Join us in Gresham for a FREE Spring Birds identification class taught by James Davis, Metro naturalist. This class will focus on all the birds that are now coming back from wintering in the tropics. This class would be a perfect intro into bird surveying with the City of Gresham for the 2014 season. Class is offered […]
Join West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District for their annual Soil School for gardeners and small farm owners. Learn about soil structure and composition, analyze and interpret your own soil sample, and get your hands dirty taking soil tests and learning about native plant habitats. Speakers include: Dr. Doug Tallamy, University of Delaware, author […]
Join us for a volunteer restoration event in Gresham, sponsored by the 2014 Kiwanis One Day, a global annual community day of service. JCWC needs your help locally to fight back against non-native invasive blackberry. See how fun and rewarding it is to experience environmental revitalization first hand. Bring sturdy shoes, boots and gloves if […]
Join the Reed College community in restoring native plant habitat and enhancing water quality in the Reed canyon, the headwaters of Crystal Springs Creek. The Canyon is also home to a growing population of wildlife and native plants and to Reed Lake, which has been deemed the oldest naturally occurring lake in Portland. This event […]
City of Gresham is seeking volunteers to survey a natural area or urban site four times over an eight week period, approximately one hour per survey. Participants are asked to survey around 4 times (every other week) in order to capture good population data for seasonal migrants as well as the over wintering species too. […]