Forest Pub | Lookout Landscape
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Join artist David Buckley Borden for a conversation about Lookout Landscape, a new immersive installation at World Forestry Center that reimagines the iconic lookout tower, trail culture, and backcountry gear as a lens into the complex relationships between working forests and the people who depend on them.
Through bold, playful visuals and unexpected materials, Borden invites us to see forests differently, revealing the tensions, histories, and systems that shape these landscapes. Wildfire and other forms of disturbance, both natural and human-made, provide a timely context for this exploration of how we understand and interact with the forest.
On view at World Forestry Center through August28, 2026 - February 28, 2027.
Learn more: https://worldforestry.org/lookoutlandscape/
u003cpu003eu003cspanu003eCome explore the remarkable stories held within some of Oregon’s most extraordinary trees, from ancient old-growth stands to trees whose seeds have traveled to the Moon. Across the state, these living landmarks serve as anchors to our shared history, connecting past and present in ways few other things can. u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspanu003eFor more than 30 years, both the State of Oregon and the City of Portland have stewarded heritage tree programs that honor and protect these trees while inviting the public into their stories.u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspanu003eJoin us for this u003cbu003eForest Pubu003c/bu003e with historian David-Paul B. Hedberg, chair of the Oregon State Heritage Tree Program, for an evening of storytelling and insight drawn from his years of work with both programs—and discover how heritage trees shape our understanding of place, memory, and time.u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspanu003ePresented by u003ca href=u0022https://www.ohs.org/events/trees-landscapes-climate-and-what-comes-next.cfmu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 title=u0022https://www.ohs.org/events/trees-landscapes-climate-and-what-comes-next.cfmu0022 data-outlook-id=u0022ce8823e0-5d0e-4459-ac7a-b49bee532984u0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eOregon Historical Societyu003c/au003e and World Forestry Center, this program is hosted at u003ca href=u0022https://www.mcmenamins.com/mission-theateru0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 title=u0022https://www.mcmenamins.com/mission-theateru0022 data-outlook-id=u002235bb78ec-9168-4274-acf3-971f4d54578fu0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eMcMenamin's Mission Theateru003c/au003e.u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspanu003eu003cbu003eBefore the Pub: u003c/bu003eArrive early for a pre–Forest Pub walking tour of heritage trees in NW Portland’s Couch Park. Meet at the park at 5:30 PM.u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cdivu003eu003cbu003eAbout the Speaker: u003c/bu003eDavid-Paul B. Hedberg is principal historian at Outdoor History Consulting in Portland, Oregon, and current chair of the Oregon State Heritage Tree Program. His work focuses on environmental history, the Pacific Northwest, and public interpretation. He has developed public history programs for Portland Parks u0026amp; Recreation, including u003ciu003eFrom Stumptown to Treetown: A Field Guide for Interpreting Portland's History Through its Heritage Treesu003c/iu003e, and served as series producer for u003ciu003eCanopy Stories,u003c/iu003e a film anthology by NW Documentary about storied trees in Portland. 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Light of u003ca href=u0022https://www.instagram.com/dragmeoutside/u0022u003eDrag Me Outsideu003c/au003e.nnDrag Me Outside, a Portland-based group founded by drag queen Efemmera Gendera and drag king Thespis D. Light, reimagines how we engage with the natural world. By blending drag performance with their nature-focused backgrounds, they open unexpected and inclusive pathways into environmental learning, creating space for curiosity, connection, and belonging.nnThis month’s Forest Pub celebrates Pride month and is all about expanding who feels welcome in conversations about forests, and how those conversations begin. Through performance, storytelling, and lived experience, Efemmera and Thespis invite us to see forests differently: as places of expression, community, and possibility.nnJoin us for an evening of drag, dialogue, and connection, and explore how new perspectives can deepen our relationship with the natural world.u0022}}},u0022builderVersionu0022:u00225.0.0-public-beta.1u0022} /u002du002du003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:divi/column u002du002du003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:divi/row u002du002du003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:divi/section u002du002du003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:divi/placeholder u002du002du003eu003c/pu003e
