BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T032632Z DTSTART:20260925T000000Z DTEND:20260925T010000Z UID:20260925T000000Z-20260925T010000Z-9629@rhodygarden.org SUMMARY:GROUP RATE: September Webinar:The 2025 Expedition to Japan DESCRIPTION:The Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden invites you to o ur next webinar on \nSeptember 24\, 2026\, at 5 p.m. PST with RSBG Cur ator Steve Hootman.\nJoin us for a look back at the Rhododendron Speci es Botanical Garden’s first expedition to Japan.\n\nIn 2025\, Steve Ho otman and RSBG Nursery Manager Atsuko Gibson spent nearly two weeks ex ploring the island of Honshu in search of new knowledge and plants for the Garden’s collection. Their journey took them through some of Japa n’s most beautiful mountains and remarkable forests\, where they made approximately 100 plant collections.\n\nDuring this webinar\, Steve wi ll share images and stories from the expedition\, offering a closer lo ok at the landscapes\, forests\, and plants encountered along the way. He will also discuss the importance of these expeditions and how plan t collecting contributes to the knowledge\, documentation\, and contin ued development of the Garden’s living collection.\n\nWhether you are interested in species rhododendrons\, plant exploration\, botanical co llections\, or simply the remarkable landscapes of Japan\, this webina r offers a behind-the-scenes look at an important chapter in the Garde n’s ongoing work.\n \n GROUP PRICE: $250 *Please contact office at info@rhodygarden.org or 253-345-2517\n Registration closes on Tuesday \, September 22\, 2026\, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time\n \n\nYou do NOT nee d a PayPal account to complete payment - see details below\nCan't make it to the live Zoom webinar? Don't worry! You can still register and submit a payment for the event\, and a link to the recording will be s ent directly to you! Please include a comment in your registration for m letting us know.\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease read:\n\n When you register for the webinar\, you will receive an email confirming your pending reserv ation for the webinar. Next\, you must complete your payment to secure your spot. Note: Please ensure you input an email where you'd like th e link and recording sent to (email used during registration will be s ent the link).\n You can pay with a credit card/VISA on PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account) - click the button Pay via PayPal > cli ck Pay with Debit or Credit Card > Check out as a Guest by entering yo ur email address > enter your payment information > ensure the toggle is off towards the bottom of the screen to pay as a guest.\n On the m orning of the scheduled webinar\, you will receive an email from RSBG staff with a link to the Zoom\nwebinar and further instructions on how to join.\n\nHow to Join the Meeting\n\n Please note that you do not need a Zoom account to attend the lecture. However\, you will be requi red to download Zoom software on your device. There are two ways to do this:Visit Zoom.us and find the “RESOURCES” drop-down menu at the ver y top of the webpage. Hover your mouse over the arrow next to “RESOURC ES” and select “Download Zoom Client” from the drop-down menu. Select the first download button on this page labeled “Zoom Client for Meetin gs.”\n\nOR\n\n\n Click on the lecture link\, which will be emailed to you. The link will prompt you to download the software.\n You do not need a webcam or a microphone to participate\; you will need a device with speakers to hear the lecture.\n All Zoom registrants will be mu ted during the lecture. We will take questions in the chat functions a nd answer them in a Q&A session at the end of the presentation.\n\n\n\ n\nSteve Hootman - RSBG Curator\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\nQuestio ns? Email us at info@RhodyGarden.org. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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September 24\, 2026\, at 5 p.m. PST with RSBG Curator Steve Hootman.

Join us for a look back at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden’s first expedition to Japan.

In 2025\, Steve Hootman and RSBG Nursery Manager Atsuko Gibson spent nearly two weeks explorin g the island of Honshu in search of new knowledge and plants for the G arden’s collection. Their journey took them through some of Japan’s mo st beautiful mountains and remarkable forests\, where they made approx imately 100 plant collections.

During this webina r\, Steve will share images and stories from the expedition\, offering a closer look at the landscapes\, forests\, and plants encountered al ong the way. He will also discuss the importance of these expeditions and how plant collecting contributes to the knowledge\, documentation\ , and continued development of the Garden’s living collection.

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Whether you are interested in species rhododendrons\, pl ant exploration\, botanical collections\, or simply the remarkable lan dscapes of Japan\, this webinar offers a behind-the-scenes look at an important chapter in the Garden’s ongoing work.

GROUP PRICE: $250 *Please c ontact office at info@rhodygarden.org or 253-345-2517

Registration closes on Tuesday\, September 22\ , 2026\, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time

You do NOT need a PayPal account to complete payment –\; see details below

Can’\;t make it to the live Zoom webinar? Don’\;t worry! You can still register and submit a payment for the event\, and a link to the recording will be sent directly to you! Please include a comment in your registratio n form letting us know.

Please read:

When you register for the webinar\, you will receive an email confirming your pending reserv ation for the webinar. Next\, you must complete your payme nt to secure your spot. Note: Please ensure you input an email where you’\;d like the link and recording sent to (email u sed during registration will be sent the link).
You can pa y with a credit card/VISA on PayPal (you do not need a PayPal acco unt) –\; click the button “\;Pay via PayPal”\; > \; click “\;Pay with Debit or Credit Card”\; >\; Check out as a Guest by entering your email address >\; enter your payment in formation >\; ensure the toggle is off towards the bottom of the scr een to pay as a guest.
On the morning of the scheduled w ebinar\, you will receive an email from RSBG staff with a link to the Zoom
\nwebinar and further instructions on how to join.

How to Join the Meeting

Plea se note that you do not need a Zoom account to attend the lecture. How ever\, you will be required to download Zoom software on your device. There are two ways to do this:Visit Zoom.us and find the “RESOURCES” d rop-down menu at the very top of the webpage. Hover your mouse over th e arrow next to “RESOURCES” and select “Download Zoom Client” from the drop-down menu. Select the first download button on this page labeled “Zoom Client for Meetings.”

Click on the l ecture link\, which will be emailed to you. The link will prompt you t o download the software.
You do not need a webcam or a micro phone to participate\; you will need a device with speakers to hear th e lecture.
All Zoom registrants will be muted during the lec ture. We will take questions in the chat functions and answer them in a Q&\;A session at the end of the presentation.

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Questions? Email us at info@RhodyGarden.org.

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