stewardship

Come celebrate the NW spring at the Audubon annual native plant sale. Over 100 species of Oregon wild flowers, shrubs, and trees to enhance your yard, woodland, or stream. Special shopping lists for shade, sun, butterflies, and hummingbirds, with experts ready to answer your questions. 10:00 to 4:00 on 4/11 and 4/12

Saturday March 7th
11am - 2pm
@ the HOS Arboretum, Clackamas Community College

Join Arboretum Manager, Tonia Lordy, for pruning classes to help improve your home orchard.

Properly pruned blueberries produce larger crops of sweeter fruit and have less disease and insect problems. Tonia will demonstrate the best pruning practices for your blueberry plants and provide guided, hands on instruction.
Bring weather-appropriate clothes, a pair of hand pruners, loppers, and a hand saw.

Rain or Shine!

*Registration is required
email Tonia at arboretum@homeorchardsociety.org
$5-$15 sliding scale fee

Each year thousands of volunteers head out to the beach to clear the entire Oregon coastline of litter and marine debris. On March 28th, you can be part of this monumental effort, celebrating 30 years of teamwork between coastal communities, volunteers, local haulers, sponsors and more. Join the 30th Annual SOLVE Spring cleanup event on Saturday, March 28th from 10 am to 1 pm! Your efforts will help protect people, wildlife and coastal economies, and keep our state beautiful. Sign up to go to your favorite beach or to explore somewhere new at http://solveoregon.org/what-we-do/solve-spring-oregon-beach-cleanup

Learn about landscapes, wildlife, and interpretation techniques to prepare for the many students that come to both Ridgefield and Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuges.  We will meet at Ridgefield NWR three Fridays in April and then one Friday in May to learn how to apply these lessons to Steigerwald Lake NWR.

Contact Park Ranger Josie Finley at 360-887-4106 or by email at Josie_Finley@fws.gov to learn more about this training series at the complex and other ways you can get involved.

Connect with your community and your local Wildlife Refuge! Become a Volunteer Naturalist with the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge and learn about the amazing wildlife who call the Refuge home while giving back.

As a Volunteer Naturalist, you have the opportunity to instill a sense of wonder for nature in youth and adults alike. Naturalists receive indepth training in environmental education basics, interpretive storytelling, and the history of the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. Lead and assistant positions are available based on your comfort level and interests. Additional educational opportunities are available to all participants throughout the year.

Help kick off the training series by joining your peers for an evening get together on February 25th! We'll discuss the upcoming training, introduce Refuge and Friends of Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge staff, and introduce you to the wonderful Volunteer Naturalists who will serve as your mentors throughout the program. The full day training series begins February 26th and continues March 5th, 12th, and 19th.

Once trained, volunteers commit to providing support to the Conservation Education program as field trip leaders, group guides, and classroom based informal educators. Field trip season begins in April and continues through July, with opportunities extending beyond the spring season. Additional opportunities to work with varying age groups (including adults) and at different venues are available.

For more information and to register, please visit www.friendsoftualatinrefuge.org or contact Jenna Mendenhall, Conservation Education Lead Coordinator, at jmendenhall@friendsoftualatinrefuge.org