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Applegate Neighborhood Network (ANN) Monthly Meeting

Applegate Valley Fire district 9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville, OR, United States

Applegate Neighborhood Network works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public from...

Free

Community Field Tour: Upper Applegate Watershed Restoration Project

Pre-Register To provide transportation to the field-tour stops, we need all interested participants to pre-register online:

Join the Rogue Forest Partners for a half-day field trip to see, learn, and talk about the ongoing and expanding use of ecological thinning and prescribed fire in the forested...

Free

RU Library Presents: Treasures of the Applegate

Ruch Branch Library 7919 Hwy 238, Jacksonville (Ruch)

Presentation by local enthusiasts and experts about Applegate's local Geology, Wildflowers, Hiking Trails, Birds and treasures within Jackson County's Cantrall-Buckley Park.

Free

Treasure Owls with Bugs-R-Us, 5+ YR

Applegate Library

Play detective with real owl pellets. We'll provide latex gloves, tweezers, and magnifying glasses so you can find out what the owls have eaten. Learn about owls in the environment...

Free

Stop Cutting our Old Growth Trees – Protest Rally – June 25th

Grants Pass County Courthouse 500 NW 6th St , Grants Pass

Rally to protest the Late Mungers/BLM logging plan. We're concerned the BLM's plans to cut large trees in forests specifically reserved to protect old growth and wildlife. They also plan...

Interfaith Work on Climate Change

Zoom Attend from Home

Across the nation, faith communities are increasingly engaging in climate action.  These efforts are varied, ranging from concerted efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to providing support to frontline communities,...

Free

Treasured Snuggle Bunnies, 5+ YRS

Applegate Library

Make a calming lavender-scented stuffed bunny to snuggle, read to and share your adventures.

Free

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance (previously ANN) Monthly Meeting

Applegate Valley Fire district 9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville, OR, United States

Applegate Neighborhood Network works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public from...

Prepare with Pedro and the Red Cross, 5+

Applegate Library

Kids in grades K-2 will learn how to be prepared and take action for emergencies like home fires or local hazards. Participants will receive a storybook to continue learning at...

Free

Provolt Volunteer Day – Starthistle Pull

Provolt Recreation Site (aka Provolt Seed Orchard) 14171 Williams Hwy, Grants Pass

The highly invasive STARTHISTLE is ready for eradication!   Now is the perfect time to hit this weed hard at Provolt before large plants develop and disperse on the order of 100,000 seeds...

Free

Ruch Library Presents: Treasure Owls 5+ Years

Ruch Branch Library 7919 Hwy 238, Jacksonville (Ruch)

Play detective with real owl pellets. We'll provide latex gloves, tweezers and magnifying glasses so you can find out what the owls have eaten.  Learn about owls in the environment...

Free

Hydrogen: Useful Tool or Fossil Industry Ruse?

Zoom Attend from Home

What’s the deal with Hydrogen? We know we need to break our fossil fuel habit. But how do we do it? The answer seems to be renewable energy such as...

Free

Applegate Cub Scouts Joining Information Night

Applegate Library

Come learn about Cub Scouts and a new pack starting in the Applegate Valley! We will have information for parents, and activities for any kids in attendance.

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance (previously ANN) Meeting

Applegate Valley Fire district 9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville, OR, United States

The Applegate Siskiyou Alliance works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public...

Youth v. Gov: Updates from Our Children’s Trust

Zoom Attend from Home

The youth of the world are those who will suffer most if we fail to address the climate crisis. Our failure to address this crisis is why many young people...

Free

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance (previously ANN) Meeting

Applegate Valley Fire district 9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville, OR, United States

The Applegate Siskiyou Alliance works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public...

Sustainable Gardening Series: Insects in the Garden

20695 Williams Hwy, Williams OR 97544 20695 Williams Hwy, Williams

Join us at Josephine Community Library for a monthly speaker series to learn about sustainable home gardening and related topics in partnership with the Oregon State University (OSU) Extension Josephine...

Free

Applegate Library Presents: Adventure Maps, 5-12 YRS

Applegate Library

Create a treasure map to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19th). This program will introduce classic factors of old map making, including a legend and compass. Give your map the...

Free

FALL RIVERSIDE CLEAN-UP: A SOLVE VOLUNTEER EVENT

Cantrall Buckley Park 154 Cantrall Rd, Jacksonville, OR

The Cantrall Buckley Park Enhancement Committee is hosting two Fall Riverside Clean-Up events at Cantrall Buckley Park on Saturday 9/24/22 and 10/1/22 from 9:30am-11:30am. We will be removing trash, invasive...

Free

FALL RIVERSIDE CLEAN-UP: A SOLVE VOLUNTEER EVENT

Cantrall Buckley Park 154 Cantrall Rd, Jacksonville, OR

The Cantrall Buckley Park Enhancement Committee is hosting two Fall Riverside Clean-Up events at Cantrall Buckley Park on Saturday 9/24/22 and 10/1/22 from 9:30am-11:30am. We will be removing trash, invasive...

Free

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance (previously ANN) Meeting

Applegate Valley Fire district 9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville, OR, United States

The Applegate Siskiyou Alliance works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public...

White Oak Farm Fall Native Plant Sale

White Oak Farm 1940 KINCAID RD, Williams

We will have our full range of species and sizes available for purchase. *Prices are: $10 for 1 gallon pots and $5 for deep pots. 10% discount on 10 plants...

Williams Landowner’s Resource Fair

20100 Williams Hwy, Williams, OR 20100 Williams Hwy, Williams

Get answers and share information concerning your property and future preparation from experts in agriculture, solar, water use, fuels reduction, land conversation and more. Meet experts, gain resources, and network...

Free

Election 2022 – Now What?

Virtual Event on Zoom OR

The 2022 mid-terms represented a critical moment when voters were able to express the level of their concern by electing candidates who acknowledge the climate crisis and commit to action....

Applegate Neighborhood Network (ANN) Monthly Meeting

Applegate Valley Fire District #9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville

ANN works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley. Join us  for our monthly meeting if you have concerns or wish to learn...

Free

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance Meeting

Applegate Valley Fire District #9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville

The Applegate Siskiyou Alliance works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public...

Plant Propagation Fair

SCA Pavillion 206 Tetherow Rd., WILLIAMS, OR

Seed Swap Plant Swap Scion Exchange Rootstock Sale Grafting Service - Free or by donation

Free

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance Meeting

Applegate Valley Fire district 9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville, OR, United States

The Applegate Siskiyou Alliance works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public...

Backyard Birding with the Rogue Valley Audubon Society, +18 yrs

Ruch Library Community Room 7919 Highway 238, Ruch

Join JCLS and the Rogue Valley Audubon Society to learn about birding in your own backyard. Novice and experienced birders alike are invited to learn about simple identification practices and...

Free

Earth Day

Sugarloaf Community Association 206 Tetherow, Williams, OR, United States

You are invited to Earth Day in Williams, Saturday April 22nd 11 AM to 6 PM at the Sugarloaf Community Association Bandshell, 206 Tetherow Rd in Williams Suggested donation $10-$20.00,...

Free

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance Meeting

Applegate Valley Fire district 9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville, OR, United States

The Applegate Siskiyou Alliance works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public...

Seed Sanctuary Celebration

Madrone Picnic Area in Lithia Park Winburn Way, Ashland

Come celebrate the 9th Anniversary of our victory to create the GMO Crop Ban in Jackson County! Saturday, May 20 from 4-6 pm at the Madrone Picnic Area in Lithia...

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance Meeting

Applegate Valley Fire district 9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville, OR, United States

The Applegate Siskiyou Alliance works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public...

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance Meeting

Applegate Fire District #9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville, OR, United States

The Applegate Siskiyou Alliance works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public...

Celebrating the Siskiyou Crest: A Festival of Arts, Culture, and Science

Pacifica Garden 14615 Water Gap Rd, Williams

Join the Siskiyou Crest Coalition in a celebration of the wild nature of the Siskiyou Crest—its beauty, recreational offerings, cultural history, and ecological significance, July 14-16. We will have a...

Free

Plants for Your Backyard Pollinators

Jacksonville Community Center

Learn how to identify and care for some of the most common pollinators in the Jacksonville area. Attend a live presentation with experienced gardeners with Pollinator Project Rogue Valley, followed...

Spiders and Scorpions with Bugs-R-Us, 3+ YRS

Ruch Branch Library 7919 Hwy 238, Jacksonville (Ruch)

Those things of nightmares are explained in a positive way! We explain the differences between insects and arachnids and why the spiders and scorpions are so important for humans and...

Free

What’s Happening to our Douglas firs?

Medford Library 205 South Central Avenue, Medford, OR, United States

Anyone spending time in the dryer forests of Southern Oregon will have seen the splashes of orange among the healthy green backdrop.  These splashes of color portend our future; they...

Electrify Your Home – Show & Tell

Talent Library 101 Home Street, Talent, OR, United States

This event includes a short panel presentation, Q & A, possible demos, conservation tips, and follow-up resources regarding the benefits and costs of using electric for home heating, cooling, and...

Applegate Library Presents: Nature Inspired Pinch Pots, 3+ YRS

Applegate Library

Local Applegate resident and ceramicist, Allie Parkin of Squirrel Medicine Pottery, will teach pinch techniques plus some fun texturing using natural objects. We will stroll outside the library to find...

Free

Applegate Library Presents: Death Café, 16+ YRS

Applegate Library

Southern Oregon Living and Dying Alliance (SOLADA) is connecting compassionate, dedicated, service-oriented individuals who are promoting positive death literacy in word and action. We are co-creating a community around conscious living...

Free

Applegate Library presents: Applegate Music Festival

Applegate Library

Love piano music? We will have that! Love guitar, ukulele and cello? We will have that too! Browse the library, pick up your holds and listen to local musicians play...

Free

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance Meeting

The Applegate Siskiyou Alliance works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public...

Scary Geology Stories for the Halloween Season, 10+ YRS

Ruch Branch Library 7919 Hwy 238, Jacksonville (Ruch)

Geologist Mark Prchal will share short, true stories from Oregon's geologic past, including earthquakes, mega lava flows and mega floods. We will have some Halloween candy for you to munch on...

Free

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance Meeting

Applegate Valley Fire District 9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville, OR 97530

The Applegate Siskiyou Alliance works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public...

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance Meeting

Applegate Valley Fire district 9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville, OR, United States

The Applegate Siskiyou Alliance works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public...

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance Meeting

Applegate Valley Fire District 9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville, OR 97530

The Applegate Siskiyou Alliance works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public...

Daunted by Climate Concern? Let’s Explore Our Options

Medford Library 205 South Central Avenue, Medford, OR, United States

Biologist and policy expert Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson has developed a valuable visual tool for helping us each figure out how we can individually contribute to addressing the daunting climate...

Applegate Water Security Education Day

Upper Applegate Fire Station Community Building 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Ruch

Join A Greater Applegate and the Applegate Partnership and Watershed Council for a day long water security workshop. Learn about household and residential landscape water conservation practices, as well as...

$15.00

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance Meeting

Applegate Fire District #9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville, OR, United States

The Applegate Siskiyou Alliance works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public...

Free

Wildflowers and Rare Plants of the Applegate, 12+YRS

Ruch Branch Library 7919 Hwy 238, Jacksonville (Ruch)

The Applegate is known for its incredible botanical biodiversity. From the valley bottom oak woodlands and sunny chaparral habitat, to the snowcapped peaks and moist meadows of the high country,...

Free

Art & Activism: Felting the Pipe Fork Landscape

Williams Grange (meeting place) 20100 Williams Hwy, Williams, OR, United States

Come join us for a fun and creative session of Art and Activism, needle felting the beautiful Pipe Fork Landscape using wool! Sign up here. We will meet at the...

$65 – $85

Meet & Greet Happy Hour at Area 61 Taphouse

Join KS Wild and Rogue Riverkeeper for a meet & greet happy hour at Area 61 Taphouse in Grants Pass, OR. Whether you're new to the KS Wild and Rogue...

Free

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance Meeting

Applegate Fire District #9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville, OR, United States

The Applegate Siskiyou Alliance works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public...

2024 Wild & Scenic Film Festival at the Ashland Armory

Ashland Historic Armory 208 Oak Street, Ashland, OR, United States

Doors open at 5pm for drinks, food, and raffle tickets for great prizes before films start at 6pm. All in-person attendees will also receive an video-on-demand link to watch From...

Prices vary based on chosen accommodations - see linked website for ticketing information

2nd Annual Celebration of Thanks at Cantrall Buckley

Ruch Outdoor Community School 156 Upper Applegate Road, Jacksonville

Join us from 12-4pm on April 20th for the 2nd Annual Celebration of Thanks at Cantrall Buckley County Park. We will be celebrating our donors, volunteers, partners, and community members,...

Free

National Monarch Butterfly Day at Troon Vineyard

Troon Vineyard 1475 Kubli Road, Grants Pass, OR

Troon Vineyard welcomes Robert Coffan & Tom Landis from Southern Oregon Monarch Advocates. The day will include an open discussion with poster displays on Monarch butterflies, their life cycles, migratory...

Free

Save Our Seeds Day

Fry Family Farm Store 2184 Ross Ln, Medford

Join Our Family Farms for the first annual Save Our Seeds Day to celebrate local, GMO-Free seeds. May 2024 is the 10-year anniversary of successfully passing Oregon’s Measure 15-119, creating...

Free

National Trails Day Celebration at Wolf Gap!

The Wolf Gap TH is part of the Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, and is approximately 13 miles south of Jacksonville. Near the Mile Marker No. 9 on Sterling Creek Road turn south onto Armstrong-Deming Road. At the "Y" turn left and drive three miles to the Wolf Gap TH. For more directions, visit www.sutaoregon.org Wolf Gap TH off Sterling Creek Road

Come celebrate and hike five miles of new trails connecting the Wolf Gap TH with the Sterling Mine Ditch Trail above Tunnel Ridge TH and near Wolf Gulch. The new...

Free

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance Meeting

Applegate Fire District #9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville, OR, United States

The Applegate Siskiyou Alliance works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public...

Troon Vineyard Native Plant & Pollinator Botanical Garden Tour

Troon Vineyard 1475 Kubli Road, Grants Pass, OR

See up to 94 species of native plants! Suzie Savoie of Klamath-Siskiyou Native Seeds will walk tour participants through the paths of the botanical garden, providing detailed information for various...

Free

Applegate Library Presents: Paint with Plants, 8+ YRS

Applegate Library

Discover the beautiful world of natural colors right outside your door.  We'll explore how to make watercolor from garden grown and foraged plants such as coreopsis, onions, beets, and oak gall....

Free

Bugs and Bugs as Food with John Jackson of Bugs-R-Us, ALL AGES

Ruch Branch Library 7919 Hwy 238, Jacksonville (Ruch)

Bugs-R-Us is bringing their original portable zoo to the library. Witness some of the largest preserved insects on Earth! Special attention is paid to the world of insects, bug anatomy, bugs in the...

Free

Bugs and Bugs as Food with John Jackson of Bugs-R-Us, ALL AGES

Ruch Branch Library 7919 Hwy 238, Jacksonville (Ruch)

Bugs-R-Us is bringing their original portable zoo to the library. Witness some of the largest preserved insects on Earth! Special attention is paid to the world of insects, bug anatomy, bugs in the...

Free

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance Meeting

Applegate Valley Fire District 9 1095 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville, OR 97530

The Applegate Siskiyou Alliance works to sustain the integrity of the environment and human communities in the Applegate Valley and surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings are open to the public...

Oregon’s Proposed Floating Offshore Wind Project

Medford Library 205 South Central Avenue, Medford, OR, United States

Presentation by Marine Biologist, Dr. Bill Gorham. With Oregon’s goal of 100% clean electricity by 2040, developing new renewable energy sources is critical, and offshore wind is one of these...

SOCAN’s 2024 Candidate Forum

Medford Library 205 South Central Avenue, Medford, OR, United States

Since our establishment 12 years ago, SOCAN has offered a candidate forum for candidates for office on the subject of Climate and the Environment.’ These events serve our mission to...

Free

How Climate Change is Impacting Oregon Farmers

Medford Public Library 205 South Central, Medford

Southern Oregon farmers exist on the frontlines of climate change. This is because the variables of seasonal temperature and water availability are both dominant factors influencing crop viability and success...

Learn & Play with Jackson County Search and Rescue, 8+ YRS

Ruch Branch Library 7919 Hwy 238, Jacksonville (Ruch)

We're fortunate to live so near a wide array of outdoor activities. The option to experience hiking, rafting, snowboarding/skiing, and a picnic in the woods are all within a short walk or drive...

Free