Hike series with Friends of the Columbia River Gorge
Hike series with Oregon Wild
Fall nature classes at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve
November-June | Lunch with the Birds! | Hillsboro Parks & Recreation
November 1 | Creatures of the Night | Friends of Tryon Creek
November 2 | Mushrooms for beginners at Mount Talbert | Metro
November 3 | Author Event With Tim Palmer, Field Guide to Oregon Rivers | Willamette Riverkeeper/Next Adventure
November 4 | VOTE YES! | Parks Bond Measure 26-159
November 5 | Night at the Refuge | Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
November 5 | Author Event With Tim Palmer, Field Guide to Oregon Rivers | Audubon Society of Portland
November 8 | Newt Day | Tualatin Hills Nature Park
November 11 | Family Fun on the Farm | Sauvie Island Center
November 11 | Nature Night: Oregon Geology | Audubon Society of Portland
November 13 | A Taste of Forestry from Around the World | World Forestry Center
November 13 | Lecture with Jon Young: Beyond Sustainable – Building Community Resilience Through Nature Connection | 8 Shields PDX
November 14 | Park After Dark: Owl Prowl | Tualatin Hills Nature Park
November 14-December 16 | Nikki McClure art exhibit (talk/signing on 11/14) | LAND Gallery
November 15 | Workshop with Jon Young – Mind of a Mentor | 8 Shields PDX
November 15 | Scouters Mountain nature hike | Metro
November 15 | Hike with Marcy Houle | Forest Park Conservancy
November 15 | Susan Blackaby presents The Twelve Days of Christmas in Oregon | Annie Bloom’s Books
November 16 | Nature Days in the Park: Foothills Park | THPRD
November 21 | Book talk: Welcome to Subirdia with John Marzluff | Oregon Wildlife
November 21 | Kids Nature Night Out: Geology Rocks | Tualatin Hills Nature Park
November 21 | Park After Dark: Owl Prowl | Cooper Mountain Nature Park
November 22-23 | Wild Arts Festival | Audubon Society of Portland
November 23 | Thanksgiving walk at Oxbow Regional Park | Metro
November 23 | Forest Fungi: Mycological Marvels of Tryon Creek | Friends of Tryon Creek
November 29 | Classroom Discovery Days: Marvelous Moss | Friends of Tryon Creek
December 3 | Night at the Refuge | Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
December 12 | Kids Nature Night Out: Frozen | Tualatin Hills Nature Park
December 13 | Park After Dark: Owl Prowl | Tualatin Hills Nature Park
Regular nature outings (check websites for seasonal scheduling): Nature Days in the Park and Nature Mobile from Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District’s Natural Resources, Honeybee Hikes at Leach Botanical Garden, Story and Strolls and Guided Nature Walks at Tryon Creek State Park, Ladybug Nature Walks with Portland Parks & Recreation, Puddle Stompers at Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Bird Walks for adults and kids through Backyard Bird Shop, free field trips with Audubon Society of Portland volunteers, Library events with The Bug Chicks, Tadpole Tales with Columbia Slough Watershed Council, Farm Fridays at Zenger Farm, and Second Saturdays at the Water Resources Education Center in Vancouver, WA.
– $2 admission at OMSI the first Sunday of every month
– $3 admission at the World Forestry Center the first Wednesday of every month
– $4 admission at the Oregon Zoo the second Tuesday of every month
– FREE admission at the Portland Art Museum the fourth Friday of every month, 5-8pm
– FREE admission at the Portland Children’s Museum the first Friday of every month, 4-8pm
– FREE admission at the Oregon Historical Society & Museum every day for Multnomah County residents
*My friend Laura posts a monthly listing of kid and family-friendly events of natural, scientific, and cultural interest. November’s list is here.
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