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Interested in the animals that live on Mt Hood?  Love to snowshoe?  Join the Wolverine Tracking Project and help search for rare carnivores and other wildlife on Mt Hood.  Develop animal tracking skills, enjoy group trips in a winter wonderland, and help increase knowledge of rare wildlife.  

There are 5 sets of training dates to choose from.  Survey trips take place all winter long.

First set of training dates:

Classroom session: Tuesday, Nov 1, 6:30-8:30pm, at Cascadia Wild, 5431 NE 20th Ave.

Field session: Sunday, Nov 6, 9-noon, at Oxbow Park.

For more information and to register: www.cascadiawild.org/wolverine-tracking-project.html

Restoration Bike Tour

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Come be a part of the fun restoration bike tour in outer Southeast Portland with JCWC Executive Director, Daniel Newberry!

-Meet at the Foster Floodplain Natural Area Located on Foster Road between SE 104th and SE 111th avenues
-Saturday, Sept 17th, 9:30-11:30am

-Tour length: 2 hours.

-Bicycle route: 3 miles each way on the Springwater Trail in outer Southeast Portland. Stops to learn about local ecology at several past restoration sites on Johnson Creek and Powell Butte.

-(Optional after-bike fun) Join us for lunch at Cartlandia, we'll bike the 2 miles there and continue our discussion.
Hope to see you there!

Enjoy and celebrate the gifts of nature at Oxbow Regional Park with Metro naturalist Dan Daly, Deerdance School's Terry Kem and others. Walk along the Sandy River as you focus on opening your senses and noticing how wildlife respond to the changing season. Afterwards, gather around the campfire to hear the "Thanksgiving Address" passed down by the Iroquois Nation. Hot drinks provided.

Register:  www.oregonmetro.gov/calendar  

Where: Oxbow Regional Park

When: 10:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m.

Cost: Free of Charge

Vehicle Entry Fee:  $5/car, $7/bus

Ages: All ages

Difficulty:   Easy

Wheelchair accessible:   Not accessible

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

The birds are talking. Are you listening? Learn to unravel the mysterious communications of the birds and how their various calls and alarms move across the landscape.  Join a naturalist on a slow, quiet walk through the reclaimed wetlands of Blue Lake Regional Park, where coyotes, weasels and raptors share space with waterfowl and songbirds.

Register:  www.oregonmetro.gov/calendar

Where: Blue Lake Regional Park

When: 10:00 a.m  to 12:00 p.m. (noon)

Cost: $6/person, $11/family

Ages: All ages

Difficulty:   easy

Wheelchair accessible:   Yes

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

Interested in nature photography? Gain an understanding of basic photography composition while learning about the plants and wildlife of the wetlands. Class will start prior to golden hour in order to capture the best light of the day. Cell phones, point-and-shoot cameras and all skill levels are welcome.

Register:  www.oregonmetro.gov/calendar

Where:  Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area

When: 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Cost: $6/person, $11/family

Ages: 8 and older

Wheelchair accessible:   Yes

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