Summer Fun Guide 2017 is here!

It still needs some tweaking, but everything is updated with the information I have right now.  I'll keep working on it as new things come up.

May 18th - Nature Explodes! Family Fun Event - FREE

May 18th is the anniversary of Mount Saint Helen's grand eruption.  This May 18th, the Leach Botanical Garden will celebrate with a family event!

Children's Nature Fair - Nature Explodes!

Leach Botanical Garden (Upper Garden Meadow, 6550 SE 122nd Ave.)

Saturday, May 18 2013, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Summary

Children's Nature Fair -- Volcanoes theme   

Description

With volcanoes as the theme, this year's event promises to be a BLAST!

Taking center stage will be Mad Science's "Fire and Ice" show filled with dazzling demonstrations, using fire, bubbling potions, and carbon dioxide gas frozen to 109°F below zero.
Plus...

• Fun geology & volcano activities
• Worm explorations
• Wood cookies
• 25¢ Ice cream cones
• Audubon's Education Birds
• Tattoos
• Paper making
• Crafts
• Music
• Slug races
• Ladybug walks

DONATIONS WELCOME!

37th Annual Cider Squeeze – September 29, 2012, 10am-4pm

Press Release From Phillip Foster Farm

www.philipfosterfarm.com
Subject: 37th Annual Cider Squeeze – September 29, 2012, 10am-4pm
Philip Foster Farm, 29912 SE Highway 211, Eagle Creek, OR

A chill is catching in the air, blackberries are darkening on the bushes, and leaves are turning. Overhead, the harvest moon grows rounder. Why not celebrate the coming fall with an old fashioned harvest festival at the Philip Foster Farm? Taking place on September 29th, our ever-popular Cider Squeeze is a day filled with crafts, food, music, and history-inspired activities. Bring your own apples and press your own cider on our authentic cider press, or purchase apples and cider from us on site. See local artists and craftsmen in action, watch historical demonstrations, play pioneer games, purchase fresh produce, and much more! All our usual farm activities - from tours of the Foster's 1883 home, to cabin building, to corn shelling and log hewing - will also be available. The fun gets started at 10am and goes until 4pm.

The Philip Foster Farm National Historic Site is open seven days a week from Father's Day through Labor Day from 11am -4pm, weekends only in May, September, and October. Entrance fee is $5.00 per person or $20.00 per family. Located at 29912 SE Highway 211, the farm is one of the few sites along the trail to actively interpret pioneer life. The site features the original 1860 barn and tack shop, the Philip Foster house circa 1883, a recreated working general store, blacksmith shop and log cabin. The five acre site includes several authentic covered wagons and carriages, beautiful grounds with heirloom flowers, orchard, vegetable garden and the oldest Lilac tree in the state. Staff in period clothing will help children of all ages be a pioneer for a day by building their own log cabin, shelling and grinding corn, washing clothes the old fashioned way and playing lawn games of times past.

 

 

 

Jody's Note

 

Phillip Foster Farm is a fun place for families.  The grounds are quite nice, historical, and packed with fun things for the kids to do.  Giant Lincoln Logs are AWESOME!  It's a bit far out there, but such a beautiful drive.  It's a great way to spend a fall afternoon with the family or with a group of girlfriends! Plus you will end up with some delicious Apple Cider!

Family Adventure Day

Family Adventure Day
Saturday August 18^th, 10:00am-1:00pm
The Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is hosting the last Family Adventure Day of the summer this Saturday from 10:00am- 1:00pm. This community event promotes healthy kids, families and natural spaces. Nature enthusiasts of all ages are invited to experience the wonders of wildlife through Nature Stories, Pond Life Encounters, Wetland Art, and much more. Volunteer Naturalists will be located along the Refuge’s year-long trail with activities, games, and crafts for the whole family to enjoy. Visitors are also invited to explore the trails, wildlife overlooks, and interpretive areas on their own. Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is located at 19255 SW Pacific Highway (99W), just north of Sherwood. This event is free and does not require advanced registration. Please refer any questions to Gardiner at gardiner_platt@fws.gov or 503.625.5944.


Gardiner Platt
Environmental Education Coordinator
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
19255 SW Pacific Hwy
Sherwood, OR 97140
503- 625-5944
503- 625- 5947 (Fax)