preregistration required

Help ensure the success of our trees! While Clark Public Utilities' StreamTeam projects are over 90% successful, continually monitoring the survival of our tree plantings allows us to identify any potential issues that might be limiting our project success. We need your help to count the trees that have died at our previous planting sites.  Training, equipment, and refreshments are provided. If you are interested, please contact the StreamTeam Program Coordinator at StreamTeam@clarkpud.com or 360-992-8585 to register for the event.

Come enjoy the same fun activities enjoyed by thousands of school children every year! Join us for a nature adventure with fun, hands-on learning stations, craft projects, and nature hikes for the whole family at the historic trout hatchery. The cost to participate is free for adults accompanying children, and $5 per child. Food will be available for purchase at the event. Register online at www.columbiasprings.org. For more information, email volunteer@columbiasprings.org. Invite your friends with our Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/344285205690667/. For volunteer opportunities, also email volunteer@columbiasprings.org.

Join Metro Naturalist James Davis and look for songbirds and spring migrants before settling down to a delicious lunch provided by the Council. $5 suggested donation, suitable for adults and teens aged 12+. Bring your own binoculars if you have them. Advanced registration required.

Children aged 3-5 with their parents are invited to a short story and guided nature walk. Watch birds fly overhead, search for hidden animal homes, and learn about local trees and flowers.

Event runs rain or shine.

$3 admission/donation per child, no charge for adults.

Families are welcome to bring a snack.

Spring is here and so are morels! Early spring morels, Morchella elata and false morels, Verpa bohemica can both be found in the Willamette Valley. Come learn the habitat of Morels and other edible and medicinal mushrooms. The best way to find mushrooms is to know their habitat. If you know what to look for, you just might find it. We won't be collecting wild foods on this trip, but we will be collecting the knowledge that allows us find where to go to eat. Riparian, river side,  habitats, and the edible and medicinal mushrooms that can be found at this time of year in the Willamette Valley and surrounding area. The class will be held at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge across the river near Vancouver Wa. We will have ample opportunities for bird and wildlife viewing. You might also have the opportunity to see one of the newly translocated Columbia White Tailed Deer!

When: April 7th, 10am-2pm

Where: Meet at the Carty Unit of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. There is the option to meet up and carpool from St. Johns area in Portland.

Cost: $25
There are limited spaces for this workshop. You must register at http://www.rewildportland.com/educational-programs/workshops/spring-mush...

About Our Instructor
Richard Gaines has a B.S. in Natural Science and over 30 years experience in identifying fungi. He has taught identification and medicinal mushrooms workshops for Evergreen
College.