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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 colors, and how to recognize them. We will meet indoors at 11 a.m. and head out by 11:15 a.m. for a walk on nearby trails. […]

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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

  • Opening Reception: Following Fire Exhibition

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

    RSVP for your free ticket. Our next featured exhibition will be on view November 1, 2024 – March 30, 2025. Join World Forestry Center for the opening reception of 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 […]

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    Free

  • Following Fire: Opening Reception

    Discovery Museum

    Our next featured exhibition will be on view November 1, 2024 – March 30, 2025. Join World Forestry Center for the opening reception of 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 […]

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  • Pop-Up Forest Crafts

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

    Join us for a special pop-up Forest Craft at the Discovery Museum with RAD Creative! We will be making forest bracelets and Forest in a Bottle! This activity is included […]

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  • Walk & Talk About Trees

    Walk & Talk About Trees: Let’s Talk Conifers!

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

    So what makes conifers or evergreen trees so unique?  We will examine what their cones look like depending on the variety and where they store their seeds. What do they need to grow, and who relies on them to survive? We will meet indoors at 11 a.m. and head out by 11:15 a.m. to walk […]

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    Included with Admission

  • History Pub: The Past, Present and Future of Indigenous Fire Knowledge

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

    Since time immemorial, Indigenous people in the Pacific Northwest have been tending to the land with fire. Indigenous ways of knowing and understanding a place come from generations of careful exploration, experimentation, and observation. In recent centuries, non-Native ideas about fire and its relationships to land and people have dominated management policies and practices. As […]

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    $5

  • History Pub: Indigenous knowledge and cultural burning

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

    Presented by Oregon Historical Society and World Forestry Center, this program is hosted at McMenamin’s Kennedy School. It is the second in a two-part series about forests, climate, and history; the first program on August 26 features a discussion about historic and contemporary relationships among Oregon’s trees, rural and urban forests, and climate change.  Learn more […]

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    $5

  • Forest Festive: Free Admission & Holiday Cheer

    World Forestry Center
    Discovery Museum

    Come join us for a fun-filled day of holiday wreath-making, tree shopping, and forestry education! Get into the festive spirit by creating your very own unique wreath using materials sourced from Oregon's beautiful forests. Don't miss out on this family-friendly, hands-on experience that will bring local forests straight to your doorstep this holiday season. ADMISSION […]

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