News & Events from the Intertwine
Take a relaxing walk at Smith and Bybee Wetlands on a long summer evening. Dusk is one of the best times to view wildlife, especially during summer. It’s about the only time mammals such as beaver, muskrat, otter, raccoon, deer and bats can be seen.
Take a relaxing walk at Smith and Bybee Wetlands on a long summer evening. Dusk is one of the best times to view wildlife, especially during summer. It’s about the only time mammals such as beaver, muskrat, otter, raccoon, deer and bats can be seen.
What could be more fun than Slough Scavenger Clean Up? Three teams will scour the banks of the slough for garbage large and small in one of the Council’s bimiran crafts (two canoes connected via platform).
Join Tony DeFalco, Candace Larson and Patty Newland for the first of quarterly bird watching walks at Whitaker Ponds, a hidden Urban Oasis in NE Portland. We will circle the pond looking for ducks, songbirds, eagles and owls. Meet at Whitaker Ponds, 7040 NE 47th Avenue. Bus Line 75.
Bring your family with kids ages 3+ for water bug discovery! Join Education Director Sheilagh Diez for an hour of games and water bug hunting with nets and buckets. Learn how damselfly larvae breathe underwater and how water boatmen swim.
Join the City's Rivers Office as it makes a break for the River! July's River in Focus brownbag goes riverside with Chet Orloff, Director of the Museum of the City, and Director Emeritus of the Oregon Historical Society.
The three-day Terwilliger Parkway Centennial Festival will be concluded with a community run/walk marathon followed by an exhibition of various local agencies and organizations.
Hate Knotweed? Well, help Clark Public Utilities' StreamTeam eradicate it! Volunteers are needed to search for knotweed, and must be able to navigate over uneven terrain and through thick vegetation. Training, equipment and light refreshments will be provided.
Come flex your muscles with Clark Public Utilities' StreamTeam! Volunteers are needed to help the native trees we've planted thrive. Activities may include mowing, weed-whacking, or watering, and depend on the weather conditions.