Willamette Chapter ARS
Salem, Oregon
All are welcome to our chapter meetings which are free and open to the public. They are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from September through May. Our meeting may be in person or via Zoom. Meeting information will be sent to members via email and newsletter and also announced on this website. In person meetings will be held in a meeting room at La Margarita Restaurant and Grill, 545 Ferry Street SE, Salem, Oregon, with dinner at 5:00 p.m. and meeting at
7:00 p.m. There is a parking lot on east side of building.
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​EXCITING BONUS MEETING
Thursday, November 20, 2025
at La Margarita Restaurant and Grill, Salem
Lunch at 12 Noon
Atsuko Gibson
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Yakushima, 2024
Atsuko Gibson, Nursery Manager and Assistant Curator at the Rhododendron Species
Botanical Garden, will take us on a fascinating photographic tour of the island in southern Japan which is home to the much loved Rhododendron degronianum ssp. yakushimanum or simply 'yak'.
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HOLIDAY POTLUCK
December 6, 2025, 12 Noon
Hosted by Thuy and Dale Chrestenson
at their home. Please see emails from the
Willamette Chapter for details.
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LOOKING FORWARD TO SPEAKERS WHO
ALWAYS MAKE THEIR TOPICS COME ALIVE
January 14: Jack Olson
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
​April 21—25, 2026: ARS Annual Convention,
Rhododendrons and Companions in a Changing Climate
Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island,
British Columbia, Canada
Registration opens in January at
marsrhodos.ca
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