celebration

Explorando el Columbia Slough

Saturday, June 22, 2013 - 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Columbia Slough Watershed Council
Address: 
7040 NE 47th Ave
Portland, OR 97218
United States
Park/Trail: 
Whitaker Ponds Nature Park
Categories: 
celebration
conservation education
family friendly
trails and greenways
volunteer
wildlife watching

Celebrate nature in the city and the environment of the Columbia Slough! This bilingual family environmental festival offers activities in Spanish and English for all ages. Explorando is free, and includes: guided canoe trips, live music, folk dancing, storytelling, arts & crafts, workshops, and more!  The first 350 visitors receive a free Explorando 2013 t-shirt.

NOTE: No es necesario para registrarse.
No registration necessary.

!Celebrase la naturaleza en la ciudad y el ambiente del Columbia Slough!  Este festival bilingue de la familia y el medio ambiente ofrece actividades en espanol y ingles para todos las edades.  Explorando es gratis y incluye: viajes en canoas con una guia, musica en vivo,  baile folklorico, cuentos e historias bilingues, artes, actividades y mas!  El primer 350 personas les recibiran camisetas gratis del Explorando 2013.

Contact Name: 
Penny Beckwith
Contact Phone: 
503 281 1132
Contact Email: 
penny.beckwith@columbiaslough.org
Contact Website: 
http://www.columbiaslough.org/default.aspx
Venue: 
Whitaker Ponds
Cost: 
FREE

Mother’s Day birds and blooms – Canemah Bluff Natural Area

Sunday, May 12, 2013 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Metro
Address: 
OR
United States
Park/Trail: 
Canemah Bluff Natural Area
Categories: 
celebration
conservation education
educational course
family friendly
green living
hiking
native plants
preregistration required
seasonal natural interest
tour
trails and greenways
walking

Explore the views and wildflowers of Canemah Bluff this Mother's Day, May 12 with Metro naturalist Dan Daly.


1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 12


Walk with Metro naturalist Dan Daly and learn about common wildflowers. Enjoy the serenade of nesting songbirds and views of the Willamette River and historic Canemah Cemetery. Bring binoculars or borrow a pair on site. The walk covers 2 miles over uneven trails, mostly flat with some inclines. Suitable for ages 6 and older. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Registration and payment of $6 per person or $11 per household required in advance. To register and pay online, visit Metro's online calendar at www.oregonmetro.gov/calendar, find your event and follow the instructions.

Contact Name: 
Metro parks
Contact Phone: 
503-220-2781
Contact Email: 
parks@oregonmetro.gov
Contact Website: 
http://www.oregometro.gov
Venue: 
Canemah Bluff Natural Area
Cost: 
$6 per person or $11 per household required in advance.

Toast the Farm!

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 5:30pm
Sauvie Island Center
Address: 
The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Portland
34 NW 8th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
United States
Categories: 
celebration
conservation education
educational course
green living
preregistration required
stewardship

Join James Beard award-winning chef Cory  Schreiber and local author Ashley Gartland  at Toast the Farm, a benefit for the Sauvie Island Center. Hors d' oeuvres, adapted from recipes found in Gartland's cookbook Dishing Up Oregon, will be paired with sponsor Cooper Mountain Vineyard's certified organic and biodynamic wines. Dishing Up Oregon, a collection of recipes from Oregonchefs and artisans, will  be available for purchase at the event.  Tickets start at $25 and are available at www.sauvieislandcenter.org/events/toast-the-farm/

Contact Name: 
Joanne Lazo
Contact Phone: 
5032015923
Contact Email: 
joanne@sauvieislandcenter.org
Contact Website: 
http://www.sauvieislandcenter.org/events/toast-the-farm/
Venue: 
Sharp Restaurant
Venue Details: 
Live cooking demonstrations will take place in the kitchen. Wine, beer and hors d' oeuvres will be served in the restaurant.
Cost: 
$25 and up

Earth Day Garlic Mustard Pull

Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
Clark Public Utilities StreamTeam
Address: 
Salmon Creek Greenway
Vancouver, WA 98685
United States
Park/Trail: 
Salmon Creek Greenway
Categories: 
celebration
family friendly
green living
habitat restoration
native plants
stewardship
trails and greenways
volunteer

Clark Public Utilities StreamTeam is putting on our 14th Annual Earth Day Celebration for community members in conjunction with Clark County Environmental Services.


Afterwards, enjoy family-friendly entertainment at our EcoFair. Volunteers who attend the full 4-hr weeding event receive a FREE commemorative t-shirt and lunch!


Come enjoy a local green space while pulling garlic mustard to improve salmon habitat! **Planting volunteers must pre-register to pull garlic mustard** Space is limited!


For more information, visit the StreamTeam's webpage at www.StreamTeam.net. To register, contact the StreamTeam Program Coordinator at StreamTeam@clarkpud.com.

Contact Name: 
Ashley King
Contact Phone: 
360-992-8585
Contact Email: 
StreamTeam@clarkpud.com
Contact Website: 
http://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/index.cfm/our-environment/stream-team/earth-…
Venue: 
Salmon Creek Greenway
Venue Details: 
Parking available at the VGSA softball fields (800 NE 117th St) and Klineline Pond.
Cost: 
FREE

StreamTeam Earth Day Tree Planting

Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
Clark Public Utilities StreamTeam
Address: 
Salmon Creek Greenway
Vancouver, WA 98685
United States
Park/Trail: 
Salmon Creek Greenway
Categories: 
celebration
family friendly
green living
habitat restoration
native plants
stewardship
trails and greenways
tree planting
volunteer

Clark Public Utilities StreamTeam is putting on our 14th Annual Earth Day Celebration for community members in conjunction with Clark County Environmental Services.


Afterwards, enjoy family-friendly entertainment at our EcoFair. Volunteers who attend the full 4-hr planting event receive a FREE commemorative t-shirt and lunch!


Come enjoy a local green space while planting native trees to improve salmon bearing streams! **Planting volunteers must pre-register to plant trees** Space is limited!


For more information, visit the StreamTeam's webpage at www.StreamTeam.net. To register, contact the StreamTeam Program Coordinator at StreamTeam@clarkpud.com.

Contact Name: 
Ashley King
Contact Phone: 
360-992-8585
Contact Email: 
StreamTeam@clarkpud.com
Contact Website: 
http://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/index.cfm/our-environment/stream-team/earth-…
Venue: 
Salmon Creek Greenway
Venue Details: 
Parking available at the VGSA softball fields (800 NE 117th St) and Klineline Pond.
Cost: 
FREE

StreamTeam Earth Day Celebration

Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 10:00am to 2:00pm
Clark Public Utilities StreamTeam
Address: 
Salmon Creek Greenway
Vancouver, WA 98685
United States
Park/Trail: 
Salmon Creek Greenway
Categories: 
celebration
family friendly
green living
habitat restoration
native plants
stewardship
trails and greenways
tree planting
volunteer

Ride your bike, hop the bus, stroll on down, or carpool to the Salmon Creek Greenway to enjoy free children's activities, wildlife shows, salmon tours and more!


Clark Public Utilities StreamTeam is putting on our 14th Annual Earth Day Celebration for community members in conjunction with Clark County Environmental Services. Come enjoy a local green space along scenic Salmon Creek while enjoying free activities for the entire family.


This event is in conjunction with a native tree planting and non-native plant removal. Planters and pullers must pre-register to participate. Registration is not required to attend the EcoFair.


For more information, visit the StreamTeam's webpage at www.StreamTeam.net or contact the StreamTeam Program Coordinator at StreamTeam@clarkpud.com.

Contact Name: 
Ashley King
Contact Phone: 
360-992-8585
Contact Email: 
StreamTeam@clarkpud.com
Contact Website: 
http://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/index.cfm/our-environment/stream-team/earth-…
Venue: 
Salmon Creek Greenway
Venue Details: 
Parking available at the VGSA softball fields (800 NE 117th St) and Klineline Pond.
Cost: 
FREE

Portland Plant Medicine Market Place: Winter Edition!

Sunday, February 17, 2013 - 1:30pm to 6:30pm
Portland Plant Medicine
Address: 
3185 NE Regents Dr.
portland, OR 97212
United States
Categories: 
celebration
gardening/farming
green living
native plants
seasonal natural interest
wheelchair accessible

Join us for a Winter Celebration of the plants and their medicine. This is an opportunity to stock up on the medicine you need from local herbalists and medicine makers. It is also a time to get together with plant community, brainstorm ideas and just hang out and appreciate the plants!

3185 NE Regents Dr., Portland, OR 97212
Sunday, February 17th, 1:30-6:30

We will have a lot of exciting vendors for you to check out including:
Blood Moon Medicinals
Cascadia Folk Medicine ,cascadiafolkmedicine.com
Jaysen Pauslen, cosmophilia.us
Mossy Fir Medicinals
Purifoy Flower Essence,purifoyfloweressences.com
Wild Wines, enjoywildwines.com
Green Witch Apothecary,greenwitchapothecary.com
Clary Sage Herbarium,clarysageherbarium.com
Shayne Case Flower Essences, shaynecase.com
All Good Things Organic Seeds,agtoseeds.com
Trish Gallagher, the Sea Witch
Heartwood Herbals
Kaylene Beaujolais, oraclevoice.com
Love Warrior Medicine
Manoverde Herbals,manoverdeherbals.com
Stirs the Soul, stirsthesoul.com
Mickelberry Gardens,mickelberrygardens.com
Joy Astrology and Herbalism for the Soul, joyastrology.net
Brown Bear Herbs, flyawakepdx.com
and  More!!!

There will also be music, snacks and tea! This will be a cozy, fun event, join us and bring your friends!

Old Timey Magical Music by "Sweetie" Lynne Piper and special guest Moe Bowstern at 3:30 pm.

email Nicole at nicoleisnicole@hotmail.com with questions and great ideas.
pdxplantmedicine.org

Contact Name: 
Nicole Pepper
Contact Phone: 
503-593-1713
Contact Email: 
nicoleisnicole@hotmail.com
Contact Website: 
http://pdxplantmedicine.org
Venue: 
Subud Hall
Venue Details: 
wheelchair accessible
Cost: 
FREE

Metro's Winter twigs of Graham Oaks Nature Park

Sunday, February 24, 2013 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Metro
Address: 
Southwest Wilsonville Road
adjacent to Inza R. Wood Middle School
Wilsonville, OR
United States
Park/Trail: 
Graham Oaks Nature Park
Categories: 
bicycling
celebration
conservation education
educational course
family friendly
gardening/farming
green living
habitat restoration
kids camp
lecture
native plants
open house
paddling
preregistration required
ramble
seasonal natural interest
stewardship
tour
trails and greenways
tree planting
volunteer
walking
wheelchair accessible
wildlife watching

1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24


Have you ever wished you could tell one evergreen from another, or identify a tree in winter by its bark or buds? Can you read the history of a piece of land by looking at its forest? Join Metro naturalist Deb Scrivens for a walk in the woods to unravel these mysteries and more. The forest at this natural area is a living laboratory of Northwest trees. Suitable for ages 12 and older.


Registration and payment of $6 per adult or $11 per family required in advance. You can register and pay online for Metro activities. Go to www.oregonmetro.gov/calendar, find your event by searching or browsing, and follow the instructions. For questions, call 503-797-1650 option 2.

Contact Name: 
Metro Parks
Contact Phone: 
503-797-1650
Contact Email: 
parks@oregonmetro.gov
Contact Website: 
http://www.oregonmetro.gov
Venue: 
Graham Oaks Nature Park
Venue Details: 
Explore trails, restored oak woodlands, a conifer forest and rich wildlife at Metro's new Graham Oaks Nature Park in Wilsonville. Ride your bike on the Tonquin Trail, stroll through a conifer forest or spot birds from a wetland overlook at Metro's Graham Oaks Nature Park in Wilsonville.
 
 This 250-acre destination is a playground not just for people, but also for wildlife. With restored oak woodlands growing bigger every year, Graham Oaks provides important habitat for native birds and mammals. Bring your family, bring your camera, bring a picnic to the sustainable new picnic shelter. Bring your curiosity, and learn how voters helped renew this special landscape.
 
 Three miles of trails traverse Graham Oaks, allowing visitors to explore several habitats in a single park. Cyclists and joggers can take the paved Tonquin Trail, which eventually will connect Wilsonville, Tualatin and Sherwood. A spur trail leads to a wetland overlook, perfect for bird-watchers; Coyote Way meanders through young oak woodlands. For a bit of shade, follow the Legacy Creek Trail through a rich conifer forest where thousands of species thrive. Be sure to visit Graham Oaks’ five plazas – perfect spots to rest, reflect and learn about the park. Be on the lookout for native wildlife such as white-breasted nuthatch, Western bluebird, orange-crowned warbler and Western gray squirrels.
 
 A historical landscape
 Graham Oaks has a long and storied history, from the Kalapuyan tribes who gathered food here to the family that farmed the land – and the voters who helped purchase the site, restore its habitat and open it as a nature park. 
 
 Greening Graham Oaks
 Did you know Graham Oaks is one of the region’s greenest parks? At Graham Oaks, pervious pavement in the parking lot manages stormwater and removes pollutants. Solar panels on the restroom feed into the City of Wilsonville’s electric grid, and the beautiful stonework at the plazas and overlooks is Columbia River Gorge basalt stone. Find out about sustainable strategies used in the design, materials and construction. 
 
 A living laboratory
 Graham Oaks serves as an outdoor classroom for Inza Wood Middle School, Boones Ferry Primary School and CREST, the environmental education center operated by the West Linn-Wilsonville School District. Students study the rich wildlife, habitat and cultural history of Graham Oaks – an undertaking that helped create artwork and books showcased at the grand opening.
 
 Access
 Graham Oaks Nature Park is free and open from 6:30 a.m. to legal sunset. Many of the park features are wheelchair accessible, although some trails offer a higher level of challenge. There is limited parking at the park entrance. Parking is not allowed at any of the schools. There is a permanent bike parking structure at the entrance of the park, accommodating a total of six bikes. Bikes are permitted only on the Tonquin Trail.
 
 Typically, dogs are not allowed at Metro parks and natural areas in order to protect sensitive habitats, local wildlife and plants. Metro is making an exception by allowing dogs on the Tonquin Trail at Graham Oaks because it is a regional throughway. Dogs must be on-leash at all times, and are not allowed anywhere else in the park.
Cost: 
$6 per adult or $11 per family, required in advance

Metro's Winter birds at Smith and Bybee Wetlands

Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Metro
Address: 
5300 N. Marine Drive
Portland, OR 97203
United States
Park/Trail: 
Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area
Categories: 
celebration
conservation education
educational course
family friendly
gardening/farming
green living
habitat restoration
kids camp
lecture
native plants
open house
paddling
preregistration required
ramble
seasonal natural interest
stewardship
tour
trails and greenways
tree planting
volunteer
walking
wheelchair accessible
wildlife watching

10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.


Saturdays, Feb. 16 and March 16


Winter is an active time at the wetlands with lots of water birds - ducks, geese, coots and grebes. Raptors such as red-tailed hawks and bald eagles are common; sightings of falcons and other hawks are possible. The wetlands' year-round residents as well as a few winter songbirds are easier to see because all the leaves are gone. Bring binoculars or borrow a pair on site; spotting scopes provided. Suitable for ages 9 and older. Meet Metro naturalist James Davis in the parking lot at 5300 N. Marine Drive. Registration and payment of $6 per adult or $11 per family required in advance. You can register and pay online for Metro activities. Go to www.oregonmetro.gov/calendar, find your event by searching or browsing, and follow the instructions. For questions, call 503-797-1650 option 2.

Contact Name: 
Metro Parks
Contact Phone: 
503-797-1650
Contact Email: 
parks@oregonmetro.gov
Contact Website: 
http://www.oregonmetro.gov
Venue: 
Smith and Bybee Wetlands
Venue Details: 
Home to beaver, river otter, black-tailed deer, osprey, bald eagles and Western painted turtles, this 2,000-acre natural area offers accessible wildlife watching, a canoe launch and more.
 
 At nearly 2,000 acres, Metro’s Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area is the largest protected wetlands within an American city. This beautiful natural area is one of the region’s best-kept secrets, hiding in a part of Portland surrounded by port terminals, warehouses and other commercial developments. Most visitors to the natural area are surprised to find beaver, river otter, black-tailed deer, osprey, bald eagles and Western painted turtles living only minutes from downtown Portland.
 
 Recent improvements at the wetlands include a new canoe launch area and improved access for paddlers as well as restrooms, interpretive displays, a covered shelter, parking for 40 cars, a bus drop-off and public art.
 
 Wind your way through the wetlands on the Interlakes Trail, a paved, accessible trail that includes two wildlife viewing platforms. Another great way to explore the natural area is by boat.
 
 Another interesting feature of the natural area is the now-closed St. Johns Landfill, a former wetland that was filled and served as the region’s primary garbage disposal site from 1940 to 1991. Since then, Metro has been implementing environmental protection measures to safely reintegrate the 238-acre landfill site into its natural environs.
Cost: 
$6 per adult or $11 per family, required in advance

Metro's Native Plant Center seed scout training

Saturday, March 16, 2013 - 9:00am to 3:00pm
Metro
Address: 
2661 SW Borland Road
Tualatin, OR 97062
United States
Categories: 
celebration
conservation education
educational course
family friendly
gardening/farming
green living
habitat restoration
native plants
open house
preregistration required
seasonal natural interest
stewardship
tour
trails and greenways
tree planting
volunteer
walking
wheelchair accessible

Interested in tracking phenology of native wildflowers? Would you like to learn to identify flowers from their seed heads? Volunteering as a seed scout with Metro's Native Plant Center may be a good fit for you. Volunteer requirements: a field application, two training days and a commitment to 40 volunteer hours, March through September. To register, call Marsha Holt-Kingsley at 503-701-7554 or download the application online at www.oregonmetro.gov/nativeplantcenter.

Contact Name: 
Metro Parks
Contact Phone: 
503-701-7554
Contact Email: 
parks@oregonmetro.gov
Contact Website: 
http://www.oregonmetro.gov
Venue: 
Metro's Native Plant Center
Venue Details: 
Metro's Native Plant Center provides an essential supply of rare native seeds and plant stock to support Metro's restoration projects.
 
 Metro’s Native Plant Center, located near Wanker’s Corner in Tualatin, provides an essential supply of rare native seeds and plant stock to support Metro’s restoration projects.
 
 In its first year more than 4,650 native trees and shrubs grown at the plant center went into the ground at ten different Metro natural areas. A long-term goal of the project is to be able to share stock and seeds with other organizations working on restoration throughout the region.
Cost: 
free

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