*May Garden Tips
http://www.laneforestproducts.com/articles/GardenTip32.php

 Ask-An-Expert:  Ask-An-Expert: Steve Hoffmann and guests discuss interesting ideas about gardening, plants, and outdoor living spaces every Saturday morning from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. on KUGN radio 590AM. Call in at 485-0590 for answers to your gardening questions.

Mount Pisgah Arboretum
For more information, please email http://www.efn.org/~mtpisgah.

Native Plant Society
Monthly programs are held at the EWEB Training Center located at 500 East 4th Ave in Eugene. The link above also lists upcoming outings and other chapter events.
For more information, please email em_president@npsoregon.org.
http://www.emeraldnpso.org

4/21/2008    Meeting:  Meeting: Short film and slides of the Klamath--Siskiyou Bioregion with Siskiyou Field Institute outreach Coordinator, Cece Bowerman. Place: Training Room at 500 East 4th Avenue, Eugene. Time: 7:30 pm.

4/27/2008    Wildflower Walk at Mount Pisgah Arboretum.:  Botanist Dr. Rhoda Love who will lead a wildflower walk through the Arboretum to see the beautiful natives now in bloom.Refreshments provided. Free. Place: Mount Pisgah Arboretum. Time: 3:00 pm.

North American Butterfly Association

Willamette Valley Butterflies and Their Native Host Plants.

4/7/2008    Costa Rican Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars:  Costa Rican Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars: Colors and patterns as a special means of defense, concealment through camouflage. Spectacular and diverse photos of butterflies and moths! Place: EWEB Training Center 500 West 4th Avenue, Eugenewith Professor Jeffrey Miller. Time: 7:00pm.

North American Rock Garden Society
Chapter meetings each month. New events are sometimes added unexpectedly.
For more information, please contact Jim Regali at 541-484-1284.
http://www.peak.org/~parsont/emerald

4/8/2008    Lecture:  Harry Jans, international speaker and founding member of the Dutch Rock Garden Society, will talk on Growing Alpines in the "hills" of Holland. Free and open to the public. Door prizes and refreshments follow. Place: Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High Street, Eugene. Time: 7:00 pm.

Oregon Community Trees
Learn more about caring for the trees in your yard. Join in promoting, planting and protecting Urban Community Forests. Download the Oregon Homeowner's Guide to Tree Care as a PDF file.
For more information, please contact Mark Snyder at 541-682-4819 or email at mark.r.snyder@ci.eugene.or.us.
http://www.oregoncommunitytrees.org

  

OSU/Lane County Extension Services Master Gardener
Extension Offices, 950 W. 13th Avenue, Eugene, 97402, are open to the public Mon-Th., 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekly. For gardening information, call the Master Gardener Hotline, Mon. - Th. 463-4247
For more information, please contact Linda Renslow at 541-682-4243 or email at linda.renslow@oregonstate.edu.

4/26/2008    The Annual Garden Fair and Plant Sale:  Featuring plants of all kinds for sale, information booths, compost tea, recycled garden art, local garden artisan vendors, a silent auction, used garden tools and books, bake sale, Kids’ Korner, and live music. Free admission. Place: OSU/Lane County Extension Office, 950 W. 13th Avenue, Eugene. Park in the Park & Ride west of the office and come through the designated entrance; no parking available in front of the offices. Handicap parking is close to the entrance. Time: 9:00 am – 2 pm. Place: OSU/Lane County Extension Office, 950 W. 13th Avenue, Eugene. Time: 9:00am.

The Cascade Mycological Society
For more information, please contact Kyle Hammon at 463-5447 or email at hammon@lanecc.edu.
http://www.cascademyco.org/

The Willamette Orchid Society
Monthly activities
For more information, please contact Nadine Gindhart at (541)688-5739 or email at r.gindhart@att.net.

The Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group
For more information, please contact Pam Perryman at 541-687-1280.
http://www.thehardyplantgroup.org

4/8/2008    Regular Meeting:  Regular Meeting with Speaker Renee Shepherd from Renee's Garden Seeds, Felton, CA (Santa Cruz Mts.)'Easy Gardens for Busy People from Seed' Public is welcome. Admission charge is $3/members and $6/non-members. Membership is $20.00/year. Place: Agate Hall, 18th & Agate Streets, Eugene. Time: 7:00 pm.

Willamette Farm and Food Coalition
A private, non-profit, community-based organization committed to developing a more secure and sustainable food system within Lane County. Website links to project and activities.
For more information, please call (541) 431-4923.
http://www.lanefood.org/content/1_aboutwffc.htm