Connect with Nature!
Connect with Nature!
Click on "Classes" (righthand side of this web page) to see a list of only classes, not bird walks or children's activities. Click on For Kids (righthand side of this web page) to see the walks or classes designed especially with youngsters in mind. Click on Walks to see only the bird walks we have scheduled. To see the calendar as it appears in print format, select the menu item "News" at the top of this page, then click on "View Our Latest Newsletter" . Read more...
This annual event celebrates birds of prey. Explore Sauvie Island in search of magnificent bald eagles, hawks and falcons that spend the winter on the island. On this special day devoted to raptors, experienced naturalists and hawk experts host activities and answer your questions, between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm, at four locations around the island. Enjoy guided bird viewing, meet live raptors up close and sharpen your hawk identification skills. Hot drinks and donuts are available in the morning to keep you warm while you breakfast with the birds. Read more...
Mt Talbert is one of the largest undeveloped volcanic buttes in the Metro area. Explore this extinct volcano on a free, expert-guided bird walk with expert naturalist, Elaine Murphy. Amid two rare habitat types: oak savanna and wet prairie meadow you may see Pileated and Downey Woodpeckers, nuthatches, deer, and more. Read more...
Expect to see grassland, upland, and riparian species, and some early fall migrants on a free expert-guided bird walk on Sauvie Island. Wildlife expert, Elaine Murphy leads this tour of the birding hotspots on this rural island just a quick hop from Portland. Open grasslands, cottonwood galleries, and its towering oaks offer stellar birding opportunities. Read more...
Join wildlife expert, Elaine Murphy, for a free morning jaunt to Fernhill Wetland's. Viewing stands and trails at this birding hotspot are ideal for watching the thousands of migratory and wintering birds that use this wetland near the confluence of Gales Creek and the Tualatin River. Read more...
Join wildlife expert, Elaine Murphy, for a free morning jaunt to Graham Oaks Nature Park. Metro staff and volunteers have planted over 150,000 trees and 100 million grass and flower seeds, to enhance existing oak savanna and Douglas fir forests. The result is an area rich in wildlife and fauna. Read more...
Enjoy the sights and sounds of migrating and wintering geese, ducks and other birds on this free expert-guided bird walk at the gateway to the Columbia Gorge Scenic Area. Read more...
Discover Tualatin National Wildlife Refuge on a free expert-guided bird walk. This gem of a refuge on the Tualatin River floodplain offers wetland, riparian and upland habitat. Trails and viewing platforms offer prime bird watching opportunities. Read more...
Child educator and naturalist Elaine Murphy introduces kids to the plants and animals that live in the Pacific Northwest on a free nature walk. Read more...
Child educator and naturalist Elaine Murphy introduces kids to the plants and animals that live in the Pacific Northwest on a free nature walk. Read more...
This free expert-guided walk along the trails and boardwalks of Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area is a great opportunity to learn about wetland wildlife such as Osprey, Bald Eagles and Western painted turtles. Read more...
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