conservation education

Do you enjoy talking to people? Are you interested in attending exciting local festivals and community events? Become a SOLVE Ambassador!

SOLVE is looking for volunteers to help spread the word about our programs and connect people to their SOLVE solution! Volunteer Ambassadors are needed to represent SOLVE at information tables at community events in the Portland-metro area. Ambassadors work with staff to carry out varied and necessary duties at outreach and special events, thus acting as advocates for SOLVE's mission and helping to spread the word about SOLVE's programs to every corner of Oregon.

SOLVE Ambassador training is taking place on Thursday, February 21st from 6 to 8:30 PM. The training will give you a brief introduction to SOLVE and our programs, along with tips and tricks of tabling. Dinner will be provided.

Ambassadors are a core part of the SOLVE team. Don't miss this chance!

For more information or to register visit: http://solv.org/get-involved/events/ambassador-training or contact morgan@solv.org

Do you know a pre-schooler who enjoys being outdoors? Are they looking for something to do during the rainy season? Puddle Stompers is a program for pre-school naturalists to visit the Refuge, to stomp in puddles, and learn to appreciate the wet weather that makes Oregon so green!
Be prepared to get wet & wild! The Refuge supplies raingear for the kids, but adults should bring their own.
This event is free & open to the public. Registration is required and space is limited.

Send your name, email address, phone number, and the date(s) you would like to attend, along with your little naturalist's name and age to Gardiner at gardiner_platt@fws.gov or (503)625-5944.

Do you know a pre-schooler who enjoys being outdoors? Are they looking for something to do during the rainy season? Puddle Stompers is a program for pre-school naturalists to visit the Refuge, to stomp in puddles, and learn to appreciate the wet weather that makes Oregon so green!
Be prepared to get wet & wild! The Refuge supplies raingear for the kids, but adults should bring their own.
This event is free & open to the public. Registration is required and space is limited.

Send your name, email address, phone number, and the date(s) you would like to attend, along with your little naturalist's name and age to Gardiner at gardiner_platt@fws.gov or (503)625-5944.

Visit our Native Plant Sale where you'll be able to choose from a wide variety of native trees, shrubs, and perennials. Friends of the Tualatin Hills Nature Park sponsor this event with proceeds going toward future park improvements and environmental education programs. Come by the Nature Park Interpretive Center in the weeks before the plant sale to pick up trilliums and other early blooming wildflowers.

Browse our resource fair to talk with community partners about the benefits of native plants for wildlife, water conservation, pesticide reduction and how you can hlep!

Hello Portland Rewilders!

We would love to invite you to Rewild Portland's "Rewild Skillshare", our afternoon social networking event where people make new friends and hang out with friends and family while sharing skills, ideas and strategies for creating new cultures based on humanities ancestral heritage. We welcome all levels of experience.

What:
This month's theme is Myths, Legends, Folktales, and Yarns!

Where:
We've moved indoors for the winter months and will be spending our fun crafting time inside a cozy coffee shop called:

The Waypost
3120 N. Williams Ave
Portland, Oregon 97227

When:
Saturday December 29th
From 3pm-5pm

Materials to bring (we will have extra):
* Anthologies of your favorite myths, legends, folktales, and yarns.
* Story games
* Crafting materials (to work on while listening to stories!)

Please bring stories that take about 10 minutes to read. We'll also have a few conversation topics such as: why do we tell stories? What are good story-telling techniques? What is the difference between the stories of today and the stories of our past? What is the relationship between story-telling and traditional, sustainable land management?

Other stuff to bring is your family & friends and a $5-10 sliding scale suggested donation to support our efforts. Remember: "dress to impress". This is a social event after all!

Also, we are guests at the Waypost, so behave yourselves and remember to make sure you order some hot tea or coffee. They also have great brunch options and specialize in potpies.

See you there!

www.rewildportland.com