ENHS Nature Trails - Vol. 34, No. 7, October 2000

Nature Trails
Published by the Eugene Natural History Society
Volume Thirty-four, Number Seven, October 2000

Table of Contents

Feature: This Month's Speaker: Dr. Greg Bothun

President's column: "The hummingbird's beak: A tale of ecology driving evolution," by Nathan Tublitz

A n n o u n c e m e n t s
Nearby Nature Events: (All ages welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22: Autumn Afternoon Nature Walk. 3-5 p.m. Free. Meet at Park Host Residence, Alton Baker Park. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24: Haunted Hike Pumpkin Carving. 6:30-8:30 pm. Join us at the Park Host Residence for a pumpkin carving fest. We need at least 50 for the Haunted Hike. Snacks and fun for all! Meet at Park Host Residence, Alton Baker Park. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28: Alton Baker Action Project. Help with restoration projects in Alton Baker Park. Wear work clothes, boots, and gloves. Meet at Park Host Residence. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6: Alton Baker Action Walk (meets every 1st & 3rd Mondays). Help with park litter patrol and enjoy a casual nature walk with other volunters. Rain or shine, wear work clothes. Meet at Park Host Residence, Alton Baker Park.	At the Mount Pisgah Arboretum: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1-3 pm: Dried Flower Centerpiece Workshop with Ken Gillespie, Florist, at his shop on 5th Street in Eugene. A benefit for the Arboretum's Education Program. Learn how to fill a basket (bring your own if you prefer) with a seasonal arrangement of Oregon's best dried plants. These make great gifts, too! Materials provided - bring your own clippers. Pre-registration required; call (541) 747-1504. Fee: $30. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1-4 pm: Build-a-Bird Feeder Workshop, taught by Don Lown, retired teacher plus WISTEC & UO Natural History Museum volunteer. A family activity workshop - bring the kids and your hammer; all materials plus plans provided. Pre-registration required; call (541) 747-1504. Fee: $10-$20 depending on bird feeder design chosen. SATURDAY & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 & 5, 10 am-4 pm: Mushrooming Workshop with Maggie Rogers, co-founder of "Mushroom, The Journal of Wild Mushrooming." An intensive class for beginners covering the ethics of collecting, recipes, techniques for dyeing, field identification, reference reviews and more! Pre-registration required; call (541) 747-1504. Fee: $60 ($55 Arboretum members). SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1-3 pm: Evergreen Wreath Making Workshop with Ken Gillespie, Florist, at his shop on 5th Street in Eugene. An annual benefit for the Arboretum's Education Program, this is a fun afternoon of creating your own holiday wreath from natural materials, to take home or give as a gift. Bring your own clippers, all other materials provided. Pre-registration required; call (541) 747-1504. Fee: $30.

A n n o u n c e m e n t s

Nearby Nature Events:

(All ages welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22: Autumn Afternoon Nature Walk. 3-5 p.m. Free. Meet at Park Host Residence, Alton Baker Park.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24: Haunted Hike Pumpkin Carving. 6:30-8:30 pm. Join us at the Park Host Residence for a pumpkin carving fest. We need at least 50 for the Haunted Hike. Snacks and fun for all! Meet at Park Host Residence, Alton Baker Park.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28: Alton Baker Action Project. Help with restoration projects in Alton Baker Park. Wear work clothes, boots, and gloves. Meet at Park Host Residence.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6: Alton Baker Action Walk (meets every 1st & 3rd Mondays). Help with park litter patrol and enjoy a casual nature walk with other volunters. Rain or shine, wear work clothes. Meet at Park Host Residence, Alton Baker Park.

At the Mount Pisgah Arboretum:

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1-3 pm: Dried Flower Centerpiece Workshop with Ken Gillespie, Florist, at his shop on 5th Street in Eugene. A benefit for the Arboretum's Education Program. Learn how to fill a basket (bring your own if you prefer) with a seasonal arrangement of Oregon's best dried plants. These make great gifts, too! Materials provided - bring your own clippers. Pre-registration required; call (541) 747-1504. Fee: $30.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1-4 pm: Build-a-Bird Feeder Workshop, taught by Don Lown, retired teacher plus WISTEC & UO Natural History Museum volunteer. A family activity workshop - bring the kids and your hammer; all materials plus plans provided. Pre-registration required; call (541) 747-1504. Fee: $10-$20 depending on bird feeder design chosen.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 & 5, 10 am-4 pm: Mushrooming Workshop with Maggie Rogers, co-founder of "Mushroom, The Journal of Wild Mushrooming." An intensive class for beginners covering the ethics of collecting, recipes, techniques for dyeing, field identification, reference reviews and more! Pre-registration required; call (541) 747-1504. Fee: $60 ($55 Arboretum members).

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1-3 pm: Evergreen Wreath Making Workshop with Ken Gillespie, Florist, at his shop on 5th Street in Eugene. An annual benefit for the Arboretum's Education Program, this is a fun afternoon of creating your own holiday wreath from natural materials, to take home or give as a gift. Bring your own clippers, all other materials provided. Pre-registration required; call (541) 747-1504. Fee: $30.

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