Eugene Natural History Society

This Friday, we're welcoming Samantha Hopkins for a fascinating look into the ancient history of the Mountain Beaver! Despite the name, mountain beavers aren’t true beavers at all, but they represent one of the oldest surviving rodent lineages on Earth!

"Evolutionary Origins of the Mountain Beaver: Fossil History of an Enigmatic Rodent" with Samantha Hopkins

📅 Friday, May 15th
⏰ 7:00 p.m.
📍 Room 221 Allen Hall, University of Oregon
💻 In-person, Zoom option available on our website: https://eugenenaturalhistorysociety.org/
🍪 Snacks provided for in-person folks!

Hey Friends! Make sure to join our next nature talk this Friday and enjoy a special evening with Heron Brae of Brae Botanical Ways:
“For the Love of Oaks: Ecology, Community, Stewardship”

Oaks are so much more than just trees, they are awesome keystone species that provide habitat and food for so many living beings!

This Friday, Heron will share about the ecology of oak woodlands and prairies, the relationships between plants, people, and place, and what it truly means to be a steward!

📅 Friday, April 17th
⏰ 7:00 p.m.
📍 Room 221 Allen Hall, University of Oregon
💻 Zoom option available, link at eugenenaturalhistorysociety.org
🍪 Snacks provided!

See you Friday!

Every drop of water in the Earth’s open oceans is teeming with microbial life that plays a huge role in the energy and nutrient cycles of our planet! Particularly numerous in this system are the
picocyanobacteria, including Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus, the most numerous photosynthetic cells on Earth. This Friday, Dr. Anne Thompson will share her knowledge about these cells in the last 40 years since their discovery and the opportunities that exist to learn more from these immensely thriving organisms!
🗓 Friday, March 20th
⏰ 7:00 p.m.
📍 221 Allen Hall, University of Oregon
💻 Zoom option available
🍪 Snacks included!

Small organisms. Massive impact!

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/97499095971?pwd=eE9sdG9hSHMvOHhIUEJuU21wT20rdz09

or visit our website at
https://eugenenaturalhistorysociety.org/

Zoom link will open approximately 30 min prior to showtime.

Plants have game!🌼❤️🌸 Join us this Friday at 7pm for The S*x Life of Plants: Pollination Biology with David Wagner.
David will share some of the surprising evolutionary strategies plants use to cross-pollinate and perpetuate future generations! Spotlight on Pacific Northwest natives, especially trees and shrubs we all know and love! As a lifelong professional botanist and natural historian, Dave brings deep expertise and sincere enthusiasm to everything plant-related!!
📅 Friday, February 20
⏰ 7:00 p.m.
📍 Room 221 Allen Hall, University of Oregon
🍪Cookies are always best enjoyed in person!
We hope you’ll join us for what promises to be a lively evening celebrating the passionate lives of plants!
💻Zoom link on our website: https://eugenenaturalhistorysociety.org

FIELD TRIP TO OREGON INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY (OIMB) UO/CHARLESTON, OR, March 27, Friday evening – March 29, Sunday morning. We are returning to the OIMB in Charleston, OR for a late winter field trip! There are several activity options including visits to the tidal pools near Cape Arago, South Slough Reserve/ South Cove walking trails, estuary birding, Golden & Silver Falls State Natural Area (an hour drive away), a visit to the OIMB-associated Charleston Marine Life Center, and a sunset walk on Bastendorff Beach. Carpools will be arranged for traveling to Charleston and these trips.

Costs: Lodging is an amazing $53 per person for the two nights. This does not include meals.

Accommodations at OIMB: Space is limited to 20 participants. We’ve booked 5 cottages for two nights with
6 queens, 4 twins, 3 bunk beds. We’ll have access to a large gathering area but the kitchen will be closed. All
the cottages have kitchens so we’re suggesting we bring our own breakfasts and lunches. Friday and Saturday will include potluck style meals.

To register: Visit our website at https://eugenenaturalhistorysociety.org/calendar
Please provide participant name(s), phone numbers, home addresses, and email addresses. Include any dietary restrictions. Refunds may be made in the case of emergencies. contact Kris at [email protected] with questions about payments and registration.

Registration deadline: all payments must be received by Friday, March 13th.

Once fees are paid, you’ll be sent additional details about the field trip.

We're looking forward to exploring the natural wonders of the Oregon Coast together!

Join us for a free talk with wildlife scientist Dr. Marie Tosa and take a look inside the curious world of one of our most misunderstood carnivores, the western spotted skunk! Dr. Tosa with share more about how spotted skunks move through forests, what they eat, who eats them, and how old-growth forests play a key role in their survival!
📆Friday, January 16 at 7:00 p.m.
📍Allen Hall 221, UO
💻Live on Zoom
https://zoom.us/j/97499095971?pwd=eE9sdG9hSHMvOHhIUEJuU21wT20rdz09
🍪Snacks provided
Learn more at eugenenaturalhistorysociety.org

🪶Only two days until our December nature talk! If you’ve ever browsed Paul Bannick Photography, you already know how breathtaking his photographs are! This Friday, he’ll be sharing even more from his journeys across North America while exploring the lives of woodpeckers aka forest engineers, ecosystem shapers, and some of the most fascinating birds out there!

🗓 Friday, December 12 at 7:00 p.m.
📍 221 Allen Hall, University of Oregon
🍪 Free snacks

Co-sponsored with the Coast to Cascades Bird Alliance (formerly Lane Audubon)

Come get inspired, learn something new, and enjoy a night with fellow nature enthusiasts.

See you Friday!

FREE NATURE TALK! Come join us this Friday to learn about North America’s lovely and charismatic forest engineers... Woodpeckers! We’re excited to welcome Paul Bannick, award-winning author and wildlife photographer, for “A Year in the Life of North American Woodpeckers.”

🗓Friday, December 12
🕖7:00 p.m.
📍Room 221, Allen Hall, University of Oregon
🍪Free snacks!

Co-sponsored with the Coast to Cascades Bird Alliance.

From Alaska’s boreal forests to Oregon’s oak woodlands and beyond, Paul’s new photographs reveal the unseen lives of these amazing keystone birds and what they teach us about healthy forest ecosystems. Paul will also speak to how we can help protect critical woodpecker habitat!!

📚📚 Book signing after the talk! 📚📚

Come learn, connect, and enjoy an evening celebrating one of the most fun and exciting bird families in North America!

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We invite you to join us this Friday for a special nature talk with Dr. Matt Betts! Drawing on 20 years of forest research from Oregon to Central and South America, Matt will explore one compelling question: Can we conserve biodiversity while meeting the needs of a growing human population?

🗓️ When: Friday, 11/21, 7:00pm
📍 Where: Allen Hall 221, UO campus OR join via Zoom: https://eugenenaturalhistorysociety.org/
🍪Snacks provided for in-person guests!

Let’s discover together how forest science helps shape a better future for people and planet! Ask questions, share ideas, and connect with our community. Or simply sit back and enjoy the presentation! ALL ARE WELCOME!

Zoom link will open 30 min prior to showtime
https://zoom.us/j/97499095971?pwd=eE9sdG9hSHMvOHhIUEJuU21wT20rdz09