— Please check for any schedule changes or registration requirements —
Nature-based camps for Summer 2016 – now registering!
Community canoe paddle schedule with Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership
Early morning bird walks at Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge: July 2, August 6, Sept. 3Sept. 3, and Oct. 1
Now playing at OMSI’s Empirical Theater in 3D: National Parks Adventure
Upcoming paddle events with Tualatin Riverkeepers
Nature classes at Hoyt Arboretum, Summerlake City Park (Tigard), and Mary S. Young Park (West Linn) from Tinkergarten
Discovery Hikes with the Forest Park Conservancy
Hike series with Friends of the Columbia River Gorge
Hike series with Oregon Wild
Summer nature programming (pp. 165-170) from THPRD
Summer nature programming from the Friends of Tryon Creek
Summer nature programming at Jackson Bottom Wetlands (Hillsboro)
Summer nature programming at the Tillamook Forest Center
Free Skills Series from Rewild Portland (every month)
Bird watching outings with Audubon Society of Portland
Bird walks with Backyard Bird Shop
June 22 | 6th Annual Regional Trails Fair | Metro
June 25 | Great American Campout | NFW
June 25 | 27th Annual Tualatin River Discovery Day | Tualatin Riverkeepers
June 25 | Animal Tracking Adventure | Metro
June 26 | Sunday Parkways: North Portland | Portland Bureau of Transportation
June 26 | Dry Creek Falls Hike and Sternwheeler Days | Friends of the Columbia Gorge
June 29 | International Mud Day | Everywhere
June 30 | Twilight Thursday at Smith and Bybee Wetlands | Metro
July 7 | Free Metro parks day | Metro
July 12 | Book talk: Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America | Powell’s City of Books
July 21 | Book talk: Coyote America | Powell’s City of Books
July 23 | Guided Nature Walk, 9:30am | Tualatin Hills Nature Park
July 24 | Sunday Parkways: Northeast Portland | Portland Bureau of Transportation
August 11 | Turtles of the Tualatin | Tualatin Riverkeepers
August 13 | Guided Nature Walk, 9:30am | Tualatin Hills Nature Park
August 15 | Best Adventures Near Portland Release Party | Adam Sawyer
August 21 | Sunday Parkways: Southeast Portland | Portland Bureau of Transportation
September 17 | Guided Nature Walk, 9:30am | Tualatin Hills Nature Park
September 24 | National Public Lands Day | NEEF
October 2 | Sunday Parkways: Sellwood-Milwaukie | Portland Bureau of Transportation
Regular nature outings (check websites for seasonal scheduling):
Nature Days in the Park and Nature Mobile from THPRD’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 Environmental Education
Puddle Stompers at Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
Tadpole Tales with Columbia Slough Watershed Council (beginning May 2)
Farm Fridays at Zenger Farm
Second Saturdays at the Water Resources Education Center in Vancouver, WA
Guided hikes at Columbia Springs in Vancouver, WA (third Wed. of most months)
Tillamook Tales at the Tillamook Forest Center
Did you know?
– $2 admission at OMSI the first Sunday of every month
– $3 admission at the World Forestry Center the first Thursday of every month
– $4 admission at the Oregon Zoo the second Tuesday of every month
– FREE admission at the Portland Art Museum the first Thursday 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. June’s list is here.
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