seasonal natural interest

Join us for a day of fun and learning at Family Fun on the Farm. School is out for the day on 10/14 and you're invited to join us from 10 am to 1 pm. We'll explore the 16-acre Sauvie Island Organics farm and the grounds of Howell Territorial Park while learning about food, farming and the land. Our staff will guide you and your family through an exploration of our curriculum, designed for elementary school-aged children, including:

Soil Exploration. Dig in and learn about healthy soil.
Seed to Harvest. Plant, tend and harvest the Grow Lunch Garden.
Plant Parts Investigation.Explore the farm and plants we can eat.
Wildlife & Food web. Who else has been foraging on the farm?
Pollination Station. Meet these hard-working farm friends.

The event is free, but pre-registration is requested here:

Learn how to identify the most common species of ducks, geese & swans as they arrive to spend the winter here. An indoor session is followed by a field trip onto the Preserve with binoculars and field guides (provided) and a spotting scope. Local author and instructor, John Rakestraw, teaches this class.

16 -- Adult

Jackson Bottom Wetlands Education Center

John Rakestraw

52224              Sat                11/19     10 am -- 1:00 pm            

$18 Resident, $25 Non-Resident, $15 senior discount

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.

Fourth set of training dates:

Classroom session: Monday, Nov 21, 6:30-8:30pm, at Cascadia Wild, 5431 NE 20th Ave.

Field session: Saturday, Nov 26, 9-noon, at Oxbow Park.

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

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.

Third set of training dates:

Classroom session: Wednesday, Nov 16, 6:30-8:30pm, at Cascadia Wild, 5431 NE 20th Ave.

Field session: Saturday, Nov 19, 9-noon, at Oxbow Park.

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

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