conservation education

Bring your whole family to explore nature at night!  Whitaker Ponds has a high diversity of bat species who wait to hunt until after the sun goes down.  Join a naturalist for a quick indoor bat talk and then a guided group hike. This trip is suitable for families with children aged 5+; pre-registration is required.  Space is limited to 22 people.  Suggested donation of $5/person.

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.

Spring Native Plant Sale

Saturday, April 27, 10 am - 2 pm. FREE admission. All ages, Family Friendly.

Bring nature to your backyard! Join us for our annual Spring Native Plant Sale, Saturday, April 27 from 10 am to 2pm.

Learn sustainable gardening techniques through activities and information booths and shop our Spring Native Plant Sale to start growing your own native habitat. Friends of the Tualatin Hills Nature Park sponsor this event with proceeds going towards education programs and future park improvements.

 Be a part of the largest Earth Day event in Oregon! SOLVE's annual statewide event, SOLVE IT, presented by Portland General Electric, will take place on Saturday, April 20th from 9 am - 1 pm at over 200 volunteer projects across the state. Additional projects take place the week before and week after the Saturday event. Join thousands of Oregonians as we dig in to help take care of our parks, waterways and neighborhoods by picking up litter, pulling invasive weeds, planting trees and enhancing habitat.  Learn more here: http://solv.org/what-we-do/solve-it
 
Volunteers are still needed at: 
 
Corbett:

• Rooster Rock Earth Day Tree Planting

Gresham:

• Nadaka Nature Park Cleanup

Milwaukie:

• Oak Grove Elementary Earth Day Beautification Project
• Milwaukie Downtown & Riverfront Cleanup

Gladstone:

• Gladstone 102nd Birthday Cleanup

Oregon City:

• Newell Creek Canyon Cleanup
• Annual Oregon City Enhancement

Sandy:

• SOLVE IT in Sandy
• Cherryville Historical Cemetery Cleanup

Estacada:

• Downtown Estacada Cleanup

Molalla:

• Molalla River Cleanup and Enhancement

Troutdale:

• Sandy River Cleanup
• Beaver Creek Day of Stewardship
• Glenn Otto Park Cleanup

West Linn:

• Wooly Mullein...Can you Dig It?
• Earth Day Spring Cleanup in Maddax Woods Park
• Restore Burnside Park for Earth Day!
• Mary S Young State Park Earth Day Celebration

View our calendar of events for a list of projects. 
http://solv.org/get-involved/event-registration
Search for your favorite place by filtering by city and clicking apply.

 
For more information or to register, visit: www.solveoregon.org , email morgan@solv.org, or
call 503-844-9571 ext. 332. 
 
We hope you'll do your part to help Oregon receive its spring cleaning!

Spring is here and so are morels! Early spring morels, Morchella elata and false morels, Verpa bohemica can both be found in the Willamette Valley. Come learn the habitat of Morels and other edible and medicinal mushrooms. The best way to find mushrooms is to know their habitat. If you know what to look for, you just might find it. We won't be collecting wild foods on this trip, but we will be collecting the knowledge that allows us find where to go to eat. Riparian, river side,  habitats, and the edible and medicinal mushrooms that can be found at this time of year in the Willamette Valley and surrounding area. The class will be held at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge across the river near Vancouver Wa. We will have ample opportunities for bird and wildlife viewing. You might also have the opportunity to see one of the newly translocated Columbia White Tailed Deer!

When: April 7th, 10am-2pm

Where: Meet at the Carty Unit of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. There is the option to meet up and carpool from St. Johns area in Portland.

Cost: $25
There are limited spaces for this workshop. You must register at http://www.rewildportland.com/educational-programs/workshops/spring-mush...

About Our Instructor
Richard Gaines has a B.S. in Natural Science and over 30 years experience in identifying fungi. He has taught identification and medicinal mushrooms workshops for Evergreen
College.