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Two upcoming Portland area children & nature events

Attention parents, teachers, school administrators, and informal educators, here are two events of interest being put on by The Intertwine next month: Children, Nature & Schools Symposium (Oregon Zoo) March 13 (Mon), 9a-6p $50, register by 3/8 Clark County Youth … Continue reading

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Northwest Children’s Nature Play Week, Sept 11 – 15

Are you interested in children, play, and nature? If so, you might consider attending some of the events organized as the Northwest Children’s Nature Play Week, coming up real soon: Sept. 11-15. This is all organized by The Intertwine, Metro, … Continue reading

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Regional Nature Play and Education Symposium in Portland, Sept. 15

Metro, The Intertwine, and other groups have organized this symposium to go along with other events as part of filmmaker David Bond’s visit to Portland in September. His film, Project Wild Thing, about marketing nature to children in the UK, will … Continue reading

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Richard Louv to speak in Portland, June 21st

Last time Richard Louv spoke in Portland, at an event organized by the Audubon Society of Portland and the Oregon Zoo, I missed out (I was giving my own talk on Darwin for a local skeptic group). Louv, the author … Continue reading

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The Intertwine Alliance Summit, Portland City Hall

The same day we hiked the 4T Trail (), Patrick and I stopped by City Hall in downtown Portland because I had heard that The Intertwine was having some kind of event there. It was The Intertwine Alliance Summit, with … Continue reading

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Connecting to the Natural World lecture May 20th, workshops May 21st

Via: To help celebrate the 2011 United Nations International Year of Forests, the University of Portland School of Education, The World Forestry Center, Oregon State University, Oregon Forest Resource Institute and Oregon Natural Resources Education Program invite you to join us … Continue reading

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