 All
Year - Berry
Botanic Garden in Portland, Oregon offers a variety of
classes on wildflower identification and growing, they
have plant sales and they participate in local home and
garden events. Look on their events calendar for
activities this month: www.berrybot.org
April-October,
2001 -
North Cascades Institute out of Sedro-Woolley, Washington
offers classes in subjects ranging from edible plants to
wildflower weekends to mycological forays and winter twig
walks. For more information visit their website: http://ncascades.org/catalog/index.html or email them at nci@ncascades.org.
April
28 and 29, 2001 -
Glide Wildflower Show takes place at the Glide Community
Club in Glide, Oregon, 20 miles northeast of Roseburg on
Highway 138. Event hours April 28 and 29 are 8-9 am for
photographers only and general public 9am-5pm. Monday
April 30 is open for school groups by previous
arrangement. The show features botanical specimens
arranged by family and identified by botanical and common
names. Also included are displays on trees, weeds,
lichens, edible and medicinal plants. A floral book and
identification guide is available for a nominal fee. The
site is wheelchair accessible. Suggested donation is $2.00/person.
For more information contact Information Line (541) 677-3797.
May 5-6, 2001 - Wildflower Association of
Shady Cove/Trail Show is scheduled in Shady Cove School
in the multipurpose room, Cleveland St., approximately 25
miles east of Medford on Highway 62. The show runs from
10-4 both days. It is a non-profit organization
fundraiser with 6 tables of seasonal wildflowers and
weeds of the upper Rogue River area within a 12-mile
radius of Shady Cove, a plant sale, and a Master Gardener
to answer questions. A wildflower species list is
available for sale. Along the walls will be special
displays of noxious weeds, cones, a video of wildflowers
in their natural habitat and other educational booths.
Entrance is by donation. The proceeds go toward community
projects. For more information, contact Margaret (541)
826-6649.
May 19-20, 2001 - Celebrating
Wildflowers at the Oregon Zoo, co-sponsored by BLM and
USDA Forest Service. This year will be the third annual
Celebrating Wildflowers event at the Oregon Zoo! Wildflower
exhibits and activities for kids will be located all
throughout the Oregon Zoo, in downtown Portland Oregon,
again this year. Cost is free once you papy the zoo
entrance fee. Come experience Wildflower posters, crafts,
games and prizes! Our partners for this event
include: The Native Plant Society of Oregon, the
Xerces Society, Berry Botanic Garden, Portland Parks,
Hoyt Arboretum, Leach Botanical Gardens, Friends of
Forest Park and Friend of Trees. For more information
contact Krista Swan, events coordinator at the zoo, 503-220-2454
or Sheila Martinson (503) 808-2988.
May
20, 2001 - Mt
Pisgah Arboretum Wildflower Show is scheduled in Eugene,
Oregon. This event, co-sponsored by the Emerald Chapter
of Native Plant Society, is a fund-raiser for the
Arboretum. Event hours are 10-4. The event features a
display of wildflowers from Lane county (coast to crest),
music, a child activities area, an awesome plant sale, a
book booth, food booths, environmental non-profit booths,
wildflower walks on-site and much more. Last year the
theme was gardening with native plants. This year the
theme is carnivorous, mycotrophic and parasitic plants.
Suggested donation is $3 per individual and $5 per family.
For more information call Mt. Pisgah Arboretum Business
Office at (541) 747-3817.
June 15-22, 2001 - Siskiyou Field
Institute, Westside Cascades offers classes in many
botanical fields. 2001 course topics include: Bryophytes,
Plant Identification, Geo-ecology, Ethnobotany, Birding,
Serpentine Plant Ecology, Conservation Ecology,
botanizing workshops and more. Find more details the
institute at the Siskityou Regional Education Project
website www.siskiyou.org or email them at institute@siskiyou.org.
June 23rd and 24th, 2001 - Darrington
Wildflower Festival is scheduled for in beautiful
Darrington Washington. This is about 30 miles east of
Arlington, 45 miles northeast of Everett and about 1.5
hours from Seattle, accessed via Highway 530. The
theme is wildflowers and native plants, but it really is
an arts and crafts fair. There are lots of arts and
crafts for sale, food, entertainment, native plant walks,
kid's activities, informational booths, and speakers.
Time is 10:00-5:00 Saturday and 10:00-4:00 on Sunday. For
more information contact Ann Risvold at (360) 436-1155.
July 4, 2001 - Irene Hollenbeck Memorial
Wildflower Display put on by the Siskiyou Chapter of the
Native Plant Society at Lithia Park in Ashland. The event
features samples of area wildflowers and photo displays.
Event hours are 10-4. The event is free to the public.
For more information call Siskiyou Chapter President Jim
Duncan (541) 482-7629.
July 20-22,
2001 -
Siskiyou Field Institute, Eastside Cascades offers
classes in many botanical fields (see description above).
Berry Botanic Garden
The Nature Conservancy
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Celebrating
Wildflowers: Educators Guide to the Appreciation and
Conservation of Native Plants (222 pp) is a
comprehensive text explaining how to develop a program,
provides field and classroom activities and plant
identification cards. Cost is $20. Order through the
North Cascades Institute at: