• Following Fire: Featured Exhibit

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

    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 […]

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  • Forest Pub

    Forest Pub: Walking Trees

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

    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 struggling to keep up. As a result, scientists are exploring what might happen if we step in to assist them. OPB’s All Science No Fiction […]

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  • Forest Crafts

    Forest Crafts

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

    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
  • Forest Pub

    Forest Pub: Stories of the PNW Told by Tree Rings

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

    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 us something about the past climate, local cultures, ecosystems, and even help reconstruct the history of wildfire. Develop a shared understanding of the ecological and […]

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    $10 – $20
  • Log Lady Day

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

    🌲 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
    Discovery Museum

    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 snails, seed shares, and fairy houses - tap into your creative side and make something memorable. This event is family-friendly, and crafts are geared toward […]

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    Free – $8
  • Science for All Showcase

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

    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, for an interactive evening of workshops, resource tables, and lightning talks. Designed for community connectors including educators, librarians, museum professionals, and others with networking opportunities […]

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  • Sasquatch: Ancestral Guardians

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

    “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
    Family-Friendly

    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 children and engage the imagination. Coloring pages are also available. This offering is included with museum admission.

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  • Be Wildfire Aware! Community Preparedness Event

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

    Become fire-adapted and keep you and your community safe from wildfire.  Dates: June 7 & 8, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (both days) Admission: Free Co-hosted by: World Forestry Center Oregon State Fire Marshal Portland Fire & Rescue Generously Sponsored by:  PGE OPB In light of increasing wildfire risks, it's more important than […]

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    FREE