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Portland Botanical Garden Plant Stroll
Aug
26

Portland Botanical Garden Plant Stroll

I’ve partnered with the Portland Botanical Garden to put on a plant stroll! Come join us.

This stroll will take place on August 26th at Overlook Park. We will meet by the pavilion; check out the map in our photo reel for reference! Please plan to arrive a few minutes early for an orientation so that we can begin promptly at 10:00am. Strolls are two hours long, from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Our pace will be slow and leisurely, primarily on grass and pavement. One section is a gentle switchback climb on pea gravel that will take us out of the park and into the surrounding neighborhood. If you want to avoid this, our guides can direct you to an alternate path to meet up with the group again. As much as we love dogs, please leave your furry friend at home for this event. Service animals as defined by the ADA are welcome.

We suggest a donation of $5 or more per ticket for folks that have the expendable financial resources to do so. Your donation creates the capacity to build our plant stroll program and to ensure that learning about plants is accessible to all, including those experiencing financial hardship or insecurity.

Details and Registration Here

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Flowering Trees Walk at Hoyt Arboretum
May
7

Flowering Trees Walk at Hoyt Arboretum

Flowering plants took the world by storm when they come on the seen some 275 million years ago. Since then, they have diversified to almost every conceivable form and have made an art out of partnership. This course will take a stroll through Hoyt Arboretum’s flowering tree collections and discuss what flowers are exactly and how they work. We’ll discuss the impact their evolution has has on the world around us.

Class size is limited and pre-registration is required.

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Aug
2

Heritage Tree Bike Ride

Join local arborists Casey Clapp and Dan Gleason as they wheel through North and Northeast Portland to spotlight some of the neighborhood Heritage Trees. What are Heritage Trees? What makes them so special? What is so cool about trees anyway? All these topics and more, as well as some interesting insights on trees in Portland. You may recognize Casey and Dan from your local tree community events or educational talks, or you may have heard Casey on Completely Arbortrary, a Portland-based podcast about trees and other related topics.

More Info Here!

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Jul
23

Tamanawas Falls Trail Ambassador Training Hike

I’ll be guest-hiking with the Trailkeepers of Oregon at Tamanawas Falls during a Trail Ambassador Training hike. This is a hike to help get the Trail Ambassadors acquainted with their trails, and they were kind enough to ask me to join in and talk a bit about the trees and forest along the way.

If you’re interesting in volunteering with Trailkeepers of Oregon, or just have some spare time to go on a hike, join in on our group. You can sign up on here.

Trail Ambassadors communicate key safety and trail condition information integral to both keeping folks safe and promoting stewardship of our most heavily visited recreation sites. Staying on official trails, packing out waste, being responsible with pets, and knowing about other nearby options if the destination is overcrowded, are important aspects of the program.

About Trailkeepers of Oregon

Trailkeepers of Oregon’s (TKO) mission is to protect and enhance the Oregon hiking experience through stewardship, advocacy, outreach and education. They manage the popular hiking resource oregonhikers.org and work with thousands of volunteers every year on trail stewardship projects and Trail Ambassador activities across Oregon’s national forests, state parks and beyond.You can find out more about TKO’s work at https://www.trailkeepersoforegon.org/.

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