preregistration required

Charismatic Avifauna of Jackson Bottom

Saturday, April 25, 2015 - 11:00am to 2:00pm
City of Hillsboro Parks & Recreation Department
Address: 
2600 SW Hillsboro Highway
Hillsboro, OR 97123
United States

Check out the big and beautiful birds that nest at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve. Learn about the different life-styles of Bald Eagles, Great Blue Herons and Osprey. How do such different species co-exist here and what challenges to their survival do they face? After an indoor presentation we go out to view these birds in the wild and cheer them on in their nesting efforts.

Contact Name: 
Steve Engel
Contact Phone: 
503-681-6283
Contact Email: 
steve.engel@hillsboro-oregon.gov
Venue: 
Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve Education Building
Venue Details: 
Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve is a facility of the City of Hillsboro Parks & Recreation Department bordering the Tualatin River in SW Hillsboro. Features include: 635 acres of wetlands undergoing an active restoration program and riparian forest with four miles of walking trails. Over 200 species of birds recorded. A designated Important Bird Area for wintering waterfowl. Open dawn to dusk. Pets are not allowed. Education Center Building open 10am-4pm daily: real bald eagle nest, interpretive displays, nature store, classroom, restrooms.
Cost: 
$15 Hillsboro Resident / $20 Non-resident

All About Bats!

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
City of Hillsboro Parks & Recreation Department
Address: 
2600 SW Hillsboro Highway
Hillsboro, OR 97123
United States

Celebrate Earth Day and welcome the return of bats to Oregon with this introduction into their fascinating night-time world. Learn about bats around the world, how they live and why they are important. What threats do they face to their continued existence? Is it just coincidence that Oregon has fifteen species of owls AND bats? After the program we go outside with special bat detectors and listen for bats over Jackson Bottom!  Long-time JBWP volunteer, Wolfgang Dempke, presents this program.

Contact Name: 
Steve Engel
Contact Phone: 
503-681-6283
Contact Email: 
steve.engel@hillsboro-oregon.gov
Venue: 
Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve Education Building
Venue Details: 
Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve is a facility of the City of Hillsboro Parks & Recreation Department bordering the Tualatin River in SW Hillsboro. Features include: 635 acres of wetlands undergoing an active restoration program and riparian forest with four miles of walking trails. Over 200 species of birds recorded. A designated Important Bird Area for wintering waterfowl. Open dawn to dusk. Pets are not allowed. Education Center Building open 10am-4pm daily: real bald eagle nest, interpretive displays, nature store, classroom, restrooms.
Cost: 
$5 Hillsboro Resident / $10 Non-resident

Animal Tracking: Focus on Gaits & Patterns

Saturday, April 11, 2015 - 9:30am to 1:00pm
City of Hillsboro Parks & Recreation Department
Address: 
2600 SW Hillsboro Highway
Hillsboro, OR 97123
United States

Tracking wildlife is a skill you develop with guidance and lots of practice. This class gets you started with some of both.  Learn to read the story behind the tracks you find by understanding basic information about gaits - the way an animal moves - and the pattern of tracks left behind as a result. We spend time indoors drawing and measuring track patterns of local wildlife then go out and look for stories from the night before.

Contact Name: 
Steve Engel
Contact Phone: 
503-681-6283
Contact Email: 
steve.engel@hillsboro-oregon.gov
Venue: 
Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve Education Building
Venue Details: 
Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve is a facility of the City of Hillsboro Parks & Recreation Department bordering the Tualatin River in SW Hillsboro. Features include: 635 acres of wetlands undergoing an active restoration program and riparian forest with four miles of walking trails. Over 200 species of birds recorded. A designated Important Bird Area for wintering waterfowl. Open dawn to dusk. Pets are not allowed. Education Center Building open 10am-4pm daily: real bald eagle nest, interpretive displays, nature store, classroom, restrooms.
Cost: 
$15 Hillsboro Resident / $25 Non-resident

Owls of Oregon

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
City of Hillsboro Parks & Recreation
Address: 
2600 SW Hillsboro Highway
Hillsboro, OR 97123
United States

Fifteen species of owl occur in Oregon, can you name them? Learn which ones are common, which are rare, which are big and which are small. Owls have amazing adaptations that allow them to rule the night, communicate with one another and occupy a variety of habitats, including Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve.

Contact Name: 
Steve Engel
Contact Phone: 
503-640-1123
Contact Email: 
steve.engel@hillsboro-oregon.gov
Venue: 
Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve Classroom
Venue Details: 
Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve is a facility of the City of Hillsboro Parks & Recreation Department bordering the Tualatin River in SW Hillsboro. Features include: 635 acres of wetlands undergoing an active restoration program and riparian forest with four miles of walking trails. Over 200 species of birds recorded. A designated Important Bird Area for wintering waterfowl. Open dawn to dusk. Pets are not allowed. Education Center Building open 10am-4pm daily: real bald eagle nest, interpretive displays, nature store, classroom, restrooms.
Cost: 
$10 Hillsboro Resident / $15 Non-resident

Winter Raptors Field Trip

Saturday, February 21, 2015 - 9:30am to 1:00pm
City of Hillsboro Parks & Recreation
Address: 
150 E. Main Street
Hillsboro, OR 97123
United States

The mild climate of our area attracts birds of prey that spend the winter here. It's warm, there's food, why go further south? On a good day you can find ten species of raptor in Washington County, if you know where and what to look for.  Transportation is provided for this outing in search of eagles, falcons, hawks and harriers. We depart from the Hillsboro Civic Center Plaza, 150 E Main Street, where you can arrive by MAX, bus or park your vehicle in the nearby free parking garage. This trip is limited to 7 participants so don't wait to register!

Contact Name: 
Steve Engel
Contact Phone: 
503-681-6283
Contact Email: 
steve.engel@hillsboro-oregon.gov
Venue: 
Tom Hughes Civic Center Plaza Steps is where we meet.
Venue Details: 
Main Street is one way west bound at this point in the grid. S.1rst Ave (Hwy 219) is the nearest intersection. The Hatfield Government MAX Station #9848 is one block west of S. 1rst Ave, right behind the U.S. Postal Service. There is a free parking garage at the intersection of SE Washington Street and S.1rst Ave, southwest corner. However you arrive, be at the Civic Center Plaza steps in view of the basalt column fountain. We leave from there in provided transportation.
Cost: 
$25 Hillsboro Resident / $35 Non-resident

Sandhill Cranes Field Trip

Saturday, February 7, 2015 - 9:30am to 1:30pm
City of Hillsboro Parks & Recreation
Address: 
150 E Main Street
Hillsboro, OR 97123
United States

Elegant, majestic and talkative - thousands of Sandhill Cranes spend time on Sauvie Island each winter. Transportation is provided for this outing to view wild cranes feeding, flying and being cranes - what's that all about? Chances of seeing Bald Eagles and other raptors are also very good. We depart from the Hillsboro Civic Center Plaza, 150 E Main Street, where you can arrive by MAX, bus or park your vehicle in the nearby free parking garage. This trip is limited to 7 participants so don't wait to register!

Contact Name: 
Steve Engel
Contact Phone: 
503-681-6283
Contact Email: 
steve.engel@hillsboro-oregon.gov
Venue: 
Tom Hughes Civic Center Plaza Steps is where we meet.
Venue Details: 
Main Street is one way west bound at this point in the grid. S.1rst Ave (Hwy 219) is the nearest intersection. The Hatfield Government MAX Station #9848 is one block west of S. 1rst Ave, right behind the U.S. Postal Service. There is a free parking garage at the intersection of SE Washington Street and S.1rst Ave, southwest corner. However you arrive, be at the Civic Center Plaza steps in view of the basalt column fountain. We leave from there in provided transportation.
Cost: 
$25 Hillsboro Resident / $35 Non-resident

Winter Waterfowl Identification

Saturday, January 31, 2015 - 9:30am to 1:00pm
City of Hillsboro Parks & Recreation
Address: 
2600 SW Hillsboro Highway
Hillsboro, OR 97123
United States

Ducks, geese, swans! Diving ducks, puddle ducks, cackling geese! Canada geese, tundra swans, trumpeter swans!  Trying to figure them all out can drive you crazy! Come to this class to get started on identifying a mallard from a wigeon and a teal from a merganser, or from another teal for that matter! After an indoor presentation of informative slides we venture out to view wild waterfowl and practice what we learned.

Contact Name: 
Steve Engel
Contact Phone: 
503-681-6283
Contact Email: 
steve.engel@hillsboro-oregon.gov
Venue: 
Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve Classroom & Field
Venue Details: 
Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve is a facility of the City of Hillsboro Parks & Recreation Department bordering the Tualatin River in SW Hillsboro. Features include: 635 acres of wetlands undergoing an active restoration program and riparian forest with four miles of walking trails. Over 200 species of birds recorded. A designated Important Bird Area for wintering waterfowl. Open dawn to dusk. Pets are not allowed. Education Center Building open 10am-4pm daily: real bald eagle nest, interpretive displays, nature store, classroom, restrooms.
Cost: 
$15 Hillsboro Resident / $20 Non-resident

Spring Flora and Fauna of Clear Creek

Saturday, March 28, 2015 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Metro
Address: 
United States

Celebrate the end of the first official week of spring by exploring the rich beauty of this 580-acre hidden jewel in Metro's portfolio of properties. Join naturalist Ashley Conley in a search for songbirds, tracks, signs of resident wildlife and emergent spring foliage on the landscape. Age: 8 and older. Preregistration required.

Contact Name: 
Ashley Conley
Contact Phone: 
503-663-0238
Venue: 
Clear Creek Natural Area
Cost: 
$6/person, $11/family

Stayin' Alive: Winter Survival Shelters for Families

Saturday, March 7, 2015 - 11:00am to 2:30pm
Metro
Address: 
3010 SE Oxbow Parkway
Gresham, OR
United States
Park/Trail: 

Take shelter! The driving wind and rain can be held at bay with simple skills that every squirrel depends on. In this family-oriented class, learn the basics of building a winter survival shelter that can keep a person safe and warm without the aid of a sleeping bag or a fire. Younger participants will have free time to build forts for fun. Preregistration required. $6/person, $11/family. All ages welcome.

Contact Name: 
Dan Daly
Contact Phone: 
503-663-0238
Contact Email: 
dan.daly@oregonmetro.gov
Venue: 
Oxbow Regional Park
Venue Details: 
Oxbow Regional Park
Cost: 
$6/person, $11/family

Winter Twigs of Graham Oaks Nature Parks

Sunday, March 1, 2015 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Metro
Address: 
United States

Differentiate between evergreens, and identify a tree in winter by looking at the bark and buds. Join naturalist Alice Froelich for a walk at Graham Oaks to unravel these mysteries and more. The forest at this natural area is a living laboratory of Northwest trees.  Ages: 11 and older. Preregistration required. $6/person, $11/family.

Contact Name: 
Alice Froehlich
Contact Phone: 
503-972-8545
Contact Email: 
alice.froehlich@oregonmetro.gov
Venue: 
Graham Oaks Nature Parks
Cost: 
$6/person, $11/family

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