Oregon Rare Species Spotters is primarily a volunteer program, with one employee acting as Program Manager and guide.
Oregon Rare Species Spotters is primarily a volunteer program, with one employee acting as Program Manager and guide.
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Program Manager - Nora Dunkirk, PhD
Program Manager - Nora Dunkirk, PhD
Nora is a Botanist and the Mycologist at Oregon Biodiversity Information Center. She has been working on conservation biology for many years since her graduate school studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison. She loves sharing science and biology with anyone who will listen, and guiding volunteers to search for and assess rare species brings her great joy.
Nora when she found Polyozellus atrolazulinus - blue chanterelle for the first time.
Meet the team
Meet the team
An ever expanding group of volunteers, this program relies on interested community members to make up our team and contribute to rare species conservation in Oregon.
Volunteer training day April 5, 2025.
Jason Clinch
CRPW Founding member
Kris Freitag
CRPW Past manager
Lindsey Wise
ORBIC Data manager
Group photos of our volunteers in the field in 2025 and the species they were out spotting.
Doellingeria vialis
Doellingeria vialis
During search for the wayside aster in Buford Regional Park July 2025.
Calamagrostis breweri
Calamagrostis breweri
After looking for Brewer's reedgrass in Mt. Hood Meadows September 2025.
Helvella elastica
Helvella elastica
At the end of the day looking for slender stalked Helvella in the Wilamette NF November 2025.
Our partners
USFS
ODA
BLM
OR State Parks
Oregon Flora
Join the volunteer team
Join the volunteer team
If you are interested in contributing to plant or fungi conservation in Oregon, please fill out the form below to be added to the email list.
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