Portland Audubon

Discover how woodpeckers play a healthy role in our forests, search for their homes and listen for them in Portland Audubon’s Nature Sanctuary.

Learn the basic techniques of nature photography, taking pictures of waterfalls, forests and animals and spend a couple nights at Marmot Cabin!

Learn about the newts, dragonfly nymphs, crawdads and more “mini-monsters” that wiggle, squirm and swim in Audubon’s creeks and pond.

Sneak through the forest undetected, make shelters that blend into the woods, and learn about this exciting forest!

Peek under rocks of streams and look behind logs as we search for interesting snakes, frogs and salamanders, learning all about these fascinating animals.

This week will be devoted to learning all that is known about the mysterious owls!

Learn about bears, cougars and other predators as you handle real skulls and specimens as you get a firsthand look at these magnificent animals.

Find herons, osprey and songbirds as we explore parks and greenspaces to see firsthand the variety of birds that live close to you!

Build outdoor confidence and competency as you learn about how to stay safe and comfortable while outside.

Look for birds, find out what makes birds special and investigate real bird bones and specimens!

Sneak through the forest undetected, make shelters that blend into the woods, and learn about this exciting forest!

Observe tracks, pelts, skulls and other animal parts that will launch you into the cool art of animal tracking.

Learn the skill of shooting a bow and spend part of each day learning skills that are based on the themes of shelter, water, fire and food.

Learn about the newts, dragonfly nymphs, crawdads and more “mini-monsters” that wiggle, squirm and swim in Audubon’s creeks and pond.

Look for wild animals in the city and find out what you can do to make sure they can thrive!

Spend two days learning the skills of backpacking and then use your new skills on a three day backpacking trip!

Discover how woodpeckers play a healthy role in our forests, search for their homes and listen for them in Portland Audubon’s Nature Sanctuary.

Learn about bears, cougars and other predators as you handle real skulls and specimens as you get a firsthand look at these magnificent animals.

Create beautiful and useful handcrafted works of art, learning skills like dyeing, paper-making, and bookmaking.

Look for birds, find out what makes birds special and investigate real bird bones and specimens!

Observe tracks, pelts, skulls and other animal parts that will launch you into the cool art of animal tracking.

Learn the skill of shooting a bow and spend part of each day learning skills that are based on the themes of shelter, water, fire and food.

This week will be devoted to learning all that is known about the mysterious owls!

Look for wild animals in the city and find out what you can do to make sure they can thrive!

Explore local gardens and parks to see what it takes to tend to the plants that are essential to a healthy ecosystem.

Build outdoor confidence and competency as you learn about how to stay safe and comfortable while outside.

Find herons, osprey and songbirds as we explore parks and greenspaces to see firsthand the variety of birds that live close to you!