Want to find mushrooms, follow cougar tracks and watch wild salmon spawn? Join a team of experienced naturalists to explore some of the region’s most spectacular places during the third year of Metro’s It’s Our Nature field trip series.
Starting in March, a group of adults will immerse themselves in the region’s natural areas, learning about natural history topics including geology, tracking, bird language and ethnobotany. Monthly adventures give you opportunities to experience the natural world hands-on as the seasons change. If you crave the behind-the-scenes story, learn by doing and don’t mind getting muddy, this year-long journey is for you.
From bedrock to tree canopy, It’s Our Nature explores some of Metro’s 16,000 acres of wetlands, oak savannas and woodlands, Douglas fir forests and prairies. Lessons combine theory with place: participants employ all five senses at destinations like Smith and Bybee Wetlands, Clear Creek Canyon Natural Area, Oxbow Regional Park, Canemah Bluff Natural Area, and Mount Talbert and Cooper Mountain nature parks.
It’s Our Nature is taught by veteran Metro naturalists. By sharing their expertise about the region, they create a community of learners and nature enthusiasts who in turn can show others how to be careful stewards of the land and its inhabitants.