High Desert Chapter Projects & Programs
Projects
From adopting scablands to monitoring sensitive or invasive species to pulling noxious weeds and planting native gardens and monarch butterfly waystations, the chapter keeps busy throughout the spring and summer months on various projects.
If you can spare some time we are always in need of volunteers! Go to Contact Us to email your interest.
If you can spare some time we are always in need of volunteers! Go to Contact Us to email your interest.
You can also read about our projects and programs in our chapter newsletters!
Virtual Program Video Recording
Didn't make it to one of our virtual presentations? Below are the recordings.
LOMATIUM LORE BY BARBARA WILSON
Oregon is a center of diversity for Lomatium (desert parsley or biscuitroots). We have undescribed species (ones that don’t have scientific names yet), cryptic species (ones that have names but we wish they didn’t because they look so much alike), highly variable species (or should we divide those up?) and even a few easy-to-recognize species. Most Lomatium are edible or have medicinal uses, but most species are too rare to sustain human consumption now. Why so much variation? Learn about the contributions of Oregon’s varied geography, Native American trading and cultivation, and Lomatium’s seed dispersal mechanisms to Lomatium evolution as we explore the intricate beauty of this lovely and confusing group of plants.
Oregon is a center of diversity for Lomatium (desert parsley or biscuitroots). We have undescribed species (ones that don’t have scientific names yet), cryptic species (ones that have names but we wish they didn’t because they look so much alike), highly variable species (or should we divide those up?) and even a few easy-to-recognize species. Most Lomatium are edible or have medicinal uses, but most species are too rare to sustain human consumption now. Why so much variation? Learn about the contributions of Oregon’s varied geography, Native American trading and cultivation, and Lomatium’s seed dispersal mechanisms to Lomatium evolution as we explore the intricate beauty of this lovely and confusing group of plants.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OREGON FLORA PROJECT WEBSITE
Join Linda Hardison and she explains how you can identify plants, discover species distributions, and find native plants for your garden using oregonflora.org. The website reflects the taxonomy of the OregonFlora research efforts, making it an authoritative source for the latest information about the vascular plants of the state.
Join Linda Hardison and she explains how you can identify plants, discover species distributions, and find native plants for your garden using oregonflora.org. The website reflects the taxonomy of the OregonFlora research efforts, making it an authoritative source for the latest information about the vascular plants of the state.
