Help spruce up our wildlife sanctuary and be a part of the Martin Luther King Jr Weekend of Service! Volunteers will help with trail maintenance, naturescaping, removing invasive species, and native plantings.
Enter the world of the fish and the frog to scout for aquatic animals. Search out insects in our stream and look under rocks to find tons of camouflaged creatures.
Learn how to identify and appreciate the wonderful, colorful birds that visit your neighborhood. Use binoculars to scan the Portland Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary for birds of prey, songbirds and woodpeckers.
Enter the world of the fish and the frog to scout for aquatic animals. Search out insects in our stream and look under rocks to find tons of camouflaged creatures.
Enter the world of the fish and the frog to scout for aquatic animals. Search out insects in our stream and look under rocks to find tons of camouflaged creatures.
From the tiny and mighty Northern Pygmy-Owls found in our Sanctuary to the larger Great Horned Owls, this week will be devoted to learning all that is known about these mysterious creatures!
Learn how to identify and appreciate the wonderful, colorful birds that visit your neighborhood. Use binoculars to scan the Portland Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary for birds of prey, songbirds and woodpeckers.
Spend the day learning about the amazing adaptation of flight! We will dive into all sorts of animals that use flight as their main mode of transportation and investigate the different adaptations that allow them to do this amazing feat!
Get inspired to be crafty as we hike our trails, visit with our Ambassador Animals and find natural objects to incorporate into your art. You will learn how to make rolled beeswax and scented candles to cast a warm and lovely glow on the cold days of winter. Create colorful drawings and mixed media art based on your observations and found objects from our wildlife habitat at the Portland Audubon Sanctuary.
Come meet the amphibians that live in Portland Audubon’s sanctuary! Learn about their unique life cycles, what they need in their habitats, and how to identify the most common amphibians found in Oregon.
Join us as we find inspiration in our Sanctuary and get creative! We will learn about different art forms and engage with these mediums as we explore the forest to find our creative inspiration!
Come out and learn all about the animals and their amazing adaptations that help them survive the night! Look at owl specimens, play games using echo-location and make crafts that focus on our nocturnal friends.
Spend the day learning about the amazing adaptation of flight and bird migration! We will dive into all sorts of animals that use flight as their main mode of transportation and investigate the different adaptations that allow them to do this amazing feat! We will look at specimens, create flight themed art projects, look for these animals in the forest and learn about the challenges that these airborne creatures face.
Many magical creatures roam the forest floor when we’re not looking. Join us for Magical Forest Camp to explore the trails in search of our Nature Sanctuary’s enchanted wonders! From fairies and gnomes, to furry critters who stay hidden, we will learn how to hone our senses, make art and create homes for these animals and magical beings.
Spend a day at Portland Audubon getting all of your questions about animal winter survival answered as we play games, conduct science experiments, and create hibernation-themed crafts, exploring the amazing world of animal survival.
Come learn about the birds that stay in Portland, the birds that migrate out and why they do what they do! We will walk the forest searching for winter residents, travel to a nearby wetland, and play games to take a deeper dive into bird survival and create crafts to help birds in the winter!
Create colorful drawings, make clay sculptures, and a mixed media nature assemblage based on your observations in our Nature Sanctuary and the critters you meet who live in our forested wildlife habitat.
This camp is all about OWLS! Investigate the amazing adaptations of these avian predators as you handle talons, skulls, nests, wings and feathers. Listen and learn owl calls, dissect an owl pellet, make owl art, and hike in owl habitat.
