News & Events from the Intertwine
The 11th Annual Urban Ecology and Conservation Symposium is accepting presentation proposals through November 9th.
Let's have fun learning about our furry friends, the mammals! The Nature Park is home to a variety of mammals big and small that live on land and in the water. Games, songs, new friends, crafts and adventure make this a good camp for young children.
Become a dinosaur digger as you learn about fossils, eggs, and nests. Explore the park as your favorite dinosaur. Games, songs, new friends, crafts, and adventure make this a good camp for young children. Suitable for ages 4 -6 years.
Become a forest detective and explore the park for clues. Learn about the mysterious animals that live in the forest while we hike, use scientific equipment to investigate our findings, and make a mystery creature to take home. Bring a lunch, water bottle and two snacks. Dress for the weather.
Amazing things happen when liquids and cold temperatures combine. Snowshoe through the forests on Mt. Hood and investigate frozen precipitation in its many forms. It's never too cold for ice cream, so we'll make some of our own using snow to freeze it. Bring a lunch, water bottle and two snacks.
Who makes the soil? Is it the mushrooms, the worms, or the bacteria? Hike the trails in the park to try to solve the mystery. Visit Duff Town to discover the stuff in the duff and take a close look at snags and nurse logs. Bring a lunch, water bottle and two snacks. Dress for the weather.
From the smallest bugs and plants to the predators of the wild, everything gets eaten and passes on its energy to the next animal. Follow this energy transfer through the web of life. Play games, learn about predators and prey, and figure out how all the pieces of the web fit together.
A walk in the woods is different when you take it to high elevations. We will head up to Mt. Hood to go snowshoeing through the subalpine forests of the Cascades in winter. Bring a lunch, water bottle and two snacks. Dress for the weather. Suitable for ages 7 - 11 years.
Explore the trails looking for ways that nature recycles. Head inside for an afternoon of creativity – turning the ideas we saw in the Nature Park into creations made from holiday remnants. Nothing will go to the trash at the end of camp and everyone will have a recycled (or upcycled) craft to
Celebrate the upcoming shortest day of the year by making the most of every minute of daylight. Learn about how day length affects the actions and growth of both plants and animals while we explore the park. Create a solstice celebration of your own. Bring a lunch, water bottle and two snacks.