Our Community Outreach programs like the Science Pub are very popular, fun and family friendly. Check out upcoming events here.
Turtle Flats Bird Walk (Registration Required)
March 17, 2019 at 8:00 am – 11:00 am – The Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council (CFWWC) and Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah (FBP) join forces to perform the 3rd Annual Bird Count at Turtle Flats on SUNDAY, March 17th 8-11am. Turtle Flats is the Friends’ 63-acre property where they are doing extensive floodplain restoration. This site, where the Coast Fork and Middle Fork of […]
Cottage Grove High School Bird Walk
March 2, 2019 at 8:00 am – 11:00 am – Join the Coast Fork Birders on Saturday, March 2nd at 8am for fun bird walk led by Grace Fowler-Gore. Participants of all birding abilities are encouraged to join. The walk will be on both paved and unpaved surfaces. Be sure to bring weather appropriate clothing and footwear, binoculars and bird identification book if you have […]
Great Backyard Bird Count
February 16, 2019 at 8:00 am – 11:00 am – Join the Coast Fork Birders at Row River Nature Park on Saturday, February 16th at 8am for the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). Led by Julie Parker, participants will search for a variety of species, count numbers of individuals, identify gender and breeding status in a nation-wide effort to create a real-time snapshot of bird […]
February Science Pub – “Stage 0” Landscape Scale Restoration
February 26, 2019 at 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm –
Slimy Creatures! This presentation will explore slugs, snails, worms and more! They might be a bit goopy, sometimes drippy and high on your personal yuck factor scale, but these underappreciated little critters are more fascinating than you’ve ever imagined.
Fall Bird Walk
November 17, 2018 at 9:00 am – 11:00 am – Join the Coast Fork Birders for a fall bird walk led by Grace Fowler-Gore. This beginner-friendly outing welcomes participants of all birding abilities. The terrain at Row River Nature Park is flat and the walk will be on paved and unpaved surfaces. Bring weather appropriate clothing and footwear, water, snack, binoculars and bird identification book. […]
Fall Birding For Beginners
October 13, 2018 at 9:00 am – 11:00 am – Join the Coast Fork Birders for an introductory bird walk led by Grace Fowler-Gore. This bird walk is open to participants of all birding abilities but will be focused on introducing bird watching to beginners. The terrain is flat and the walk will be on paths. Dress for the weather and bring your own water, […]
September Bird Walk at Dorris Ranch
September 29, 2018 at 8:00 am – 10:00 am – Join the Coast Fork Birders at Willamalane’s Dorris Ranch for a beginner-friendly bird walk. Alison Center will lead the group in a survey to help track the impact on bird species as the old hazelnut orchards are restored to Oregon white oak habitat in a habitat improvement project implemented by the Middle Fork Willamette Watershed […]
November Science Pub – Cerro Gordo Land Conservancy
November 27, 2018 at 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm –
Slimy Creatures! This presentation will explore slugs, snails, worms and more! They might be a bit goopy, sometimes drippy and high on your personal yuck factor scale, but these underappreciated little critters are more fascinating than you’ve ever imagined.
October Science Pub – Eye of Newt and Skin of Toad
October 23, 2018 at 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm –
Slimy Creatures! This presentation will explore slugs, snails, worms and more! They might be a bit goopy, sometimes drippy and high on your personal yuck factor scale, but these underappreciated little critters are more fascinating than you’ve ever imagined.
