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Join us for three days of adventure trekking across the snow and Mt Hood. Learn how to build snow caves for shelter and track coyotes on across moonlit winter morning.

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Join us for three days of adventure trekking across the snow and Mt Hood. Learn how to build snow caves for shelter and track coyotes on across moonlit winter morning.

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City Riparian has engaged neighbors in a collective process to design and install a forest garden on an empty lot in Southeast Portland (2234 SE 30th.)  We've embarked on a journey to incubate both social and natural capital, furthering our connection to each other and place.

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When you garden with native plants, natural landscapes, and healthy gardening practices, you use less water and fewer chemicals, reducing runoff and pollution.  This class will help you to make informed choices about what you plant, where best to plant it and how to care for it.  Native plants attract birds and butterflies and require less time and energy for their care.  You’ll receive a free workbook and native plant to take home.  Rain or shine, we’ll be going outside to study plants in the garden.  

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September 9, 2006
10am – 6pm
721 NW Ninth Avenue
Portland, Oregon

free and open to the public

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Our Creeks, Our Selves: Watershed Tour of Rock and Bronson Creeks

Our creeks are the stories of ourselves. Their health, flow, and wildlife they support all reflect the human state, past and present. Join the Rock Creek Watershed Partners as we explore the state of Rock and Bronson Creeks on Saturday, June 17^th from 10am to 1pm. The headwaters of these creeks begin in the slopes draining Skyline Blvd and the west hills and wind their way down through Hillsboro and Beaverton. They flow through agricultural, forested, and urbanized areas. On our tour, we’ll discuss cultural and natural history, wildlife, watershed health, and ways to enjoy our natural areas through recreation. We will start and end at Portland Community College-Rock Creek Campus. We will be outside walking on relatively stable and even terrrain. Bring water and any snacks. Suggested $5 donation, or gas donation to drivers. Advance registration required; call 503-629-6305 x2953 or email awilson@rcwp.org  Other scheduled tours are Willow and Cedar Mill Creeks on July 15 and Beaverton and Beaverton’s Johnson Creeks on August 19.

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Join the Siskiyou Field Institute for a weekend of courses in Blooms and Birds! On May 20th join Tom Kaye, PhD in "Serpentine Plant Ecology", on a one day foray to learn about the wildflowers, shrubs and trees of the botanically rich serpentine soils of the Siskiyou region. Visit uplands, riparian areas, bogs and areas affected by the Biscuit Fire. Or on May 20th join Dennis P. Vroman and Romain Cooper in Birding  Deer Creek Ranch", now the new home of the Siskiyou Field Institute. On the evening of May 20th join wildlife biologist Lee Webb in a search for that elusive bird. Venture out after dark in the search and learn of the different vocalizations beforehand. On May 20th and 21st join Thomas Atzet, PhD and John Roth, MS, in "Ecological History of the Klamath Province". This region known for its complex and diverse ecosystems is unique. Unravel the mysteries and the history of the ecological complexities and interaction of plant species with soils , geology and climate. On May 21st join Janet Yoder in "Wild and Edible Plants and Plant Uses of the Siskiyous". Learn to identify wild edibles and the poison varieties. Hike in the fields and forests. You will also learn which can be used for cordage, smudges, fire implements and baskets. On May 21st you might want to join Wayne Rolle in "Wildflowers and Plants of the Illinois River Canyon". Spend the day exploring the native plants of the spectacular Illinois River Canyon. Take short hikes into little-visited regions of this area. Learn to indentify local trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, sedges,lichens and mosses. Visit areas burned by the Biscuit Fire! For further info go to www.thesfi.org or call 541-592-3777 

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Bike to Reunite! - June 17th, 2006

Bike to Reunite! is a fun-filled, clue led ride all over the city of Portland where folks will ride as individuals or in teams of up to 5 riders and test their knowledge of the city, global issues and south American factoids in a race for the finish. So get your friends together and come up with your Team Theme so you can show the rest who’s #1. Costumes, signs, and noisemakers are encouraged! All who make it back to the end point will be entered to win excellent raffle prizes. There will be a post party at the County Cork Public House to quench our thirst after a day of riding!

• Registration will begin at 9:00 am at the corner of NE MLK Jr. Blvd & NE Graham.
• The scavenger hunt will go from 10am to 2pm and end at the same location.
• There will be a raffle and Presentation from 2pm to 3pm for all those who participated.
• At 3pm we will head to the County Cork Public House for refreshments and entertainment.

Cost to register for the event is $20 per rider. Each rider is asked to raise $100 through our easy-to-use sponsorship tools. All sponsorship funds are due by the morning of the event. Team Captain's please have each rider register independently below. We will email you the pledge sheet and a sample email to send to your friends and family after registration.