QUEER ECOLOGY – Portland EcoFilm Fest
The Portland EcoFilm Festival presents its first ever screening at Cinema 21! It's an encore presentation of this season's QUEER ECOLOGY program, featuring three new films by queer filmmakers about […]
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Cinema 21 616 NW 21st Avenue, Portland, OR, United States
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Guided Hike – Tryon Creek
Friends of Tryon Creek 11321 South Terwilliger Boulevard, Portland, OR, United StatesJoin Oregon State Park Rangers and volunteer Naturalists to venture out with a park guide for a free nature hike to explore Tryon Creek’s forest and learn about the plants […]
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Botany for Birders: Fruit
Bird Alliance of Oregon Visitor Center 5151 NW Cornell Road, Portland, OR, United StatesJoin local arborist, ecologist and birder Ryan Gilpin on a series of classes designed to help birders explore the plant world. Every month, Ryan will focus on a particular characteristic of trees (such as leaves or bark) and use that character to understand more about the plant. This session will focus on flowers. Through coupled classroom and field sessions Ryan will help you increase your ability to describe that plant and connect to the natural world around you.
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Introduction to Wetland Ecology and Mapping
Bark Office 351 NE 18th Avenue, Portland, OregonJoin Bark staff to learn about basic wetland ecology and Barks work to protect on Mt. Hood! Wetlands are often in and around forested areas proposed for logging and other […]
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Field Trip: Botany for Birders – Fruit at Columbia Children’s Arboretum
Columbia Children’s ArboretumNow that we have all the pieces (conifers, flowers, leaves, fruit), we can practice putting it all together while birding both the upper urban area around the parking lot and the lower natural area. We should be able to describe which tree we are seeing a good bird in to our fellow students and identify most trees to be able to learn more about them. We will scout for fruit, and prepare for the much more intimidating season rapidly approaching, winter tree identification.
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The Hover Fly: Predaceous Pollinator Workshop
4700 NE 78th St 4700 Northeast 78th Street, Vancouver, WA, United StatesHover flies, a family of flies known as bee mimics, frequently seen darting around flowers. Come learn about these interesting pollinators! Hover flies, also known as syrphids or flower flies, […]
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Bark Out: The Freshwater Trust
Wildwood Recreation Center 65670 US-26,, Welches, OregonBark is teaming up with The Freshwater Trust to lead an educational walk focused on in-stream and riparian habitat restoration. Join us May 18th, 10:30-1:30 at the Cascade Streamwatch Trailhead […]
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Slough Science: Climate Resilience At Home, In Your Yard, and Beyond
Join Columbia Slough Watershed Council for the monthly Slough Science event series! This month we are excited to partner with East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District for a workshop […]
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Insect Restoration And Conservation: Creating Usable Habitats In Human-Dominated Landscapes
VirtualThis event will be recorded and posted to: the Xerces Society YouTube channel Although most ecosystems on Earth are altered by humans, we still have little understanding of how to […]
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Moss and Lichens of the PNW
Hoyt Arboretum 4000 SW Fairview Blvd, Portland, OR, United StatesJoin instructor Ruth Williams as she takes you on a walking exploration of the most common tiny green wonders you will see on local trails. Registration required.
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Thigmomorphogenesis, or Why Most Trees Don’t Fall Over
Alberta Rose Theater 3000 NE Alberta Street, Portland, OregonThigmomorphogenesis, or Why Most Trees Don’t Fall Over Back by popular demand! Have you ever noticed a tree not fall over? A tree’s natural state is upright—it’s their default mode. Yet, myths pervade: “You should thin your tree” “You should top your tree” “Douglas-firs have shallow roots” “Lone trees are more likely to fall” “The roots […]
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The Fascinating World Of Bees: From Novel Monitoring Tools To Landscape-Level Stressors
VirtualThis event will be recorded and posted to: the Xerces Society YouTube channel In this webinar, Dr. Laura Figueroa will present on the importance of pollinators worldwide, factors that influence pollinator communities, and novel monitoring tools (including non-lethal AI based approaches), for monitoring pollinators in changing landscapes. She will present work on bee communities in […]
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Wetland Mapping Field Day
Mt HoodJoin Bark for a Mt Hood Wetland Mapping Field Day! No experience required! Wetlands serve many functions- from biodiversity hotspots, water storage and filtration, aquifer replenishment, wildfire breaks and more. Luckily, wetlands are protected from logging and other destructive treatments in timber sales. However, when the Forest Service plans timber sales, they refer to the National […]
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2025 Dragonfly Day
Tegart Pond 4293 SW Brixton Ave, Gresham, OR, United StatesDragonfly Day is here! We’re celebrating our favorite flying friends with a bunch of fun activities that kids and adults will enjoy! Join us on Saturday, June 14th from 1pm – 3pm at Tegart Ponds in SW Gresham. You can… Try your hand at catching dragonflies Learn about differences between dragonflies and damselflies Make dragonfly […]
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BRING THEM HOME and THE CAVALRY – Portland EcoFilm Fest
Cinema 21 616 NW 21st Avenue, Portland, OR, United StatesIn a world with so many fences, what does it mean to be free? The Portland premieres of two new films about humans, horses, buffalo, Indigeneity, and colonization. Featuring an official selection in our Indigenous Voices series, BRING THEM HOME, produced and narrated by Academy Award nominee, Lily Gladstone (RESERVATION DOGS, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER […]
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