Following Fire: Featured Exhibit

Discovery Museum Gallery 4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR, United States

On display November 1, 2024 - April 27, 2025, extended date. World Forestry Center presents Following Fire: A Resilient Forest / An Uncertain Future. This exhibition by photographer David Paul Bayles and disturbance ecologist Frederick J. Swanson follows the recovery of 173,000 acres of forests and towns that burned along the McKenzie River during the Holiday […]

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Forest Storytime

Forest Storytime

Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR, United States

On the first Saturday of the month, join us in the Discovery Museum's reading nook for Forest Storytime. A storytime dedicated to forests and forest-themed books that connect adults and […]

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Forest Pub

Forest Pub: Walking Trees

McMenamins Mission Theater 1624 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR, United States

Purchase tickets here!   Our forests are walking, but should they be running? Fossil evidence shows that trees naturally migrate, but with the current pace of climate change, they are […]

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Forest Crafts

Forest Crafts

Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR, United States

Join us once a month and explore your creative nature here at World Forestry Center's Discovery Museum with our friend at RAD Creative. From Forests in a Bottle to paper […]

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Free – $8

What the Log Saw: Honoring the legacy of Catherine “The Log Lady” Coulson: Pop-Up Exhibit

Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR, United States

ON DISPLAY: May 1 - June 8, 2025 Learn more here. This pop-up exhibit honors the legacy of Catherine Coulson, who brought the iconic character of Margaret “The Log Lady” Lanterman to life, and explores how she took that role beyond the screen to make a real-world impact in her communities. Step into the world […]

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Included with Admission
Forest Pub

Forest Pub: Stories of the PNW Told by Tree Rings

McMenamins Mission Theater 1624 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR, United States

Purchase tickets here What can the rings of trees tell us? Cutting-edge research is revealing that tree rings hold more information than simply a tree’s age. Each ring can teach […]

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$10 – $20

Log Lady Day

Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR, United States

🌲 Log Lady Day at the Museum 🌲Join us on Saturday, May 17 for a celebration of the iconic Log Lady! Come dressed in your best Log Lady-inspired look and […]

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Free – $8
Forest Crafts

Forest Crafts

Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR, United States

Join us once a month and explore your creative nature here at World Forestry Center's Discovery Museum with our friend at RAD Creative. From Forests in a Bottle to paper […]

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Free – $8

Science for All Showcase

Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR, United States

We are excited to partner with the Citizen Science Association for their upcoming Science for All Showcase: Explore, Educate, Inspire. Join us on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at the World Forestry Center, […]

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Sasquatch: Ancestral Guardians

Discovery Museum Gallery 4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR, United States

“We must walk lightly when we are between worlds with this sacred being.”  – Phillip Cash Cash Indigenous peoples have long been in relationship with and shared stories about sacred forest […]

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Forest Storytime

Forest Storytime

Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR, United States

On the first Wednesday of the month, join us in the Discovery Museum's reading nook for Forest Storytime. A storytime dedicated to forests and forest-themed books that connect adults and […]

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