Winter GreenScene

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Discover GreenScene – your guide to great places and green living.

Metro GreenScene features sustainable living tools, seasonal nature notes, stories about outstanding people and places, and news from the front lines of the regionwide effort to protect natural areas and water quality. Plus you'll find hundreds of nature activities, paddle trips, bike rides, bird walks, volunteer ventures and natural gardening workshops offered all around the region.

In this issue

Raptor Road Trip celebrates birds of prey

Explore Sauvie Island in search of magnificent bald eagles, hawks and falcons that spend the winter on the island. On this special day devoted to raptors, experienced naturalists and hawk experts host activities and answer your questions at four locations around the island. Enjoy guided bird viewing, meet live raptors up close and sharpen your hawk identification skills. Hot drinks and donuts are available in the morning to keep you warm while you breakfast with the birds... More

Help shape the future Tonquin Trail

Plans are under way for the highly-anticipated Tonquin Trail, a multi-use regional trail that will connect the communities of Wilsonville, Sherwood and Tualatin. The trail will connect neighborhoods to jobs, schools, shopping and transit. Protected natural areas along the future trail will highlight the unique and striking landscape of the Tonquin geological area. Help determine where the trail will be located by providing your input online or at an open house in December... More

Winter restoration at Metro natural areas

While you might think of spring as planting season, the late fall and winter months are prime planting time for the seeds, shrubs and trees so critical to ongoing restoration efforts at Metro's natural areas. Find out what Metro natural resource scientist are up to at Graham Oaks and Gales Creek this winter... More

Free gardening presentations for groups

Got a garden club, neighborhood association or civic group? Don't miss these free presentations by Metro's natural gardening specialists. From compost and chemical-free lawns to organic edibles and robust blooms, Metro's experts are ready to talk tips and share gardening tricks at your meeting. Each program includes a visual presentation, discussion, hands-on learning and free publications for all participants...More

Grant program highlights

Metro is proud to support hundreds of local projects – large and small – by awarding thousands of grant dollars every year. Metro looks for initiatives that reflect thoughtful research, help strengthen the community, involve residents and deliver results. Funds are given to nonprofits, businesses, schools, governments and others who want to make a difference. Read about some community success stories from 2009...More

Winter calendar

GreenScene provides a comprehensive calendar of nature activities, gardening workshops and volunteer ventures offered by Metro and more than 100 other organizations...More