Oregon Native Plant Society

Help Protect Oregon’s Wildlife and Habitats Today! HB 2977 - “1% for Wildlife” bill would provide necessary funding for wildlife and habitat conservation by increasing the state tourism tax from 1.5% to 2.5%. Even with this 1% increase, Oregon would s...

Take action! House Bill 2977, the “1% for Wildlife” bill has been scheduled for a hearing on May 8 in Salem. This bill will generate much needed funds for Oregon's wildlife and habitat. Please urge the House Revenue Committee to vote “Yes” in support of this bill!

This week (April 14-18) our legislators will be prioritizing budget bills for recommendations to Ways and Means. Now is a good time to fill their email inboxes requesting their support for HB 3173, with a reminder about the importance of/need for OregonFlora. Send emails to those listed below!

3. Visit a native nursery/peruse OregonFlora's website about growing native plant and add some to your garden

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2. Check out our statewide calendar for talks, hikes, and volunteer events.

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2025 NPSO's Native Plant Appreciation Month Blitz April is Native Plant Appreciation Month. As one form of celebration the Native Plant Society of Oregon is sponsoring a Florablitz to discover wild flowering plants in Oregon during the month of April...

It's Native Plant Appreciation Month! This is NPSO’s single largest statewide education and appreciation event about Oregon’s fabulous native plants. There are many ways to get involved. 1. Join the 2025 Bioblitz

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BLM rushes review of Oregon lithium project following Trump’s executive order A proposed Southeast Oregon mine’s been under review for three years. Now the Trump administration is giving people four days to comment before proceeding.

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Plans for a Lithium mine in SE Oregon are being fast-tracked by the Trump administration (article linked below). In 2023, NPSO’s Field Research Grants program supported Nikki Hill's research of the McDermitt Caldera. Read to learn more about what is at risk. www.npsoregon.org/wp/largest-l...

Oregon Monarch and Pollinator Habitat Kits | Xerces Society The Xerces Habitat Kit Program is offering habitat kits at no cost to Oregon farmers and community partners in Southwestern Oregon. These kits contain a variety of native plants, including milkweed, p...

If you're in the Siskiyou-Klamath region, Xerces is accepting applications for their habitat kits! The kits are designed to create monarch and pollinator habitats on working lands, public lands, tribal lands, and private or non-working lands. Submit your proposal soon!
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Field Trip Details www.npsoregon.org/wp/event/fie...

The NPSO Siskiyou Chapter has a field trip to French Flat ACEC this Sat, March 15th from 9-2pm. We'll explore plant id on serpentine soils. 11 species of rare plants grow here, including the largest population of Cook’s lomatium on federal lands.

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*Rare Plant Alert!* Also blooming in the Upper Applegate Fire footprint this week is a rare species, western false rue anemone (Enemion occidentale), which only grows in the foothills of the Applegate in Oregon, and is otherwise restricted to California. It burned in the fire but is coming back well

If you are in the Portland area, Vancouver Community Library is hosting an Environmental Film Series. Their March film is Native Seeds: Supply Restoration. It is a nine-part video series that explores the native seed supply chain in the western US.

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Annual Meeting Registration is now open! Join other native plant enthusiasts is in the Columbia River Gorge May 16th-18th at the Best Western Plus Hood River Inn. Some really exciting field trips planned 🌻 portlandnativeplants.org/annual-meeti...

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As for the land rights, "nothing in OAR 603-073-0030 through 603-073-0110 shall be interpreted to require the protection of any population of any listed species occurring on private lands, or to require an owner of any private lands to take action to protect such a population or its habitat."

There are currently 76 protected species in Oregon and we are working on several more. www.oregon.gov/oda/plant-co...

We love hearing that! One of our board members is also in Siskiyou.

Hi! We're a volunteer-led nonprofit focused on the enjoyment, conservation, and study of Oregon's native plants. We...
🌻Help people enjoy Oregon's 3600+ native plant species
🪷Protect rare and endangered plants
🔬Fund research to increase our knowledge
🌼Sponsor chapter outings and work parties

Are you going to be joining us May 16-18th for our annual meeting? The Portland Chapter is proudly hosting the Annual Meeting at the Best Western Plus Hood River Inn during the peak of wildflower season! www.npsoregon.org/wp/2025-npso...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Native Plant Projects in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Presenter: Amanda Keasberry, Science and Stewardship Manager, Cascade Forest Conservancy This presentation will highlight the restoration projects led by the Cascade Forest Conservancy, which has bee...

Join the Portland Chapter for their monthly program. Tonight's program is Native Plant Projects in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest with Amanda Keasberry. Register at the link below to attend on Zoom! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Great news: The House Committee on Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources and Water just voted 8-0 to support the Oregon Flora bill HB 3173! Now it will go to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/C...

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SB 547 would designate April as Oregon's Native Plant Appreciation Month. Our hearing is set for 2/12/25. Please take a few minutes to submit testimony to support this bill! You can simply write "I support making April Native Plant Appreciation Month". Link to submit testimony in comments.

There will be mentoring via Zoom drop-in sessions. These will be hosted by Mart Hughes and members of the NPSO iNaturalist Committee on Feb. 15 and Feb. 18 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Please register for Zoom below. oregonstate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Flora of Oregon: Vascular Plants Help contribute to our knowledge of the Flora of Oregon! A collaboration among the [Oregon State University Herbarium](https://bpp.oregonstate.edu/herbarium), [OregonFlora](https://oregonflora.org), t...

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Announcing an iNaturalist Winter ID-a-thon Feb. 15-23!

We want to add ids to as many “Needs ID” plant observations for Oregon as possible. Our goal is 25,000 ids. The event runs 12AM Saturday to 11:59 PM Sunday. We want everyone, regardless of your level of botanical expertise, to contribute.

HB 3173 to support OregonFlora was heard on February 5th. The portal for testimonies has been closed with 338 written testimonies in support of native plants! Next, the Natural Resources committee will either vote in favor or not. If there is a positive vote, it will go to the Senate next.

Darlingtonia californica, photo by Farrukh

Meet Darlingtonia californica, aka cobra lily! 🐍🌸 This carnivorous plant, native to Southern Oregon & Northern California, traps insects in its pitcher-shaped leaves. Found at Darlingtonia State Natural Site in Florence, Oregon, it thrives on nutrient-poor soil by digesting prey. A true Oregon gem!

We are doing it! We currently have 215+ testimonies for native plants and OregonFlora 😳

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! Keep it up!

While our hearing is tomorrow, you can submit testimony until February 7th.