educational course

Mushroom Discovery Hike

Sunday, November 13, 2016 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Metro
Address: 
3010 SE Oxbow Parkway
Gresham, OR 97080
United States
Park/Trail: 

Discover the fascinating and weird world of mushrooms. Join mushroom enthusiast Leah Bendlin on this woodland hike to learn about the ecological roles of fungi and how they eat and reproduce. We'll have hands-on exercises and learn how to identify mushrooms. Field guides will be provided.

Register:  www.oregonmetro.gov/calendar

Where:  Oxbow Regional Park

When:  9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Cost: $6/person, $11/family

Vehicle Entry Fee:  $5/car; $7/bus

Ages: All ages welcome but geared toward adults

Wheelchair accessible:   No

Pets Policy:  To protect plants, wildlife and people, Metro does not allow pets at most regional parks and natural areas.  Pets can damage sensitive habitat and threaten wildlife the region has worked to protect.  In natural areas where dogs are not allowed, people see more wildlife and get closer to it.  Seeing eye dogs or other service animals are allowed.  Please bring cleanup materials.  http://www.oregonmetro.gov/parks/pets-policy

Contact Name: 
Sandra Jamison
Contact Phone: 
503-972-8543
Contact Email: 
Sandra.Jamison@oregonmetro.gov
Cost: 
$6/person; $11/family
CI Initiatives: 

Mushroom Discovery Hike

Sunday, November 13, 2016 - 9:30am to 11:30am
Metro
Address: 
3010 SE Oxbow Parkway
Gresham, OR 97080
United States
Park/Trail: 

Discover the fascinating and weird world of mushrooms. Join mushroom enthusiast Leah Bendlin on this woodland hike to learn about the ecological roles of fungi and how they eat and reproduce. We'll have hands-on exercises and learn how to identify mushrooms. Field guides will be provided.

Register:  www.oregonmetro.gov/calendar

Where:  Oxbow Regional Park

When:  9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Cost: $6/person, $11/family

Vehicle Entry Fee:  $5/car; $7/bus

Ages: All ages welcome but geared toward adults

Wheelchair accessible:   No

Pets Policy:  To protect plants, wildlife and people, Metro does not allow pets at most regional parks and natural areas.  Pets can damage sensitive habitat and threaten wildlife the region has worked to protect.  In natural areas where dogs are not allowed, people see more wildlife and get closer to it.  Seeing eye dogs or other service animals are allowed.  Please bring cleanup materials.  http://www.oregonmetro.gov/parks/pets-policy

Contact Name: 
Sandy Jamison
Contact Phone: 
503-972-8543
Contact Email: 
Sandra.Jamison@oregonmetro.gov
Cost: 
$6/person; $11/family
CI Initiatives: 

Mushroom Discovery Hike

Sunday, November 6, 2016 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Metro
Address: 
10945 SE Mather Road
Clackamas, OR 97015
United States

Discover the fascinating and weird world of mushrooms. Join mushroom enthusiast Leah Bendlin on this woodland hike to learn about the ecological roles of fungi and how they eat and reproduce. We'll have hands-on exercises and learn how to identify mushrooms. Field guides will be provided.

Register:  www.oregonmetro.gov/calendar

Where:  Mt. Talbert Nature Park

When:  9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Cost: $6/person, $11/family

Ages: All ages welcome but geared toward adults

Wheelchair accessible:   No

Pets Policy:  To protect plants, wildlife and people, Metro does not allow pets at most regional parks and natural areas.  Pets can damage sensitive habitat and threaten wildlife the region has worked to protect.  In natural areas where dogs are not allowed, people see more wildlife and get closer to it.  Seeing eye dogs or other service animals are allowed.  Please bring cleanup materials.  http://www.oregonmetro.gov/parks/pets-policy

Contact Name: 
Sandy Jamison
Contact Phone: 
503-972-8543
Contact Email: 
Sandra.Jamison@oregonmetro.gov
Cost: 
$6/person; $11/family
CI Initiatives: 

Mushroom Discovery Hike

Sunday, November 6, 2016 - 9:30am to 11:30am
Metro
Address: 
10945 SE Mather Road
Clackamas, OR 97015
United States

Discover the fascinating and weird world of mushrooms. Join mushroom enthusiast Leah Bendlin on this woodland hike to learn about the ecological roles of fungi and how they eat and reproduce. We'll have hands-on exercises and learn how to identify mushrooms. Field guides will be provided.

Register:  www.oregonmetro.gov/calendar

Where:  Mt. Talbert Nature Park

When:  9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Cost: $6/person, $11/family

Ages: All ages welcome but geared toward adults

Wheelchair accessible:   No

Pets Policy:  To protect plants, wildlife and people, Metro does not allow pets at most regional parks and natural areas.  Pets can damage sensitive habitat and threaten wildlife the region has worked to protect.  In natural areas where dogs are not allowed, people see more wildlife and get closer to it.  Seeing eye dogs or other service animals are allowed.  Please bring cleanup materials.  http://www.oregonmetro.gov/parks/pets-policy

Contact Name: 
Sandy Jamison
Contact Phone: 
503-972-8543
Contact Email: 
Sandra.Jamison@oregonmetro.gov
Cost: 
$6/person; $11/family
CI Initiatives: 

Mushroom Discovery Hike

Sunday, October 16, 2016 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Metro
Address: 
SE 147th and Boy Scout Lodge Road
Happy Valley, OR 97086
United States

Discover the fascinating and weird world of mushrooms. Join mushroom enthusiast Leah Bendlin on this woodland hike to learn about the ecological roles of fungi and how they eat and reproduce. We'll have hands-on exercises and learn how to identify mushrooms. Field guides will be provided.

Register:  www.oregonmetro.gov/calendar

Where:  Scouters Mountain Nature Park

When:  9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Cost: $6/person, $11/family

Ages: All ages welcome but geared toward adults

Wheelchair accessible:   No

Pets Policy:  To protect plants, wildlife and people, Metro does not allow pets at most regional parks and natural areas.  Pets can damage sensitive habitat and threaten wildlife the region has worked to protect.  In natural areas where dogs are not allowed, people see more wildlife and get closer to it.  Seeing eye dogs or other service animals are allowed.  Please bring cleanup materials.  http://www.oregonmetro.gov/parks/pets-policy

Contact Name: 
Sandy Jamison
Contact Phone: 
503-972-8543
Contact Email: 
Sandra.Jamison@oregonmetro.gov
Venue: 
Scouters Mountain Nature Park
Cost: 
$6/person; $11/family
CI Initiatives: 

Mushroom Discovery Hike

Sunday, October 16, 2016 - 9:30am to 11:30am
Metro
Address: 
SE 147th and Boy Scout Lodge Road
Happy Valley, OR 97086
United States

Discover the fascinating and weird world of mushrooms. Join mushroom enthusiast Leah Bendlin on this woodland hike to learn about the ecological roles of fungi and how they eat and reproduce. We'll have hands-on exercises and learn how to identify mushrooms. Field guides will be provided.

Register:  www.oregonmetro.gov/calendar

Where:  Scouters Mountain Nature Park

When:  9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Cost: $6/person, $11/family

Ages: All ages welcome but geared toward adults

Wheelchair accessible:   No

Pets Policy:  To protect plants, wildlife and people, Metro does not allow pets at most regional parks and natural areas.  Pets can damage sensitive habitat and threaten wildlife the region has worked to protect.  In natural areas where dogs are not allowed, people see more wildlife and get closer to it.  Seeing eye dogs or other service animals are allowed.  Please bring cleanup materials.  http://www.oregonmetro.gov/parks/pets-policy

Contact Name: 
Sandy Jamison
Contact Phone: 
503-972-8543
Contact Email: 
Sandra.Jamison@oregonmetro.gov
Venue: 
Scouters Mountain Nature Park
Cost: 
$6/person; $11/family
CI Initiatives: 

Get Cookin' on the Farm

Saturday, September 17, 2016 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Sauvie Island Center
Address: 
13901 NW Howell Park Road
Portland, OR 97231
United States

Chef Matthew Busetto of North Portland's Firehouse Restaurant invites you to join us on Saturday, September 17th from 10 am to 1 pm for a morning of learning, tasting and fun on the farm. Along with Chef Matthew,  we'll harvest a load of fresh veggies from the Sauvie Island Organics farm, then turn our haul into an authentic farm-to-table lunch.

Chef and Sauvie Island Center staff will share recipes for making the most of your late summer harvest and tips for getting kids engaged incooking and eating healthy food.

Farm-Fresh Family Cooking will be held on the grounds of Metro's Howell Territorial Park and the Sauvie Island Organics farm. The event will begin at 10 am. Please plan to meet us at the big red barn no later than 10 am. We'll head out to the farm shortly after 10 am

Contact Name: 
Joanne Lazo
Contact Phone: 
503.201.5923
Contact Email: 
joanne@sauvieislandcenter.org
Venue: 
Howell Territorial Park
Venue Details: 
Get Cookin' on the Farm will be held on the grounds of Metro's Howell Territorial Park and the adjacent Sauvie Island Organics farm.
Cost: 
Suggested $20/family

Introduction to Mushroom Identification

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Metro
Address: 
600 NE Grand Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
United States

Have you ever seen a mushroom in the woods and wondered what it was?  In this talk, mushroom enthusiast Leah Bendlin will teach you the basics of mushroom identification.  Learn how to start sorting species by their physical characteristics and ecology.  Bring in your own finds for hands-on practice.

Where:  Metro Regional Center

When:  6:30-8:30 p.m.

Cost:  $6 per person

Ages:  12 and older

Wheelchair accessible:  Yes

Pet Policy:  To protect plants, wildlife and people, Metro does not allow pets at most regional parks and natural areas.  Pets can damage sensitive habitat and threaten wildlife the region has worked to protect.  In natural areas where dogs are not allowed, people see more wildlife and get closer to it.  Seeing-eye dogs or other service animals are allowed.  Please bring cleanup materials.  http://www.oregonmetro.gov/parks/pets-policy

 

 

 

Contact Name: 
Sandy Jamison
Contact Phone: 
503-972-8543
Contact Email: 
Sandra.Jamison@oregonmetro.gov
Venue: 
Metro Regional Center
Cost: 
$6/per person

Mushrooms at Oxbow

Sunday, October 23, 2016 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Metro
Address: 
3010 SE Oxbow Parkway
Gresham, OR 97080
United States
Park/Trail: 

Explore the incredible diversity of fungi in Oxbow's ancient forest.  In this hands-0n, beginners class, learn the basics of mushrooms and other fungi.  This is not an edible mushroom class.

Meet at Group Camp 1. 

Time:  11:00-1:00 p.m.  OR  2:00-4:00 p.m.

Ages:  8 and older

Registration:  No registration required

Cost:  Free of charge

Pets policy:  To protect plants, wildlife and people, Metro does not allow pets at most regional parks and natural areas.  Pets can damage sensitive habitat and threaten wildlife the region has worked to protect.  In natural areas where dogs are not allowed, people see more wildlife and get closer to it.  Seeing-eye dogs or other service animals are allowed.  Please bring cleanup materials.  http://www.oregonmetro.gov/parks/pets-policy

Contact Name: 
Sandy Jamison
Contact Phone: 
503-972-8543
Contact Email: 
Sandra.Jamison@oregonmetro.gov
Cost: 
Free of charge. No registration required.

Mushrooms at Oxbow

Sunday, October 23, 2016 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Metro
Park/Trail: 

Explore the incredible diversity of fungi in Oxbow's ancient forest.  In this hands-0n, beginners class, learn the basics of mushrooms and other fungi.  This is not an edible mushroom class.

Meet at Group Camp 1. 

Time:  11:00-1:00 p.m.  OR  2:00-4:00 p.m.

Ages:  8 and older

Registration:  No registration required

Cost:  Free of charge

Pets policy:  To protect plants, wildlife and people, Metro does not allow pets at most regional parks and natural areas.  Pets can damage sensitive habitat and threaten wildlife the region has worked to protect.  In natural areas where dogs are not allowed, people see more wildlife and get closer to it.  Seeing-eye dogs or other service animals are allowed.  Please bring cleanup materials.  http://www.oregonmetro.gov/parks/pets-policy

Contact Name: 
Sandy Jamison
Contact Phone: 
503-972-8543
Contact Email: 
Sandra.Jamison@oregonmetro.gov
Cost: 
Free of charge. No registration required.

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