide information on establish¬ tion: Oregon National Guard Armory, of beautiful native plants for your gar¬ ing and maintaining native vegetation. 848 NE 28th Ave, Hillsboro. For more dening pleasure and restoration proj¬ Location: our nursery, behind Scap¬ information, visit new.wcswa.com/ ects. There will be bare root and potted poose High School, 33700 SE High wordpress/calendar. plants, seeds, books, and other useful School Way Scappoose. Look for signs planting supplies! This year we are fo¬ Friends of Baltimore as you go east on SE High School Way cusing on plants that are suitable for Woods and turn into the parking lot between meadowscaping—bringing prairie hab¬ the school and the school field areas. itat to your home. Location: Benton March 31, Saturday, 9 am-3 pm For more information, including a County Fairgrounds, 110 SW 53rd St., Details TBA. Location: St Johns Plaza, plant list, visit, scappoosebay-wc.org/ Corvallis. For more information, visit Portland. For more information, visit native-plant-nursery. bentonswcd.org/programs/plant-sale. friendsofbaltimorewoods.org. Yamhill Soil & Water Hood River Soil & Annual Meeting, cont'd Conservation District Water Conservation don’t need to bring luggage on field March 2, Friday 9 am-6 pm District trips. March 3, Saturday, 9 am-4 pm April 6-7, Friday-Saturday Saturday, June 2 - All-day field trips will be from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Order ahead! Great Selection. Low Order ahead! Native plants require followed by dinner, NPSO elections, Prices. Good Quality. You will enjoy less water, soil amendments, or any and a speaker. our amazing collection of over 50 other inputs to maintain because they species of native trees, shrubs, and are adapted to living in our unique Sunday, June 3 - NPSO State Board understory plants. Bare root and climate and soils. So planting with Meeting. Botanical explorations on container plants available. Order natives keeps your yard looking great your own are encouraged. A limited ahead, limited availability on days of for less time and money. Location: number of optional part-day field trips sale. Proceeds benefit Miller Woods. OSU Experiment Station Cold Stor¬ will depart at 9 am and should be done Location: Yamhill Valley Heritage age Building, 3005 Experiment Sta¬ by 2 pm. Consider arranging for late Center, 11275 SW Durham Lane, tion Drive, off Tucker Road just east departure at your lodging so you don’t McMinnville. For more information of Excavator Rental Services (formerly need to bring luggage on field trips. 6 NPSO Bulletin New NPSO Members Please welcome these new members Members At Large Portland (continued) who joined NPSO between July 10, Roger Anderson John Sparks 2017 and January 11, 2018. Anne Bradley Sharon Stanley Janet Crosby Marc Tait-Condie Corvallis Emil Doyle Janet K. Williams Susan & Tim Cowles Bridget McNassar Andre Hahn Patricia Otto Siskiyou Barry Wulff Cheryl Shippentower Charles Callagan Teresa Fernandez Emerald Portland Jade Keehn Christina Bentrup Penney Boyce Thomas Landis Vicki Philben Carol Boyer Marcy Landis Jennifer Wald Corinne Crawford Glen Riley Patricia Delich John Rinaldi High Desert Susan Donora Kathleen Rolih Rushing River Botanicals Sandra J. Hulden Charles Schelz Wayne Jiang Diane Wickstrom Klamath Basin Karen Lundberg Franklin Hopkins William Scheuner Willamette Valley Jacquelyn Schroeder Kim Wentz STUDENTS, TAKE NOTE: The Willamette Valley Chapter will July 1 of the year of receipt of ap¬ of academic and career intent. once again be offering two scholarships plication and are full time students. b) Two letters of reference from per¬ for 3rd and 4th year students who will Graduate students may be eligible sons able to judge the student’s be enrolling in plant systematics or if they meet all qualifications except ability to successfully complete plant ecology at any Oregon college that of full time student. study in the area of plant system¬ or university for the 2018-2019 3. Awards are made in the following atics or plant ecology. school year. Two qualified applicants manner: c) Full academic record (transcript). will be selected to receive $1,000 a) A certificate is presented to the from either the Augusta Rockafellar 6. The Scholarship Committee Chair recipient. Memorial Scholarship Fund or the must receive all applications, to¬ Jean Davis Memorial Scholarship b) A check in the amount of the gether with items listed in rule 5, no Fund. Applications will be accepted by award is submitted to the school later than June 1. The award will be mail until June 1, 2018. Don’t let this of choice, as set forth in rule 1, made by July 1. opportunity pass you by! to be used toward tuition within 7. Scholarships cannot be granted to the following academic year. Scholarship Committee members or Rules for Scholarship Awards 4. If an award recipient fails to enroll, their relatives. changes his or her major, or leaves 1. Scholarships are available to stu¬ the school before completing the Please mail applications and the re¬ dents in Oregon colleges, planning period for which the award was quired documentation to: their major study in plant systemat¬ granted, the full amount or unused ics or plant ecology. part of the money shall be returned Thomas Jenkins 2. Scholarships are awarded in the to the Memorial Scholarship Fund. Scholarship Committee Chairman amount of $1,000 to worthy stu¬ 14380 Salt Creek Rd. 5. Applicants are required to submit: dents who will complete at least two Dallas, OR 97338 years of satisfactory college work by a) In their own words, a statement February 2018 7 Your Employer Can Support NPSO The effects of climate change are shown that donors give more through growing, putting stress on the land, workplace giving? Educating your water, food, energy and other resources donors about workplace giving can people and wildlife need to thrive. But increase your donations through Oregonians can do more to protect EarthShare. Does your workplace our way of life. NPSO has partnered offer EarthShare? Find out. (http:// with EarthShare Oregon to make that earthshare-oregon.org/workplace- happen. programs) If not, talk to your boss EarthShare engages people at their or human resources personnel about workplaces to strengthen environmen¬ offering EarthShare. Jan Wilson, tal efforts locally, across Oregon, and EarthShare Oregon’s executive director, around the world. NPSO’s member¬ will meet with your employer to ship in EarthShare also enables us to discuss the benefits of a partnership, reach employees across Oregon who and get started right away. N might not know about our work. The To learn more about bringing A B R more workplaces offering EarthShare, EarthShare to your workplace, contact L U R the more financial support, volunteers Jan directly at 503-223-9015 or jan@ KA and outreach we receive! earthshare-oregon.org. Paeonia brownii Did you know that studies have Torrent Sedge [Carex nudata) Good Looking and Hard Working by Rachel A. Werling “Sedges have edges and rushes are for other plants to take root. Mature round, torrent sedge on the banks of clumps have long, gracefully overhang¬ This article originally appeared in the our rivers is found.” I have modified ing leaves and can be three feet tall and Fall 2017 issue 0/The Confluence, the that child’s botanical ditty to highlight several feet wide. This species provides Rogue River Watershed Councils quar¬ one of my favorite streamside plants. If more than interesting scenery, however. terly newsletter. Read more online at you have been lucky enough to spend Mathew Goslin, working for the Uni¬ rogueriverwc. org a day wandering or rafting the Rogue versity of Oregon, has taken to calling or another river in our area, you have torrent sedge a botanical “ecosystem likely noticed robust green tussocks of engineer” and an agent of passive res¬ a grass-like plant perched Seussian-like toration. His work along the John Day along the shore and on rocks mid¬ River has documented that torrent stream. “Torrent sedge” is a poetic vi¬ sedge populations can increase “com¬ sual, and the plant lives up to its name, plexity” in stream morphology, expand¬ happily thriving along fast flowing ing islands, promoting side channels rivers from California to Washington. and pools. This improves fish habitat, It is adapted to the disturbance often providing cover and important habitat created by flood water. diversity. Torrent sedge is a good look¬ This sedge blooms early in the ing and hard working member of the season in dense spikes of “seeds” that riparian plant community. break apart and drop in the torrent Rachel Werling serves on the Rogue River when water levels are still high. As the Watershed Council board. She is a bota¬ levels go back down, the seeds are left O nist and on faculty at OS Us Southern Z —o'I on rocks and gravel banks, where they Oregon Research and Extension Center LU £—I quickly set their tenacious roots. Estab¬ where she coordinates the Land Steward LIiU lished tussocks are seldom dislodged Program. by floods and their dense stems and Torrent sedge (Carex nudataj growing along leaves trap sediments and create habitat the Rogue River, Oregon. 8 NPSO Bulletin Native Plant Society of Oregon Membership Form Name_ DUES include monthly Bulletin and Kalmiopsis when published. Membership is for the calendar year. 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