Sara Lozito

riverfestparade@gmail.com

Description: As part of the first Portland Riverfest join with your fellow
greater-Portlanders for the first Willamette Species Parade. Come
celebrate all the species of the Willamette River in this fun,

Sara Lozito

riverfestparade@gmail.com

As part of the first Portland Riverfest join with your fellow greater-Portlanders for the first Willamette Species Parade. Come celebrate all the species of the Willamette River in this fun, participant-heavy parade! Participate in pre-parade workshops to make costumes, puppets, masks, human-powered floats and anything else you can think of (materials provided). All are welcome!

Jenifer Naas
jenifer.naas@clark.wa.gov 360-397-6060 x 7703

Sign Up for FREE Watershed Stewards Volunteer Training!

Learn what you can do to maintain healthy watersheds for your community, fish and wildlife and future generations.

Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9:00 pm

The August 18 PPG meeting will be at Raevyn Carney's Nemeton Farm.

Work party at 4:00 (or earlier if you wish), Potluck at 6:00, Tour at 7:00.

Here's Raevyn's description of her farm, and directions:

503-636-4112 x102 or register@berrybot.org

Troughs are ideal for small space gardening. Whether you're new to rock gardening or an "old hand," you'll enjoy the camaraderie and cement-mixing efforts of a group, led by tough expert Ginny Maffitt. You will take home a medium sized trough of your own.

503-636-4112 x102 or register@berrybot.org

A hedgerow is a row of trees, shrubs, ground covers, vines and herbs that divide or border fields, waterways or lots. Learn how to implement and maintain a hedgerow on a lot of any size, to provide shelter and food for wildlife, windbreaks, soil stabilization and even an income source. Horticulturist Jude Hobbs, with her business, Cascadia Landscape Design, has focused on environmental design solutions since 1982. There will be lecture in the morning and in the afternoon, we’ll be installing a hedgerow in the Garden!

503-636-4112 x102 or register@berrybot.org

Isabelle Aurel, of Desire in Sunlight, brings her experience and aesthetic sense to teaching as well as creating. Using 100% natural plant essences, create your own special fragrance. Workshop offered in two parts: Part 1: create 1/4 ounce of creme perfume; Part 2: 1/8 ounce of liquid perfume. May attend one part only. Each part is 2 hrs, and there will be an hour lunch break during which Isabelle will share her special "perfume chocolate."

503-636-4112 x102 or register@berrybot.org

How does a simple fruit in the cucumber family become a stunning piece of art? It takes some effort, but its fun effort. Kim Black will teach the process of taking a dried gourd through the cutting, cleaning, sanding, drilling, painting…resulting in your own gourd art treasure with pine needle accents. You will take home a second half of gourd to practice on at home.

Emily Cain
Program Coordinator
Center for Earth Leadership
503.227.2315
emily@earthleaders.org

HOW TO BE AN AGENT OF CHANGE IN YOUR CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE
Thursdays, Sept. 18, Sept. 25, Oct. 2, Oct. 9, Oct. 16, and Nov. 13 – 7:00 to 8:45 pm
Presenters: Jeanne or Dick Roy and co-presenter

Each of us is a member of numerous circles of influence, such as a workplace, neighborhood, club or organization, school, center of faith, extended family, condominium association, etc. Each circle provides a natural arena for the work of the change agent seeking to create a more sustainable culture. In the broader community, such as the City of Portland or the State of Oregon, the culture is a composite of the values, attitudes, and habits of its citizens and its myriad circles of influence. Thus, as an agent of change works within a confined circle, the agent is also pulling the broader community along the path of sustainability.

www.trackersnw.com
503.453.3038
info@trackersnw.com

Rekindling The Fire: Primitive Skills & The Lost Art Of Living

Brian Schuch of the Cascadia Survival Guild takes you through an evening series of primitive skills and craftsmanship that are the human birthright: including primitive techniques in building fires, medicinal edible plants, stone tool making, weaving from local plants, shelter and caretaking for community and the landscape around you. These classes will fill quickly, we are only taking 12 participants and many people already have a standing reservation.