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Feature: This Month's Speaker: James Keyser President's column: "The Biological Big Bang: Sequencing the Human Genome," by Nathan Tublitz Article: "Show us the Bones, Nathan! ," by Reida Kimmel Article: "And the Response," by Nathan Tublitz Article: "Siskiyou Field Institute," by Jennifer Kaye Marsden |
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The first grouse flowers opened January 28, about the same time as usual in spite of the colder dryer winter. I found the first spring beauties last week, March 1. The pond has two male redwings in glorious breeding plumages, calling constantly, as there are several females about. At least two pairs of mallards come every day, and most days there are also two hooded mergansers. The great blue heron is fishing in the far western corner of the pond, not far from where we have spotted clusters of frog eggs [hyla or redlegged?. .we hear both] and Amblystoma gracilis eggs. Two days ago we had a first ever visit from a belted kingfisher who took a dive and then hung around for a while. More tomorrow. Reida |
Saturday, May 5, 11 am-3 pm West Alton Baker Park, Shelter #2, $3.50 members/$4 non-members FREE for all participants in the pledge drive! Celebrate spring at the second annual Walk on the Wild Side! Check in at our registration station in West Alton Baker Park and then join us at the Park Host Residence for snacks and live music. When you're ready to wander, head off into the park to visit eight fascinating nature activity and observation stations. Collect pledges before you come to help fund nature education and restoration. (See details on registration form.) Raffle for all participants! Earth Day Restoration Celebration Sunday, April 22, 1-4 pm, meet at the Park Host Residence Join us for an Earth Day Party (a work party, that is!) to help get the park ready for our spring nature education programs. Learn about native wildflowers and help prevent non-native plants from flowering. All ages welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult. Wear work clothes, boots, and gloves. Rain or shine. Refreshments served! GROUPS WELCOME, but please call ahead! Alton Baker Park Action Walks Every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month, 3:30-5:30 pm Help with park litter patrol and enjoy a casual nature walk with other volunteers at the same time! A great way to learn more about Nearby Nature! All ages welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult. Rain or shine, wear work clothes. Meet at the Park Host Residence. All ages welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult. Rain or shine. Call ahead of time for directions. Members FREE, non-members suggested donation of $3. Public Nature Walks: Spring Equinox Walk, Tuesday, March 20, 4-6 pm, meet at Park Host Residence. Wildflower Walk, Sunday, April 22, 10 am-noon, meet at Park Host Residence. Spring Bird Walk, Saturday, May 26, 9-11 am, meet at Park Host Residence. |
Life of Botanist Louis F. Henderson The Native Plant Society of Oregon proudly announces the publication of NPSO Occasional Paper Number 2, "Louis F. Henderson (1853-1942): the Grand Old Man of Northwest Botany," by Dr. Rhoda M. Love of Eugene. Henderson lived through the Civil War in Mississippi only to see his lawyer father murdered in New Orleans during the Reconstruction period. Young Louis was educated at Cornell, studying botany under David Starr Jordan, later President of Stanford. He came west in 1874 and moved to Portland in 1877 to take up a teaching post. He began his botanizing in Washington and Oregon at that time. Soon after, Henderson married fellow teacher Kate Robinson and the couple had two daughters. Henderson had several careers in botany in the Northwest including that of Professor of Botany at the University of Idaho from 1893 to 1908. It was during this time that his herbarium burned, destroying an estimated 85,000 specimens. At the age of seventy-one he became Curator of the Herbarium of the University of Oregon and remained for 15 years, greatly increasing the collection. Approximately 30 species were named for Henderson; 16 bear his name today. To order send a $10.00 check, made out to NPSO, to: Occasional Papers, Native Plant Society of Oregon, PO Box 902, Eugene, Oregon, 97440-0902. Please include your full return address. |
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