Bird Journals: Colorations and Markings with Jude Siegel
Join watercolor artist Jude Siegel and discover fun ways to suggest different markings and coloration on your journal birds.
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Bird Journals: Getting that Pose! with Jude Siegel
In this class, you will learn to observe more skillfully and translate it into your journal. We’ll focus on simplyfying and drawing exactly what is needed to represent the birds you see.
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Bird Journals: Capturing Bird Basics with Jude Siegel
Register for this class to gain some observation skills, and learn to draw those birds in any pose.
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Little Bird Cards with Jude Siegel *FULL*
Create a gift or decoration for the bird-lovers in your life! We will draw and then watercolor birds on small cards (of watercolor paper)!
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Go Lights Out 2023 Kickoff
Mark your calendar for Lights Out Portland, a one-night event in which residential households and commercial buildings dim their lighting in order to raise awareness about the impact of light pollution on migrating birds, about wasted energy in the form of light thrown up into the sky, and about preserving our ability to see stars from the city.
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Catio Tour 2023
The 11th Annual Catio Tour on Saturday, September 9 will offer THREE options: In-Person catio visits, Online Videos, and a special VIP Package! With crafty, creative, and clever solutions, these catios will give you great ideas that fit your budget and space.
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Deep Birding through the Seasons: The Next Generation with Dan van den Broek and Candace Larson
Join Dan and Candace as we use a slower approach to connecting with nature with a focus on understanding birds. From March through July, we’ll dive deep into our senses, focusing on awareness and intention, careful observation, inspired field journaling and basic illustration and mindfulness. Kiddos abound in July, providing us a great opportunity to experience the complex struggle for survival and dispersal.
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Deep Birding through the Seasons: Peak Migration with Dan van den Broek and Candace Larson *FULL*
Join Dan and Candace as we use a slower approach to connecting with nature with a focus on understanding birds. From March through July, we’ll dive deep into our senses, focusing on awareness and intention, careful observation, inspired field journaling and basic illustration and mindfulness. At the height of diversity and abundance in our region, module 2 will help you connect more deeply with the life stories of these amazing world travelers.
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Deep Birding through the Seasons: Spring Approaches with Dan van den Broek and Candace Larson *FULL*
Join Dan and Candace as we use a slower approach to connecting with nature with a focus on understanding birds. From March through July, we’ll dive deep into our senses, focusing on awareness and intention, careful observation, inspired field journaling and basic illustration and mindfulness. Module 1, Spring Approaches, will focus on the changing season, how birds are using the landscape, and an introduction to bird language.
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Willamette Valley Ecology Series with Dan van den Broek and Candace Larson
Gain a deeper relationship with our very own Willamette Valley ecoregion during this three-week intensive with Dan van den Broek and Candace Larson. From geology to lepidoptery with plenty of birding and botanizing along the way, we’ll take a deep dive into the natural and cultural history of the place we call home
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