educational course

The Rose City Astronomers bring their telescopes and expert knowledge to share on the greens of Glendoveer Golf and Tennis Center. Look deep into the sky for distant stellar objects and learn common summer constellations. Come prepared to let your eyes adjust to the darkness, and leave your flashlights at home.

Advanced Registration Required

Where: Glendoveer Golf and Tennis Center

When: 9 to 10:30p.m

Cost: free

Ages: all ages

Wheelchair accessible: No

No-dogs 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/dogs-hunting-policies

Explore the wonders of a white oak woodland through the eyes of a pollinator and your child. Join a naturalist for a hands-on program for the whole family. Learn how butterflies, hummingbirds, beetles and bees play an important role in this habitat. Target age is 5 to 8, though all children are welcome with guardian.

Advanced Registration Required

Ages: all ages

Wheelchair accessible: Yes

No-dogs 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/dogs-hunting-policies

You are lost, and the storm clouds are gathering. Could you light a fire with just one match? Join naturalist Dan Daly in this family-oriented class to learn how to light a fire in the toughest conditions. Participants use knives during the class, and the safe conduct of children is the responsibility of their guardians. Fire safety will be emphasized.

Advanced Registration Required

Ages: All ages

Wheelchair accessible: No

No-dogs 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 permitted with proper identification and cleanup materials. http://www.oregonmetro.gov/parks/dogs-hunting-policies

Want to learn how to kayak?  Don't have the equipment?  Join a ranger for a 2 to 2.5 hour guided paddle on a protected part of the gorgeous Columbia River.

Park provides kayaks, paddles, and PFDs.  Learn paddling basics such as strokes, gear selection, and paddle safety.  Suitable for beginners.  Participants must be 8 years and older--youth must be accompanied by an adult; youth 8 to 12 must paddle tandem with an adult.

$15 per person + $5 Day Use Pass or Annual Pass where required (Rooster Rock).

Call for reservations:  1-800-452-5687, Monday-Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.

Rooster Rock Kayak Tour Dates

3rd  FRIDAYS    (Sunset Paddle)

• July 15  |  7:30 PM
• August 19  |  7:00 PM
• September 16  |  6 PM

Last  SUNDAYS     (Morning Paddle)

• June 26  |  9 AM
•  July 31  |  9 AM
• August 28  |  9 AM

Want to learn how to kayak?  Don't have the equipment?  Join a ranger for a 2 to 2.5 hour guided paddle on a protected part of the gorgeous Columbia River.

Park provides kayaks, paddles, and PFDs.  Learn paddling basics such as strokes, gear selection, and paddle safety.  Suitable for beginners.  Participants must be 8 years and older--youth must be accompanied by an adult; youth 8 to 12 must paddle tandem with an adult.

$15 per person + $5 Day Use Pass or Annual Pass where required (Rooster Rock).

Call for reservations:  1-800-452-5687, Monday-Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.

Rooster Rock Kayak Tour Dates

3rd  FRIDAYS    (Sunset Paddle)

• July 15  |  7:30 PM
• August 19  |  7:00 PM
• September 16  |  6 PM

Last  SUNDAYS     (Morning Paddle)

• June 26  |  9 AM
•  July 31  |  9 AM
• August 28  |  9 AM