Community Events

April 12, 2025 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am – Grace Fowler-Gore invites you to join the Coast Fork Birders for an April Bird Walk! Date: April 12th, 2025 (Saturday) Start: 8 a.m. Duration: Generally runs 3 about hours Location: Row River Nature Park (East Regional Park) Parking: Designated parking area near the weigh station Wheelchair Parking: In front of Water Treatment Plant Please Note: There are […]

April 10, 2025 – April 13, 2025 @ All Day – Thursday, April 10 – Sunday, April 13 This four day workshop has been created to build community and skills around land stewardship/tending, restoration, and management for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Led by experienced queer land managers and educators, this workshop is an opportunity to work in community to explore or deepen your own knowledge of restoration […]

March 29, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Join us from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, March 29th for our next volunteer work party at Row River Nature Park’s Pollinator Garden! Following February’s work trimming back the blackberries and removing weeds from from the existing pollinator garden, we’re looking forward to getting some new pollinator-friendly plants in the ground. We’d originally had this […]

March 25, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Your favorite family-friendly informative public meeting series returns, bringing a stellar line-up of guest speakers on a variety of fascinating topics! Our March event celebrates 50 years of land stewardship at Cerro Gordo, a presentation by author Eric Alan and McKenzie River Trust Stewardship Program Manager, Jodi Lemmer. In 1974, an idealistic and motivated group […]

February 15, 2025 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am – Grace Fowler-Gore invites you to join the Coast Fork Birders for a February Bird Walk as part of this years Great Backyard Bird Count! Date: February 15th, 2025 Saturday Start: 8 a.m. Duration: Generally runs 3 hours. Location: Row River Nature Park Parking: The weigh station Wheelchair Parking:  In front of the water treatment ponds  Please Note: There are no restrooms available at […]

February 22, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Join us for a weeding work party on Saturday, February 22nd, from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Pollinator Garden in Row River Nature Park! Our main goal for this first gathering is to remove weeds from the existing pollinator garden and trim back surrounding blackberry bushes, setting the stage for planting new pollinator-friendly […]

March 22, 2025 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am – Mark your calendars for birding together at the eBird Hotspot, Chambers Covered Railroad Bridge and pond! Date: March 22nd, 2025 Saturday Start Time: 8 a.m. Duration Time: Generally runs 2 hours. Location: Chambers Covered Railroad Bridge and pond. Parking: Intersection of Whitman Blvd & S. River Rd. Wheelchair Parking: Intersection of Whitman Blvd & S. […]

February 25, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Your favorite family-friendly informative public meeting series returns, bringing a stellar line-up of guest speakers on a variety of fascinating topics! Our February event will feature Chandra LeGue, author of Oregon’s Ancient Forests: A Hiking Guide. This talk will help connect you to ancient forests nearby, explore what makes them so special, and discuss the […]

January 25, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Join us on Saturday, January 25th, from 10 AM to 2 PM for an ivy-pulling extravaganza at Chambers Covered Bridge! Whether it rains or shines, enjoy some tea and doughnuts as we tackle that pesky English ivy. Come be part of the fun and lend a helping hand to Mother Nature while enhancing the environment […]

January 28, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Your favorite family-friendly informative public meeting series returns, bringing a stellar line-up of guest speakers on a variety of fascinating topics! This month we’re looking forward to a great presentation by Mount Pisgah Arboretum Environmental Educator, Kevin House. Kevin was born and raised in Oregon where he grew up camping, hiking, and enjoying the outdoors. […]