Join us as we wander through the woods and learn to identify different plants and their food value. Focus will be on spring greens, such as miners lettuce, violets, cow parsnip, and many more.
Bud Grafting
Saturday July 16th, 10am - 1pm
SE Portland, Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood
In this hands-on workshop you will learn the basic techniques of bud grafting (budding). This method of grafting will allow you to combine different varieties and species of fruit into a single tree more quickly and with greater success rates than other grafting methods. This fun workshop will be an opportunity for you to gain a basic understanding of different bud grafting methods and when they should be used.
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About the instructor:
Rick Shory has always worked with plants. In addition to gardening, he has grown and pruned fruit trees, including over 30 years experience grafting. In 2010, he returned to the Pacific Northwest after ten years in Colorado, where he worked in environmental field research and had a home orchard and permaculture. His botanical specialization is grasses.
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Summer Pruning
Saturday June 25th, 10am - 1pm
NE Portland, East Columbia neighborhood
In this hands-on workshop you will learn the basics of summer pruning in order to increase the health and abundance of local fruit trees! Summer Pruning is a great time to de-invigorate an overgrown tree and encourage the continued development of fruiting laterals. This fun workshop will be an opportunity to gain a basic understanding of the different types of pruning cuts and when these cuts should be used.
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About the instructor:
Instructor TBA
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Spring Tree Care: Pest & Disease Management/Fruit Thinning
Sunday May 22nd, 1pm - 4pm
SW Portland, Washington County, off Canyon Rd
In this hands-on workshop you will learn the basics of springtime pest and disease assessment and fruit thinning to increase the health and abundance of local fruit trees! This fun workshop will be an opportunity to gain a basic understanding of the different types of pests and diseases commonly found in the Portland area as well as the importance and how-to of fruit thinning. If you have samples of pest and/or disease affected fruit, leaves, or twigs - please bring them to the workshop in a sealed container so we can try to ID them
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About the instructor:
Heidi Noordijk studied horticulture at Michigan State University and Cornell University - specializing in pomology (tree fruits). Heidi has participated in research projects involving apple tree physiology, berry production, and tree fruit entomology. Heidi has also worked on various orchards and farms in the PNW and east coast. Heidi currently works for OSU's Small Farms program.
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Where: Cathlapotle Plankhouse at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge: 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA 98642
When: April 17, 2016
What: The Cathlapotle Plankhouse re-opens for the 2016 season on April 17th, 2016. The season will kick off with a special second Sunday event featuring the latest in Cathlapotle Village archaeology, artifacts excavated from the Cathlapotle site on display, and guided hikes highlighting spring and a family friendly hike focusing on Refuge Wildlife. The Plankhouse will be open for visitors from 12pm-4pm, and there will be kids' activities as well.
**The Cathlapotle Plankhouse will now be open most weekends from 12pm-4pm. Every second Sunday of the month the Plankhouse will host a special event with speakers, guided hikes, and children's activities. For more information on the upcoming events, visit www.ridgefieldfriends.org.**
12pm: Naturalist Lead Family Hike
Join a Naturalist on the trail exploring the wildlife that live at the Refuge. This hour long walk will meet at the Plankhouse, and is geared towards families. Meet in front of the Plankhouse.
1pm: Presentation "What's new at Cathlapotle? Lots!"
Cathlapotle is one of the best preserved Chinookan Village sites along the Lower Columbia River, making it a tremendous window into the lives of Chinookan Peoples before contact with Euro-Americans in the early 1800s. Ken Ames, Professor Emeritus at Portland State University and one of the leading scholars in Lower Columbia River Archaeology will share the latest findings to come out of Cathlapotle, and connect these stories to the lands we all call home.
2pm: Spring Ethnobotany Hike
Join a Refuge Naturalist for a walk on the Oaks to Wetlands Trail discussing spring plants and their relationship with Chinookan culture. Participants should be prepared for a 2 mile hike on moderately uneven terrain. Meet at the Plankhouse.
12pm - 4pm: Plankhouse Tours and Children's Activities
Tour the Plankhouse on your own or guided by our experienced volunteers. Children's activities will be available as well.
Cost: Refuge admission is $3 per vehicle
Contact: Sarah Hill, Plankhouse Coordinator; 360.887.4106/plankhouse@gmail.com
For wheelchair access to this event, please contact Sarah prior to the event date.
Come join us for Global Youth Service Day at a family friendly park beautification, habitat enhancement and outdoor recreation event. This project is led by youth to teach stewardship and instill the spirit of volunteering. Hillsboro Parks and Recreation will provide all of the tools, supplies, water, and work gloves needed for the project.
Register online here: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/global-youth-service-day-jack...
Join us for free urban nature adventures every third Wednesday, February through November! April theme: Ethnobotany! Travel back in time as you embark on a short guided hike at Columbia Springs to learn some of the ways different native plants have been used as food, medicine, and tools for thousands of years! This hike is best suited for students aged 7-77 and is not wheelchair or stroller accessible. We can accommodate twenty people maximum on a first come first served basis.
Columbia Springs is a nonprofit organization. We rely on donations and volunteers to help us give our community a place for educational, healthy, outdoor fun. Our fundraiser, Hooked on Nature, features live music, dinner, silent auction, live auction, and interactive displays about Columbia Springs' programs. If you want to have fun and support our efforts to get our community connected to nature and to get kids learning about the environment, then this event is for you! Mark your calendars - Registration opens in May. Visit columbiasprings.org.
Rewild Portland Spring Fundraiser
Friday, April 15th, 6:30-10pm
Ecotrust, Natural Capital Center, NW 9th & Johnson
$10-25 Donation
Rewild Portland is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Our mission is to create cultural and environmental resilience through the education of earth based arts, technology, and traditions. This mission comes to life in the form of educational workshops and programs, community-building events, and ecological restoration. We offer a range of programs from free monthly classes and community building events to children's summer camps to adult workshops.
Presentation
Hannes Wingate, a local artist known for creating the "Burnside Nest," will be doing a presentation on his nest projects and how art can connect us with nature. Hannes runs Foreign Service, an art and design practice creating bespoke sculpture, environments and objects for public and private clients worldwide. With 20 years as a vagabond creator Hannes role is crafting stories through spaces and objects with an increasing focus on the critical interface between people and nature. Hannes' work has been exhibited and published in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Spain and the United States in among others New York Times, Architectural Digest and Wallpaper Magazine and Redbull TV. Hannes has a past with leading design firms including Stylt Trampoli and Studio Gang Architects and also teaches wilderness survival skills at the renowned Boulder Outdoor Survival School in Utah. He graduated with honors from the visionary BA Arts and Design program at Central Saint Martins College of Art, in London in 2002. Born in Sweden he currently lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and daughter.
Silent Auction (Opens at 6pm, closes at 8:30pm)
At the silent auction, you can engage in a bidding war for crazy cool stuff and fund another year of awesome programs for Rewild Portland. Items at the silent auction include things like; massages, artwork, gift cards, float tanks, wellness, movie passes, and much more! Stay tuned for a list of items.
Live Music
Nathan Jr. and others will be performing live acoustic set in the evening.
Ancestral Skills Demonstrations
Apart from the lecture and silent auction there will be ancestral skills demonstrations such as; basket weaving, stone tools, and felt-making. Check out the awesome skills that we teach in our classes.
Kids Fishing Festival features guided fishing for kids ages 5-14, including an hour of fishing for kids with special needs. Kids who fish will get a fishing pole to take home with them. Other activities include crafts, games, a scavenger hunt, and BBQ lunch. Go to columbiasprings.org/events for more information and to register. Space is limited; registration opens March 17th!
