educational course

Let's Go is a series of fun, organized, ranger-let activities at major Oregon State Parks this summer.

Let's Go Disc Golfing is designed for those who are interested in disc golf but don't have the experience, skills, or equipment.

Registration is required and a per person registration fee is $10.  Open to disc golfers 8 years old and older, although 8-14 year olds must be accompanied by an adult.  Children under 18 must register with an accompanying parent/guardian.

For more information, check out: www.oregonstateparks.org and find Let's Go under "Things To Do".

Fresh fruit grown on trees-from apples to peaches to cherries to plums-thrive in the Pacific Northwest, but to grow and maintain your own fruit trees, you'll need targeted continuing education to yield the maximum amount of high-quality fruit. Register online: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/osupne?key=ef6b7a46ff

What you will learn:

Basic fruit tree horticulture
Site selection and planting
Basic Integrated Pest Management for fruit trees
Fruit variety and rootstock selection
Fruit tree pruning and grafting
Seasonal maintenance

Join SOLVE in learning how to identify the native plant species around you at this fun and informative outdoor workshop. Sage Jensen is an ecologist with 13 years of experience conducting native plant and wildlife surveys and environmental permitting in the Pacific Northwest. She has worked in both the private and public sectors where she has gained experience working on a variety of projects.

Sign up and learn more at 

www.solv.org/get-involved/events/advanced-plant-identification-workshop

Let's Go is a series of fun, organized, ranger-let activities at major Oregon State Parks this summer.

Let's Go Kayaking is designed for those who are interested in kayaking but don't have the experience, skills, or equipment.

Registration is required and a per person registration fee is $15.  Open to paddlers 8 years and older, although 8-14 year olds must be accompanied by an adult in a 2-person kayak. Children under 18 must register with an accompanying parent/guardian.

For more information, check out: www.oregonstateparks.org and find Let's Go under "Things To Do".

Basketry of the Columbia Basin: Weaving demonstrations and hands on activities at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge!

July 14th, 2013:  
12pm- 4pm

Experience Chinookan Native American Culture, traditional basketry techniques of our Region, and enjoy the many hiking and wildlife watching opportunities of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge!

The Columbia Basin Basketry Guild (www.basketryguild.org) will be in the Plankhouse demonstrating materials and techniques traditionally used in basketry of this region. Included will be cedar bark preparation and weaving of Pacific NW Coast sweetgrass, tule and cattail. There will also be special activities for children all day. Try your hand making rope from native plants or mini cattail mats. Learn about local Native American culture first hand in the Plankhouse, and take a walk down the adjacent nature trail and see if you can find the many kinds of wildlife that call the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Home.

The Cathlapotle Plankhouse is a modern Chinookan Plankhouse built to interpret the Chinookan village of Cathlapotle that once existed on what is today Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge property.  At the time Lewis and Clark visited Cathlapotle, it had 14 large plankhouses and a population of over 900 people.  The modern Cathlapotle Plankhouse is used to provide educational programs to youth and the general public through our Lifeways, Landscapes, and Wildlife Interpretive Program.  To learn more about the plankhouse visit www.ridgefieldfriends.org or contact Sarah Hill at Sarah_Hill@fws.gov or (360) 887-4106.  

Cost: Refuge admission is $3 per vehicle

The Cathlapotle Plankhouse is located on the Carty Unit of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge:  28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA 98642