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  • The Hagenstein Lectures: Emerging Voices in Forestry

    Cheatham Hall 4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR, United States
    Hagenstein

    Purchase Tickets Here   Visit The Hagenstein Lectures website to learn more about the event.   Questions? Email Rick Zenn, Senior Fellow at rzenn@worldforesty.org   Emerging Voices in Forestry is sponsored by Oregon Forest Research Institute, The Heathman Hotel, Friends of Trees, Hopworks Urban Brewery, and USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region.   Download flyer (pdf) […]

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    $10

  • Tree People: Featured Exhibit

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

    World Forestry Center presents Tree People, an exhibition by Finnish photographers Ritva Kovalainen and Sanni Seppo. This exhibition braids forest mythology with an almost forgotten treasure trove of customs and beliefs, portraying the sacred connection between people and trees in Finnish folk culture. On display,  June 1-September 29. Learn more at worldforestry.org/treepeople

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  • Tree People Coffee Hour with Nordic Northwest

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

    Join us for this special summer Coffee Hour hosted in partnership with Nordic Northwest at the World Forest Center on Sunday, August 4 at 1:00 pm. In celebration of the temporary exhibitionTree People, Nordic Northwest is bringing a Finnish flair to this coffee break. This event will include mingling time over coffee and treats, as well […]

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  • Storytime with Andrea

    Storytime with Andrea

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

    Join us for forest-themed storytime in our reading nook with Andrea. This is open to families with young children. Coloring pages are also available. This is included with museum admission.

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  • Forest Crafts with RAD Creative

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

    We have partnered with Portland-based children’s art coordinator RAD Creative to provide all-ages crafts at the Discovery Museum once a month. Each month features a different forest-centric craft: June 15 – forest bracelets; July 20 – forest in a bottle; August 17 – tree people. Work on the craft as a family and bring the […]

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  • Storytime with Andrea

    Storytime with Andrea

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

    Join us for forest-themed storytime in our reading nook with Andrea. This is open to families with young children. Coloring pages are also available. This is included with museum admission.

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  • History Pub: Trees, Landscapes, Climate, and What Comes Next

    McMenamins' Kennedy School Theater 5736 NE 33rd Ave., Portland, OR, United States
    Adult

    As we endure another season of heat waves and catastrophic wildfires, Vivek Shandas and Joshua Howe will discuss the historic and contemporary relationships among Oregon’s trees, rural and urban forests, and climate change.   Tickets are available here for purchase ($5) or at the door ($6).   Oregon’s landscapes have been shaped by forces including […]

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    $5

  • Artist Talk: Tree People

    Mt. Hood Room, Discovery Museum at the World Forestry Center 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR, United States
    Adult

    Tree People: Artist Talk with Finnish Photographers Ritva Kovalainen and Sanni Seppo. Cost: Free, in support of First Friday! Seating is limited, RSVP for a free ticket here. Doors: 6:00PM  Optional Gallery Tour: 6:30PM  Artist talk: 7:00PM  Calling in from Finland, Ritva Kovalainen and Sanni Seppo, the artists behind World Forestry Center’s featured art exhibition Tree […]

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    Free

  • Forest Storytime, Oregon Science Festival

    Discovery Museum

    Join us in the Discovery Museum’s reading nook for a special Forest Storytime during Oregon Science Festival’s Science Week. This is a storytime dedicated to forests and forest-themed books that connect adults and children and engage the imagination. There will also be a forest crafting session after the reading. This offering is included with museum admission. […]

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  • CANOPY: Forests + Markets + Society

    World Forestry Center
    Discovery Museum

    For 22 years, World Forestry Center has convened investors, land managers, advisors, carbon project developers, and others in the forestland investment space for a 2.5 day conference in Portland, Oregon. CANOPY: Forests + Markets + Society, is the premier annual event on institutional forestland investing. Learn more at worldforestry.org/canopy

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  • Walk & Talk About Trees

    Walk & Talk About Trees: Deciduous Divas

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

    What makes deciduous trees unique? What happens to trees this time of year? Join us for a family-friendly walk and talk to explore the world of deciduous trees, why they turn […]

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    Included with Admission

  • Land of The Lichen: Presented by Science Friday and World Forestry Center

    Miller Hall at the World Forestry Center
    Adult

    Portland, Science Friday has really taken a lichen to you. That’s why Ira Flatow is coming to the World Forestry Center for a day full of the fuzzy growths on trees, roofs and gravestones. Join Science Friday and the World Forestry Center as we highlight these special symbiotic organisms! Meet experts in the forests, hear […]

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    $45