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Eugene Natural History Society April Talk

  • Start date: 04/17/2026

  • Start time: 6:00 PM

  • End date: 04/17/2026

  • End time: 8:30 PM

Description:

Join us to attend the monthly meeting of the Eugene Natural History Society (ENHS) on the U of O campus. The April speaker is Heron Brae who will present about Oak Savanna Communities. According to the ENHS website "Heron is an experienced botanist, wildcrafter, and rewilder with a demonstrated history of working in professional and community environmental services. She is skilled in teaching, research, community organizing, and inspiration and has 2 decades of experience in field work studying medicinal and edible plants from an ecological and ecocultural perspective."

Our group will meet at 6 PM at Unthank Hall food court (UO Campus) to visit and grab a bite to eat. Offerings include tacos, burgers, sandwiches, pizza, plant-based foods, and snacks. At 6:40 we will walk over to Allen Hall to listen to presentation that starts at 7 PM. The presentation is free, but donations are appreciated.

UO Campus Map https://map.uoregon.edu/
Eugene Natural History Society https://eugenenaturalhistorysociety.org/speakers-2025-2026/

Photo by: Darko Sojak

  • Event Leader: Joanna Alexander

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-513-9624

  • Event Leader Email: joalexgypsy@gmail.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Conservation, Science, & Education

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2026

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Optional: money for dinner and speaker donation

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 0.75 miles

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain:

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Conservation, Science, & Education

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Heron Brae’s talk, "For the Love of Oak," was a unique one for the Eugene Natural History Society, in that she combines Science with a kind of embodied spiritual relationship that we should all strive to have with our native fellow beings such as the Oregon White oak, and all of the beings that are connected to it. We left wondering which special oak tree we would adopt to develop a special relationship with.