• 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 […]

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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 […]

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  • Walk & Talk About Trees

    Walk & Talk About Trees: Douglas Firs…fir sure

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

    Are you curious to know more about our state's tree? Do you have an odd fascination with this towering powerhouse of the Pacific Northwest? What is with the story of […]

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    Included with Admission
  • Forest Crafts

    Forest Crafts: Paper Snails

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

    This January, come make paper snails with us! These curious, compact, and clever crafts are sure to keep you and your houseplants company on these dreary winter days! Join us […]

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    Free – $8
  • Artist Talk: Following Fire and Fire Maps

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

    Please RSVP for Free Ticket Doors and Gallery Tour: 6:00PM Artist Talk: 6:30PM Cost: Free, RSVP required Join us in the Discovery Museum’s art gallery for a behind the scenes conversation with the creators of World Forestry Center’s featured temporary exhibitions. Following Fire, A Resilient Forest / An Uncertain Future by photographer David Paul Bayles and disturbance ecologist Frederick Swanson, studies […]

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    Free