

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Hybrid: Flora of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Thursday, February 19, 7:00pm
Presentation: Flora of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park 
Speaker: Matt Dybala
Location: In-person presentation at the Siskiyou chapter meeting at Southern Oregon University Science Building, Room 161. Join us in-person or Zoom in from home.  To register for Zoom, go to https://bit.ly/npsotalks.

California's largest state park, located on the western edge of the Sonoran desert, features a highly diverse, drought-adapted ecosystem, ranging from creosote scrub and sandy washes to palm oases and cactus gardens. The flora is best known for its spectacular wildflower displays—including sand verbena, desert sunflower, and dune primrose—which transform the desert floor into a colorful carpet following fall and winter rains. Beyond the flowers, iconic plants like red-flowering ocotillo, barrel cactus, and California fan palms thrive in this arid landscape. 

Our chapter president, Matt Dybala, has been photographing and documenting unique plants growing within this 600,000 acre park over the past five consecutive years during annual winter camping trips.  He looks forward to sharing the unique botanical features, ethnobotany and ecology of this seemingly harsh, yet stunningly beautiful desert landscape.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ashland/hybrid-flora-of-anza-borrego-desert-state-park/200029616486800
- **Event Categories**: meetups, trips-adventures, camping
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 25

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://bit.ly/npsotalks.?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=ashland-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Ashland
- **state**: OR
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Southern Oregon University
- **lat**: 42.187199939
- **long**: -122.69689309625
- **full address**: Southern Oregon University, 1118 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland, OR 97520, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Siskiyou Chapter, Native Plant Society of Oregon (https://allevents.in/org/siskiyou-chapter-native-plant-society-of-oregon/4874068)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Southern Oregon University, 1118 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland, OR 97520, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Siskiyou Chapter, Native Plant Society of Oregon
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** meetups, trips-adventures, camping
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Hybrid: Flora of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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