Links to Sites of Special Interest to Oregon Rock and Woodland Gardeners and Our Welcome Guests

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Member websites General Botany Sites Northwest Botany Sites Garden and Plant Societies Nurseries Seed Sources Arboreta and Botanic Gardens Webmistress Picks (esp for visitors) Outdoor and Nature Sites Hiking and Travel

Emerald Chapter Member's Websites, Gardening or Otherwise.

Wild Iris Design, nature artist and graphic designer, Tanya Harvey
The Prints and The Paper, Rare and Used Books & Paper Ephemera: Lee and Gary Kirk
Wet Rock Gardens, Habitat Creations, and Big Bubble Magic , Kelly O'Neill
Rock and Woodland Garden Resources, Louise Parsons

General Botany Sites: Webmistress' Top Picks

Scott's Botanical Links
Timber Press
Dictionary of Botanical Epithet by Chuck Griffith

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Northwest Botany Sites of Interest

Oregon State University Herbarium
The Oregon Flora Project
Top Choice: Trails and Wildlfowers , Keith and Barbra McCree
Top Choice: BEN, (Botanical Electronic News, Adolf Ceska, Editor)
Kalmiopsis/Siskiyou Plant List
The Siskiyou Regional Educational Project Website
Cliff Schmidt's Treatment of the Genus Ceanothus Has: A complete species list linked to descriptions of individual taxa. Keys to all recognized species of Ceanothus in North America. A geographical distribution map of Ceanothus occurrence in North America. An index to all available images of Ceanothus we have. A useful search engine allowing for easy access to information about Ceanothus.

Oregon Wildflowers
CalPhotos Plants (Formerly the Brousseau Collection of Wildflower photos, expanded with links to animals, birds, etc.

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Garden and Plant Societies

Alpine Garden Club of B.C.
California Native Plant Society
Hardy Plant Society of Oregon
Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group
Mediterranean Climate Gardening Website in Cooperation with The Mediterranean Gardening Society
Native Plant Society of Oregon
North American Native Orchid Alliance
Pacific Horticulture
Washington Native Plant Society
Eugene Chapter, American Rhododendron Society
Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group
Lane County Master Gardeners Page

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Nurseries
The inclusion of these is not necessarily an endorsement on the part of the Emerald Chapter or NARGS. We have not intentionally left anyone out that has plants, bulbs, or seeds of interest!
Eugene Area
Greer Gardens
Northwest Garden Nursery, Ernie and Marietta O'Byrne

Corvallis Area
New Native Plant Nursery: Willamette Gardens

Other Northwest Nurseries

Hansen Nursery Emerald Chapter member Robin Hansen, incredible selection of cyclamen and other goodies

Collector's Nursery
ForestFarm
Red's Hardy Orchids , Sherwood, Oregon
Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery
Steve Vinisky's Cherry Creek Daffodils
Goodwin Creek Gardens herbs and rock garden plants

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Seed Sources: Local and Mail order

SeedHunt has Outstanding Offerings of Salvias!

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Arboreta and Botanic Gardens

The Connie Hansen Garden Conservancy, Lincoln City, Oregon
The Berry Botanic Garden
Leach Botanical Garden

A Few handy Sites of Local Interest: Webmistress Picks, with emphasis on pages of help and interest to visitors
Visit the official City of Eugene webpage
Eugene Airport Webpage has terminal information, schedules, etc.
We all love music, dance and entertainment, just in case you don't have it bookmarked, here is The Hult Center
Crowded, but famous and still wonderful, the Oregon Country Fair is held in July in Veneta
Oregon Weather Page part of an award-winning (genuine awards, not phonies!) web page The Electronic Universe maintained by U of O physics prof.

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Miscellaneous, but Important, Outdoor and Nature Sites: Northwest Critters

The Official Northwest Slug Page
Do You Garden for Butterflies?
The North American Butterfly Association
The Butterflies of North America Page, go here to click on the map and get butterfly info for any place you plan to hike or visit!

More Butterflies: The Butterflies of Oregon Page has checklists, id help, photos, and abundant infoThe Eugene-Springfield Chapter of NABA
Do You Love to Hike? The Obsidians, Eugene, Oregon Offer Group Hiking, Backpacking, Climbing, Cross Country Skiing and Other Outdoor Activities
All gardeners Should be "bug enthusiasts"! Check out The Xerces Society ... an international nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting biological diversity through the conservation of invertebrates.
The Oregon Wild Campaign
The Oregon Natural Resources Council
Oregon Birders Online has lots of birder's links, and information about discussion lists and groups
Oregon Field Ornithologists The "checklist people"! A must for birders!
New! , The Oregon Cascades Birding Trail"will be the first of several birding trails throughout the state, designed to showcase the region’s birds and spectacular scenery for local residents and visitors from around the globe."

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Hiking and Traveling Resources

Official State of Oregon Page Loads of Info: Travel, Road Conditions, Governmental Contacts
Nature of the Northwest: Information Center for Wilderness, Recreation, Hiking, etc. Publications
Oregon Department of Geology Website
Planning a Trip? Find local Wildlife refuge Information at the US Fish and Wildlife Homepage
In Eugene, be sure to Visit Mt. Pisgah Arboretum
A Goldmine of Oregon Hiking Information here! Oregonhiking.com
Pacific Crest Trail Association
Oregon geology information and links: USGS Oregon Page
You can download a relief map of Oregon from this page!

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Page updated 03/15/08