Hiking and Herping through Columbia County
Children’s herping outing was a big success
A great time was had by all at the Wild Columbia children’s outing on March 23rd. Despite typical dreary Oregon weather conditions, around 15 children showed up along with nearly as many parents and grandparents. Passion was tremendous among both the young and old. You can see some of the pictures taken by Emily Urfer…
Nob Hill Volunteer Work Party on April 6
The Friends of Nob Hill Nature Park have a work party coming up. It’s a great time to get some light exercise outdoors and hang out with good people. Here is their notice: Scappoose Bay Watershed Council and Friends of Nob Hill Nature Park invite you to join their semi-annual volunteer work day on Saturday,…
Children’s herping outing on March 23
Wild Columbia is hosting a short outing to Columbia Botanical Gardens at 10am on Saturday, March 23. The event will start with an introduction to the frogs, salamanders, slugs, snails, and other creatures of our local parks, and then some time to look around the nature trail for them. The main goals are: Children of…
Turtle forum on March 13th!
The Scappoose Bay Watershed Council is hosting a zoom forum on our local turtles at 4pm on March 13th. The presenters will be as follows: Susan Barnes, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife: A wildlife biologist with ODFW for the last twenty years, Susan has been at the forefront of many of their turtle efforts…
Writing our report on Reptiles and Amphibians – with pictures!
We have to apologize for the lack of posts recently. Both Matt and I have been extremely busy, and one of the tasks keeping us busy is putting together the report for the Columbia County Reptiles and Amphibians study that we’ve been working on for nearly five years. This is your last reminder – if…
“First Day Hikes” on the Banks-Vernonia Trail, January 1st
Park rangers from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will be leading hikes on January 1st as part of its “First Day Hikes” program. The hikes nearest to our county are on the Buxton Trailhead of the Banks-Vernonia Trail, and inside the interior trail system of Stub Stewart State Park. The L.L. Stub Stewart hike…
The Oldest Trees Around
South of the county line, just past Cornelius Pass, lies one of our area’s newest parks. The Burlington Creek Forest Park is part of the larger Portland Metro master parks plan finalized by the Metro Council in 2016, based on a 2013 voter levy approving funding for large-scale restoration projects in the Portland metro area.…
The scientific basis for “Columbia County Reptiles and Amphibians”
We’re close to finishing our survey, and thought it would be a good time to share the video we presented last year to the Northwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (NW PARC). This video explains in depth how we set up the project and what we hope to get out of it. Since we…
Upcoming events at McCormick Park and Nob Hill
We wanted to let you know about two local cleanup events, both of which are tailored towards the entire family. On Wednesday the 23rd (tomorrow), there will be a pollution prevention event at 10am at McCormick Park, which will include booths by various agencies, presentations, and a litter cleanup at Milton Creek. Here is the…
Peace, Porcupines, and Stream Ecology at Clear Creek
Have you spotted a Porcupine in the woods? Still looking for your first Western Terrestrial Garter Snake? Want to see a sprawling Beaver pond? Clear Creek Road has blessed us with these unusual finds. Tucked away on Columbia County’s southern border, Clear Creek is primarily frequented by rockhounds and elk hunters. It’s a Weyerhaeuser property,…
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