Tualatin Riverkeepers June Events
Wednesday June 4 , 2008
In this issue . . .
- 19th Annual Discovery Day - June 28
- Elected Officials to Race Before Discovery Day
- Fanno Creek Restoration Tour - June 10
- Nature Awareness Talk & Walk - June 14
- Sign Up for Summer Camp - Grades 4-6
- A Special Message from Cooper the Dog
Discovery Day is June 28!
This year the Discovery Paddle Trip is from Eagle Landing near Scholls 5.5 miles to Metro's Greenspace. A leisurely trip through some beautiful scenery in a stretch of the river that is seldom paddled. Our volunteers will make sure you have a good time. Free shuttle provided. Sign up now for the biggest paddle trip or the year by calling 503-620-7507 or e-mailing vicki@tualatinriverkeepers.org. For details Click Here
Come Early and Cheer on Your Favorite Elected Official
Mayors, Councilors, Commissioners, Senators and Representatives will be racing before Discovery Day gets started at 7:45am at Eagle Landing on Rainbow Lane. Don't be late to this exciting race.
Thanks to our Discovery Day Sponsors:
Fanno Creek Restoration Field Trip - June 10 at 6:30pm
Tualatin Riverkeepers Citizen Action Committee invites you to join us for a walking tour of restoration projects along Fanno Creek. Our tour guide will be Kendra Smith, Ecologist for Clean Water Services. We will meet at Fowler Middle School, 10865 SW Walnut in Tigard at 6:30pm on Tuesday June 10. Bring a friend. RSVP brian@tualatinriverkeepers.org.
Nature Awareness Talk & Walk
Saturday, June 14, 2008 from 1pm to 3pm
Tigard Public Library
Tualatin Riverkeepers volunteers will lead a two hour nature walk where adults and kids of all ages are welcome to come learn about the wildlife that exist at the Tigard Public Library Wetlands and along the adjacent Fanno Creek Trail. Learn Nature Awareness techniques that will help you identify wildlife: tracks and sign and enrich your experiences in nature. Contact the Tigard Public Library at 503-684-6537 or visit the Library’s web page at www.tigard-or.gov/library.
Tualatin Riverkeepers is offering two 3-day day camp sessions this summer for adventurers entering grades 4-6. The session at Rood Bridge Park will be June 23-25. The Cook Park session is August 4-6. Activities include tracking, botany, ethnobotany, birding, wildlife explorations and canoeing.
Click to get all the details about summer day camp.
Thanks to the 10th Annual Green Heron Gala Sponsors
Northwest Natural
Anthro Technology Furniture, Ash Creek Forest Management, Hamilton Realty Group, Scholls Valley Native Nursery, Peake Marketing and Washington County Visitors Association
I Give Where I Live
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