WVHPG Educational Speaker Program Tuesday, 12 January 2027
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Join us on Tuesday, 12 January 2027 at 7:00 pm in the Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene, 1685 W 13th Ave, Eugene OR 97402, to listen to Dan Blanchard, OSU Campus Arboretum Plant Curator. He will be presenting "Rooted in Place: My Journey in Public Horticulture and the OSU Campus Arboretum".
Program:
Join Dan Blanchard for a personal look at his journey in public horticulture, from early inspirations to his current role at Oregon State University. Through stories of the people, plants, and places that have shaped his path, he reflects on the experiences that have guided his work and deepened his connection to the landscape.
Along the way, Dan introduces the OSU Campus Arboretum as both a backdrop and a partner in that journey, a living landscape with deep roots and evolving collections that continues to inspire his commitment to stewardship, education, and fostering meaningful connections between people and plants.
Speaker Bio:
Dan Blanchard, Curator of Living Plant Collections for OSU Campus Arboretum and Horticulture Instructor, completed his Master of Science in Horticulture at Oregon State University in 2023. Dan’s thesis project focused on the establishment and ArbNet Level II Arboretum Accreditation of the OSU Campus Arboretum. Dan is a native of the Greenville-Spartanburg area of South Carolina. He has worked for multiple botanic gardens and arboreta across the US.
Dan has a passion for woody plant material, urban forestry, plant identification, public horticulture, and education. Dan teaches Landscape Plant Materials I & II, Herbaceous Ornamental Plant Materials, and oversees the Professional and Continuing Education Landscape Plant Identification four-part series.
He also advises the Campus Nature Club, co-advises the Landscape & Urban Horticulture Club, initiated OSU’s first Campus Nature Rx working group and helped OSU gain membership into the Campus Nature Rx program, and supervises volunteers and interns involved with the Campus Arboretum.
Program Location:
The in-person meetings and speaker programs take place at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene at 1685 W 13th Ave, Eugene OR 97402.
Entrance is on the east side of the building and there is ample parking in the parking lots, which can be accessed from both Chambers St or W 13th Ave, with additional parking in the adjacent Looking Glass Center parking lot. Please do not park under their covered entry way. Overflow parking is also available in the first 20 spaces on the east and south side of Redeemer Fellowship Church just across Chambers St to the west. For location and parking information see our website at: www.thehardyplantgroup.org/contact
Meetings begin at 7:00 PM, but the doors open at 6:30 PM for botanical sample browsing, refreshments, and socializing. We meet the second Tuesday of the month, September through November, and January through May. The public is invited to attend our meetings. Admission is free for members and $5 for non-members.
This program will also be broadcast live via a Zoom webinar, if you are unable to attend in person, to all members of WVHPG. If you are not a member and would like to view this webinar please see our "About" page on our website to learn how to join. www.thehardyplantgroup.org/about
Program:
Join Dan Blanchard for a personal look at his journey in public horticulture, from early inspirations to his current role at Oregon State University. Through stories of the people, plants, and places that have shaped his path, he reflects on the experiences that have guided his work and deepened his connection to the landscape.
Along the way, Dan introduces the OSU Campus Arboretum as both a backdrop and a partner in that journey, a living landscape with deep roots and evolving collections that continues to inspire his commitment to stewardship, education, and fostering meaningful connections between people and plants.
Speaker Bio:
Dan Blanchard, Curator of Living Plant Collections for OSU Campus Arboretum and Horticulture Instructor, completed his Master of Science in Horticulture at Oregon State University in 2023. Dan’s thesis project focused on the establishment and ArbNet Level II Arboretum Accreditation of the OSU Campus Arboretum. Dan is a native of the Greenville-Spartanburg area of South Carolina. He has worked for multiple botanic gardens and arboreta across the US.
Dan has a passion for woody plant material, urban forestry, plant identification, public horticulture, and education. Dan teaches Landscape Plant Materials I & II, Herbaceous Ornamental Plant Materials, and oversees the Professional and Continuing Education Landscape Plant Identification four-part series.
He also advises the Campus Nature Club, co-advises the Landscape & Urban Horticulture Club, initiated OSU’s first Campus Nature Rx working group and helped OSU gain membership into the Campus Nature Rx program, and supervises volunteers and interns involved with the Campus Arboretum.
Program Location:
The in-person meetings and speaker programs take place at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene at 1685 W 13th Ave, Eugene OR 97402.
Entrance is on the east side of the building and there is ample parking in the parking lots, which can be accessed from both Chambers St or W 13th Ave, with additional parking in the adjacent Looking Glass Center parking lot. Please do not park under their covered entry way. Overflow parking is also available in the first 20 spaces on the east and south side of Redeemer Fellowship Church just across Chambers St to the west. For location and parking information see our website at: www.thehardyplantgroup.org/contact
Meetings begin at 7:00 PM, but the doors open at 6:30 PM for botanical sample browsing, refreshments, and socializing. We meet the second Tuesday of the month, September through November, and January through May. The public is invited to attend our meetings. Admission is free for members and $5 for non-members.
This program will also be broadcast live via a Zoom webinar, if you are unable to attend in person, to all members of WVHPG. If you are not a member and would like to view this webinar please see our "About" page on our website to learn how to join. www.thehardyplantgroup.org/about
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Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene, 1685 W 13th Ave, Eugene, OR 97402-3743, United States
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