preregistration required

Ready to take your bird watching up one notch, or two? If you are comfortable with a pair of binoculars and your field guide, then it's time to join Laura Whittemore for a session of advanced birding instruction in the field. Learn to pay attention to things like flight patterns, feeding & social behavior, voice, silhouette, different lighting conditions and how to make the most use of your field guide.

Jackson Bottom Wetland Education Center

16 -- Adult

Laura Whittemore

52219              Sat                                10/22     10:00 am -- 1 pm

$18 resident, $25 non-resident, senior discount $15

In this 1-day workshop learn to weave a simple basket out of the invasive species Hedera helix, English Ivy. Help restore and maintain native habitat by removing the ivy from a local park and then recycling the vines into a functional work of art. In the morning we learn how to gather ivy, how to prevent it from growing back, and begin weaving our baskets. The afternoon focus is solely on weaving the baskets.

16 -- Adult

Peter Bauer, Rewild Portland Staff

Jackson Bottom Wetlands Education Center

52218              Sat                                10/15     10 am -- 4 pm

$35 Resident, $45 Non-Resident, $30 senior discount

Learn how to identify birds of prey based on size, shape, behavior and field marks. A classroom session where we study specimens, photos and field guides gets us prepared to venture out on a local field trip by carpool. Designed for beginner to intermediate birders.

12 -- Adult

Jackson Bottom Wetlands Education Center

Steve Engel

52216    Sat          9/17       10 am -- 3 pm  

$18 resident & seniors, $25 non-resident, $15 senior discount

Restoration Bike Tour

Email courtney@jcwc.org to save your spot! Just 8 spots left!

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!

Winter solstice is near, marking the shortest day of the year. Take an afternoon walk through the majestic oak woodlands atop Cooper Mountain and learn how the winter solstice ushers in the return of the light and longer days.

Register:  www.oregonmetro.gov/calendar

Where: Cooper Mountain Nature Park

When: 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Cost: $6/person, $11/family

Ages: All ages

Difficulty:   moderate

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