Donations to the Oregon Garden Research Fund support our research and students in the Garden Ecology Lab (Lab).
The Lab hosts an average of two graduate students at a time, at a cost of about $110,000 per year for salaries and research expenses. We also host between 2-4 undergraduate students who work on their own research and support other projects. Mentoring the next generation of scientists, science communicators, and scientifically-literate members of society is an important component of our mission.
Private contributions are the largest source of our funding. We also receive support from OSU Department of Horticulture. Competitive grants, scholarships and fellowships make up the rest.
The OSU Garden Ecology Lab was founded in 2017 to advance an understanding of how to plan, plant, and manage garden systems to promote environmental and human health. It is one of two labs in the United States, and the only one in the Western US, to specifically focus on studies of garden ecology.
2025 Donors
(*denotes members of the Garden Ecology League or the Garden Ecology Circle)
$50,000+
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Sherry Sheng*
$10,000 - $49,999
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Sherry Holley* & Al Didier*
$5,000 - $9,999
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Paul & Nancilee Baker*
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Clackamas County Master Gardener Association*
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Cathy Ferrari*
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Gail Langellotto* & Steve Rhodaback
$2,500 - $4,999
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John & Cheryl Borden*
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Patty Driscoll* in memory of Richard Lemon
$1,000 - $2,499
- Richard Becker*
- Benton County Master Gardener Association*
- Jo Ann Bones*
- Central Oregon Master Gardener Association
- Janna & Jerry Christensen*
- Nancy Glick in memory of Kathryn Johnston
- Hardy Plant Society of Oregon*
- Lane County Master Gardener Association*
- Linn County Master Gardener Association*
- Richard Little*
- Shari MacDonald*
- Oregon Master Gardener Association*
- Jim Rondone*
- Sara Running*
- The Country Gardens Club
$500 - $999
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Susan Albright*
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Anonymous*
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Cynthia Chase*
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Laura Eyer*
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Claudia Groth
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Carole Hardy*
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Kate &David Lowry
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Leah Puhlman*
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Mary Ann Rhodaback
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Rodger Sanman in memory of Darlene Sanman
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Kelly Welch*
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Kit Whittaker*
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Cindy Woodbury*
$250 - $499
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Dr. Ping-kuang Tai
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Polk County Master Gardener Association
$100 - $249
- Susan Carley
- Sara Van Dyck Chesluk
- Gilbert Glick-Macalalad in memory of Kathryn Johnston
- Suzanne Krom*
- Julie Lund in honor of Happy Valley Garden Club
- Lake Grove Garden Club
- John Manderfield
- Nina Miller
- Karen Pfaff*
- Steve Rhodaback
- Sharon Roberts*
- Chris Rusch*
- Stewart Samuels
- Judy Zettergren* in memory of Les Zettergren
Under $100
- Janet Heineck
- Michael P. Barsotti
- Rebecca Cooper
- Salem Hardy Plant Society
About the Garden Ecology Circle
Garden Ecology Circle members make an ongoing and sustaining commitment of $100 or more per year. Circle members receive twice-yearly newsletter updates on Garden Ecology Lab projects.
About the Garden Ecology League
Garden Ecology League members provide sustained, annual donations of $500 or more to support garden research at the Oregon State University Garden Ecology Lab. Members:
- Receive twice-yearly updates on Garden Ecology Lab projects, and thus are among the first to know about our research findings.
- Are invited to provide advice / feedback on Garden Ecology Lab projects.
If you are interested in joining the Garden Ecology League, please contact Gail Langellotto for more information.