TreeSong Nature Awareness Center is offering a birding field trip, "Slow Birding: Spring Migration at Whitaker Ponds" with Rae Snyder at 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. May 21 at Whitaker Ponds, 7040 N.E. 47th Ave., Portland. Participants will enjoy a slow, gentle 1/2-mile loop in this  oasis surrounded by industrial NE Portland. Migration is in […]

TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center will host a virtual class, "Birding by Ear: Migrant Birds" from 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 21. Instructor Laura Whittemore will help students identify birds by their distinct voices. Meet some of the widespread songbirds of the Northwest, hear their songs and get tips on how to listen to […]

Clark County’s Composter Recycler program is offering a series of free online workshops about composting and sustainable living strategies. The eight-part series will teach participants how to reduce their impact on the planet through composting, green cleaning, recycling, food waste prevention, and low waste living. The seventh session will be held 7 to 8:30 p.m. […]

Portland Japanese Garden's first art exhibition of 2023, "Subtle Intimacy: Here and There," features the work of Japan Institute’s Artist-in-Residence, Rui Sasaki. Hailed as a “glass virtuoso” by The New York Times, Sasaki traveled from her native Japan to collect plant life from Portland Japanese Garden to create a site-specific experience: Transparent impressions of the […]

Greater Portland Iris Society's Iris Floral Show is noon to 4 p.m. May 27 at Clackamas Community Club, 15711 S.E. 90th Ave., Clackamas. Admission is free. This is an An American Iris Society sanctioned and judged floral show. Attendees can wee the many different varieties of irises that can be grown in the Pacific Northwest. […]