Portland Audubon – Heron Hall

Come learn about these amazing species as we spend the day creating crafts inspired by our Amphibian friends, searching for them on nature walks and brainstorming ideas on how to help protect them.

Join us for a day in the Gorge as we go in search of Salmon trying to find their way back to spawn! We will learn about the geology that made the Gorge habitat so special, hike the trails, and visit the Bonneville Fish Hatchery to try and find these amazing fish that are so important to the ecology of the Pacific Northwest.

Come learn about these amazing species as we spend the day creating crafts inspired by our Amphibian friends, searching for them on nature walks and brainstorming ideas on how to help protect them.

Head to Jackson Bottom Wetlands, one of the conservation jewels of Washington County in search of birds and mammals that call this marsh home. You will learn about the tracks that these animals leave behind such as paw prints, scat, nests and tree markings and all the special adaptations that these creatures have in order to help them prepare for the upcoming cold winter.

Come to Audubon to learn what makes raptors so special as you roam our forested trails and investigate wings, talons, skulls and more! This is an all-about-birds camp!

Fernhill Wetlands is a success story for ecological restoration in the Portland Metro area! On this camp you will experience the importance of wetlands for wildlife and the role that humans can play in protecting these key ecosystems that provide safe havens for hundreds of animals that depend on them to survive. Spend the day searching for wildlife and investigate specimens that live in the area.

What is it like to be a bug? How enormous can everything really seem from their perspective? Crawl, fly and buzz on over to our Nature Sanctuary to learn about a day in the life of our favorite 6 and 8 legged friends!

On this Junior trekking camp we will go to Tillamook State Forest and hike one of their amazing medium-grade trails as we learn to interact with nature in a sustainable way, leaving no trace behind and practicing the 10-essentials to outdoor survival. This camp is for students in grades 4-6.

We are going crafty, very crafty! On this camp we will recreate art with natural materials found in our Forests, we will engage all of our sense and reimagine a world where humans and nature coexist in harmony and peace. This is where ecology and the arts meet to make a better world for all.

Spend the day at our Sanctuary learning about the animals that awake when we go to sleep. Investigate owl and bat specimens to learn about the similarities and differences between the two. We will conduct experiments with our own eyes to see human adaptations for seeing at night and then go out in search of some of these creatures in our forest sanctuary!

Let’s head into our sanctuary to practice our stealth and hiding skills. We will learn what type of movements allow us to travel undetected through the woods, how we can learn from animals to better camouflage ourselves and hone our observation skills. Spend the day hiking the trails, camouflaging into the forest and investigating animals that live right here in our forest!

Discover your creative side in this one day camp using materials from nature. We will hike the trails finding inspiration and materials like rocks, sticks, fallen leaves and invasive weeds that will turn into creative arts and crafts projects. This is where nature and crafts meet in artsy ways!

Join us in our Nature Sanctuary to look for clues and signs left behind by wildlife living in our corner of the Pacific Northwest! We’ll learn how mammals prepare to spend the winter months in Oregon and discover that humans are not the only merry mammals thriving in the area

Learn the craft of candle making! You’ll work with beeswax, wicks, and molds to create beautiful and functional nature-themed candles to brighten up the short winter days.