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— Please check for any schedule changes or registration requirements —
Now playing at OMSI’s Empirical Theater in 3D: National Parks Adventure
Nature classes at Portland area parks from Tinkergarten
Discovery Hikes with the Forest Park Conservancy
Hike series with Friends of the Columbia River Gorge
Hike series with Oregon Wild
Fall tours at the Hoyt Arboretum
Fall nature programming (pp. 165-170) from THPRD
Fall nature programming from the Friends of Tryon Creek
Fall nature programming at Jackson Bottom Wetlands (Hillsboro)
Fall nature programming at the Tillamook Forest Center (watch for announcements
Free Skills Series from Rewild Portland (every month)
Bird watching outings with Audubon Society of Portland
Bird walks with Backyard Bird Shop
Oct. 1 – Jan. 15 | Exhibit: Very Eric Carle | Portland Children’s Museum (this Eric Carle animal story exhibit would make a fun outing in conjunction with play time in the museum’s Outdoor Adventure!)
Oct. 6 – Dec. 17 | Exhibit: Extraordinary Playscapes | Design Museum Portland/PNCA
November 15 | Puddle Stompers: Ducks and Geese | Friends of the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
November 16 | Crossroads Lecture: Lake Missoula Flood in Your Backyard | Washington County Museum
November 17 | Book Talk: Robert Michael Pyle on Through a Green Lens | Powell’s Cedar Hills Crossing
November 17 | UNITE: How Portland Does Play (panel discussion) | Design Museum Portland/PNCA
November 19 | Guided Nature Walk, 9:30am | Tualatin Hills Nature Park
November 19 | Geology in action: Newell Creek Canyon | Metro
Nov. 19 – Dec. 11 | Exhibit: papercut artwork from Nikki McClure’s 2016 calendar | Land Gallery (opening reception with the artist on Nov. 19 from 6-9pm)
November 19-20 | Wild Arts Festival | Audubon Society of Portland
November 20 | Thanksgiving walk at Oxbow | Metro
November 23 | Owl Prowl | Friends of the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
November 25 | Free Metro parks day (no parking fees) | Metro
November 26 | Classroom Discovery Days: Mushrooms | Friends of Tryon Creek
December 3 | Guided Nature Walk, 9:30am | Tualatin Hills Nature Park
December 3 | Waterfowl Watch | Friends of the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
December 7 | Trackers Forest School – Open House | Trackers Earth PDX
December 7 | Owl Prowl | Friends of the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
December 17 | Winter Solstice | Friends of Tryon Creek
December 17 | Winter solstice sunset walk (at Cooper Mountain) | Metro
December 23 | Free Metro parks day (no parking fees) | Metro
February 4 | Raptor Road Trip on Sauvie Island | Audubon Society of Portland
February 17-20 | Great Backyard Bird Count | Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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
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. November’s list is here.