The Oregon Set
Three printable Oregon editions in one purchase — the twelve-month journal, the native plants reference and the stargazing guide — for less than the three cost apart.
- Three printable Oregon editions, in one checkout instead of three
- Twelve undated Oregon month pages to write the year down in
- The Oregon native plants reference, with bloom windows and zone timing
- The Oregon night sky guide — dark places and the year's meteor calendar
$29.00one-time$33.98 bought separately
Instant download · yours to keep, with no account and no renewal · full refund within 30 days
A look inside
What the Oregon pages actually look like
From the Oregon editions
Some of what is actually in the set
The Oregon Nature Journal
Each Oregon month page carries that month's reference side — the blooms, trees and butterflies Oregon actually has then. Names you will meet in it:
- Common Camas
- Kincaid's Lupine
- Oregon Grape
- Balsamroot
- Avalanche Lily
- Coast Rhododendron
- Douglas Fir
- Bigleaf Maple
- Western Redcedar
- Ponderosa Pine
- Pacific Madrone
- Oregon White Oak
- Monarch
- Western Tiger Swallowtail
- Oregon Swallowtail
- Mourning Cloak
- California Tortoiseshell
- Great Spangled Fritillary
Native Plants of Oregon
59 native species are profiled for Oregon, chosen for hardiness zones 4a–9b. A dozen of them:
- Showy Milkweed
- Blue Vervain
- Pennsylvania Sedge
- Prairie Smoke
- California Poppy
- Blanketflower
- Western Columbine
- Douglas Aster
- Common Yarrow
- Red-Twig Dogwood
- California Lilac
- Hairy Manzanita
The Night Sky over Oregon
Every dark-sky place the Oregon edition sends you to, and every meteor shower it tracks through the year:
- Steens Mountain and the Alvord Desert
- Crater Lake National Park
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument area
- High-desert public land in south-central Oregon
- Quadrantids
- Lyrids
- Eta Aquariids
- Southern Delta Aquariids
- Perseids
- Draconids
- Orionids
- Southern Taurids
- Northern Taurids
- Leonids
- Geminids
- Ursids
How the Oregon year breaks down
Counted, not claimed
Across the twelve Oregon month pages the reference side draws on 6 wildflowers, 6 trees, 6 butterflies and 7 things coming into season locally.
Something in the Oregon list is in bloom from March through October, and May is the peak — 38 of the 59 species are flowering then.
8 of them are caterpillar host plants and 9 support specialist bees — the ones that do the most work in Oregon yards.
On the 2027 numbers the standout for Oregon is the Quadrantids — about 120 an hour at its peak with the moon only 18% lit, best after midnight into dawn.
The Geminids, by contrast, peak against a 100%-lit moon that year — the kind of night the guide tells you to skip rather than let you find out at 2am.
The calendar runs every major shower of the year — 12 of them — with the moon's brightness worked out for each peak, so Oregon knows which nights are worth the drive.
In the box
Exactly what you receive
| The Oregon Nature Journal | 15 pages — twelve month pages plus covers and how-to |
|---|---|
| Native Plants of Oregon | 10 pages — the species table, bloom windows and planting calendar |
| The Night Sky over Oregon | 8 pages — the meteor calendar, dark-sky places and seasonal targets |
| Pages in all | 33, across 3 Oregon files |
| What you save | $4.98 — $33.98 bought apart, $29.00 bought together |
| Format | PDF, laid out for both Letter and A4 |
| Delivery | An instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours |
| Access | Yours to keep — no expiry, no account, no subscription |
| Refunds | Full refund within 30 days, no questions |
How it works
From checkout to the field
Buy it
Checkout takes a card and an email address — no account to create.
Open it straight away
The download link appears immediately and the Oregon files are yours to keep.
Use it through the year
Print the Oregon pages you want and take them outside; they are laid out with room to write on as the season moves.
The set, or the pieces
Both are honest ways to buy the Oregon editions
| One at a time | The Oregon Set | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Whichever single Oregon edition you pick | All three, together |
| Checkouts | One for each — there is no cart here | One, for the whole Oregon set |
| What it costs | $33.98 for the three apart | $29.00, saving $4.98 |
| If you only want one | Buy it on its own; every Oregon edition is sold separately | The set is only worth it if all of it is new to you |
Before you buy
Who this is for
Made for
- Someone starting from nothing who wants the Oregon basics in one go
- Gardeners in Oregon who also go out after dark
- Anyone giving the whole Oregon set rather than a single file
Not for
- Anyone who already owns one of the three Oregon editions in it — buy the rest singly instead
- Anyone who wants the Oregon Nature Year; that is the bigger book, sold on its own page
Everything here describes typical timing across Oregon, drawn from long-run records — weather, elevation and how close you are to water all move the real dates around. So the Oregon pages say "usually early May" and never "May 4th", which is not hedging but the most the data can honestly carry.
Questions
Before you decide
What exactly is in the Oregon set?
Three things, sold separately elsewhere on the site: The Oregon Nature Journal, Native Plants of Oregon and The Night Sky over Oregon. You get every file each of them contains.
What if I already own one of these Oregon editions?
Then buy the others on their own — the Oregon set only saves money if all of it is new to you, and we would rather say so than take $29.00 for a file you already have.
Is this cheaper than buying the Oregon editions one at a time?
Yes — $29.00 rather than $33.98, a saving of $4.98. There is no cart here, so buying them apart also means checking out 3 separate times.
Do the Oregon files arrive together?
They arrive as one download list on one page — 3 files in all for Oregon, each downloadable on its own, and the link re-opens for 72 hours.
How accurate is the timing for Oregon?
It describes typical timing across Oregon drawn from long-run records, and because weather, elevation and habitat move real Oregon dates around it says "usually early May" rather than "May 4th".
Is it worth paying when the Oregon pages here are free?
The free Oregon pages are the month you are in; these are the Oregon editions around them — planned before the year arrives, and printable, so you are not holding a screen in the garden.
Will it work for my part of Oregon, or just the big cities?
It is written at state resolution — Oregon as a whole, with regional notes where Oregon genuinely differs end to end, and nothing behind it is recorded finely enough to honestly promise more than that.
What format is the Oregon edition, and can I print it?
A PDF laid out for both Letter and A4, one page per sheet — printing it is the point, since the Oregon pages are made to be carried outside.
What if the Oregon set is not what I expected?
Email hello@birchcompass.com within 30 days for a full refund on the Oregon edition, and keep the files either way — asking for them back would be theatre.
Everything in this set is also sold on its own — The Oregon Nature Journal, Native Plants of Oregon and The Night Sky over Oregon — and the free Oregon pages cover this month either way.
The rest of the Oregon shelf
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