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Orchids of Oregon

Orchids are a diverse and fascinating family of plants, as famous for their beauty as for the difficulty in cultivating them. Oregon is home to about 28 of the 28,000 species – just 0.1% of the global orchid diversity! But the Pacific Northwest still has an amazing selection of colors and shapes of orchid flowers, along with a few bizarre methods of survival and reproduction.

From the bright Fairy Slipper to the crafty coralroots, Oregon’s orchids are interesting and wonderful. Join us in an online class to learn about what makes orchids so intriguing, some of the odd strategies they employ for survival, and some of the species you can find right here in Oregon!

Striped Coralroot Orchid, photo by Brian Magnier
A variety of Oregon Orchids, photo by Brian Magnier

Take a deep dive into the beautiful world of orchids!

What makes orchids such a special group of plants? Together we will learn about orchid evolution and ecology, and go through some of the beautiful and bizarre orchid species native to the Pacific Northwest.

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Online Class Details

    • Class: April 17, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
    • Class fee: $20 members / $30 non-members
    • Note: Class recordings will be sent out automatically to everyone who registered post-class. Thank you!
Meet the Instructor

Brian Magnier

My name is Brian Magnier, and I live in La Grande, Oregon. I studied ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University and got a Master of Professional Science degree in Exploration Science at the University of Miami. As was the case for so many people, birds were the gateway to my passion for wildlife. I have been an avid birder since elementary school and a nature photographer for almost as long.
I have been fortunate to be able to travel the world both for pleasure and for academic research. I have done fieldwork on mammals and insects in Alaska and New York and on birds in Borneo and Papua New Guinea. I have journeyed to Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Sweden, and Iceland, photographing wildlife in dense jungles and rugged deserts. I have led hiking and kayaking tours in Alaska and snorkel tours in Belize and Indonesia. I aim to inspire people to get outside, talk a walk, flip over some logs, and take a closer look at the world around them. I now live in La Grande, Oregon, where I can often be found wandering through deserts and forests, camera in hand, to find everything from birds to fungi to fossils.

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Details

Date:
April 17
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Venue

Bird Alliance of Oregon
5151 NW Cornell Road
Portland, OR 97210 United States
Cost:
$20 – $30

Venue

Bird Alliance of Oregon
5151 NW Cornell Road
Portland, OR 97210 United States
Cost:
$20 – $30

Organizer

Tara Lemezis
Email:
tlemezis@birdallianceoregon.org

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