National Wetlands Month Bike Tour

Celebrate Bikes & Wetlands!

Raise money for TWC!

Tour Portland’s largest urban wetland!

Eat a delicious picnic sponsored by Whole Foods Greenway!

Celebrate Bikes & Wetlands!

Raise money for TWC!

Tour Portland’s largest urban wetland!

Eat a delicious picnic sponsored by Whole Foods Greenway!

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Wetlands & Wellies 2019

Ode to the Tides, OPENING RECEPTION Hood River

The New Yakona Nature Preserve, Ode to Tide Event

Yakona Preserve Field Trip, Ode to the Tides

Tidal Flats and Dark Chocolate: A Shorebirds Perspective

Tidal Flats and Dark Chocolate: A Shorebird’s Perspective

What: 14.7 miles of bike riding with TWC and Pedal Bike Tours, moderate difficulty, some minor hills.

When: Sunday May 22nd 10am – 2pm

Where: A meet up location will be sent prior to trip

Cost: $50/adult, Kids are Free!

bike ride

Did you know that there is a 2,000 acre wetland in North Portland? Smith and Bybee wetland offers some of the best wildlife viewing in the Portland area and we want to take you there. This large network of sloughs and lakes is home to beaver, river otters, black tailed deer and osprey. Spend the day with us as we ride, discuss, and discover the beauties of urban wetlands and the Columbia and Willametter River confluence.

Todd Roll, founder of Pedal Bike Tours, will be our guide for this trip. Our route will be based on one of the rides in his book “Pedal Portland, 25 Great Rides for Exploring the City by Bike”. Through Pedal Bike Tours, Roll has helped get thousands of tourists and locals onto bikes to pedal the most bike-friendly large city in America.

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[…] Join The Wetlands Conservancy for a National Wetlands Month wetland bike tour! The Wetlands Conservancy in partnership with Pedal Bike Tours will be hosting a family bike ride through one of the largest urban wetlands in the country, Smith and Bybee on May 22nd 2016. We will be stopping for wildlife viewing and picnic on this fun and easy ride. For more info […]

I couldn’t make it because I was stuck in Pacific city Oregon hope it’s fun for people who make it.

Ode to the Tides, OPENING RECEPTION Hood River
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
09-06-2019
Columbia Center for the Arts
215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR 97031
215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR 97031
https://wetlandsconservancy.org/event/ode-to-the-tides-opening-reception-hood-river/
September 6th Opening Reception, Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River
Ode to the Tides will be available for viewing September 1 -28th.
The Wetlands Conservancy and partners are sponsoring Ode to the Tides, a traveling art exhibit and sale in 2019 to highlight the beauty, ecological, and economic value of near-shore coastal habitats. The exhibit will focus on the plants, animals, and fish that live in estuaries and tide pools where fresh and salt water combine. The goals of the exhibition are to celebrate the aesthetic and ecological significance of Oregon’s estuaries, tide pools and intertidal habitats, and build a diverse community of Oregonians and coastal visitors to promote protection and conservation for generations to come.
Ode to the Tides will contain original art in a variety of media, created by Northwest artists, and will be displayed at seven venues on the Northern Oregon coast and Willamette Valley from May-December 2019. Ode to the Tides goals are to recognize the aesthetic and ecological significance Oregon’s estuaries, tide pools and intertidal habitats, to spark community and creative interdisciplinary engagement, promote conservation and enhance visitor experience and support of coastal resources and communities. In addition to the exhibition and sales of art to support coastal conservation, each venue will offer scientific programs, student led events, outdoor and food experiences for visitors throughout the time the show.

The New Yakona Nature Preserve, Ode to Tide Event
7:00 pm-8:00 pm
09-13-2019
Pacific Maritime Heritage Center
333 SE Bay Blvd, Newport OR 97365
333 SE Bay Blvd, Newport OR 97365
https://wetlandsconservancy.org/event/the-new-yakona-nature-preserve-ode-to-tide-event/
Hosted at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, this will be a presentation by Bill Barton about this new nature preserve.
The Yakona Nature Preserve was created as a forest sanctuary on Yaquina Bay with hiking trails and viewpoints freely accessible to people of all abilities and offers opportunities to learn about resident wildlife and cultural history, and to serve as a living laboratory of coastal ecosystems.
In July of 2012, the Bartons began buying land parcels in the area, working to piece together one of the last natural areas of its kind on the Oregon coast. To date, they’ve acquired 168-acres on a large peninsula on Yaquina Bay that’s home to elk, black bears, cougars, eagles and more. Working closely with a skilled forester, the Bartons seek to return the land as closely as possible to what it might have looked like hundreds of years ago. The Bartons have planted nearly 10,000 native trees and shrubs, including 7,000 Sitka spruce.

Yakona Preserve Field Trip, Ode to the Tides
9:30 am-11:00 am
09-14-2019
Pacific Maritime Heritage Center
333 SE Bay Blvd, Newport OR 97365
333 SE Bay Blvd, Newport OR 97365
https://wetlandsconservancy.org/event/yakona-preserve-field-trip/
Guided field trip to the Yakona Preserve.

The Yakona Nature Preserve was created as a forest sanctuary on Yaquina Bay with hiking trails and viewpoints freely accessible to people of all abilities and offers opportunities to learn about resident wildlife and cultural history, and to serve as a living laboratory of coastal ecosystems.
Hosted by the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center

Tidal Flats and Dark Chocolate: A Shorebirds Perspective
2:00 pm-4:00 pm
09-22-2019
Pacific Maritime Heritage Center
333 SE Bay Blvd, Newport OR 97365
333 SE Bay Blvd, Newport OR 97365
https://wetlandsconservancy.org/event/tidal-flats-and-dark-chocolate-a-shorebirds-perspective/
In conjunction with The Wetlands Conservancy’s Ode to the Tides Art show, Janet Essley will present a talk on one of the furthest migrating species in the world, the Red Knot sandpiper. Essley takes us on a journey with Red Knots to tidal flats around the world that they use during their annual migrations. Through Cultural Cartography, Essley guides us with incredible works of art through the science and conservation of this impressive shorebird and the efforts to preserve the habitat upon which they depend.

Tidal Flats and Dark Chocolate: A Shorebird’s Perspective
7:00 pm-9:00 pm
09-24-2019
Columbia Center for the Arts
215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR 97031
215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR 97031
https://wetlandsconservancy.org/event/tidal-flats-and-dark-chocolate-a-shorebirds-perspective-2/
In conjunction with The Wetlands Conservancy’s Ode to the Tides Art show, Janet Essley will present a talk on one of the furthest migrating species in the world, the Red Knot sandpiper. Essley takes us on a journey with Red Knots to tidal flats around the world that they use during their annual migrations. Through the Cultural Cartography, Essley guides us with incredible works of art through the science and conservation of this impressive shorebird and the efforts to preserve the habitat upon which they depend.

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Ode to the Tides, OPENING RECEPTION Hood River
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
09-06-2019
Columbia Center for the Arts
215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR 97031
215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR 97031
https://wetlandsconservancy.org/event/ode-to-the-tides-opening-reception-hood-river/
September 6th Opening Reception, Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River
Ode to the Tides will be available for viewing September 1 -28th.
The Wetlands Conservancy and partners are sponsoring Ode to the Tides, a traveling art exhibit and sale in 2019 to highlight the beauty, ecological, and economic value of near-shore coastal habitats. The exhibit will focus on the plants, animals, and fish that live in estuaries and tide pools where fresh and salt water combine. The goals of the exhibition are to celebrate the aesthetic and ecological significance of Oregon’s estuaries, tide pools and intertidal habitats, and build a diverse community of Oregonians and coastal visitors to promote protection and conservation for generations to come.
Ode to the Tides will contain original art in a variety of media, created by Northwest artists, and will be displayed at seven venues on the Northern Oregon coast and Willamette Valley from May-December 2019. Ode to the Tides goals are to recognize the aesthetic and ecological significance Oregon’s estuaries, tide pools and intertidal habitats, to spark community and creative interdisciplinary engagement, promote conservation and enhance visitor experience and support of coastal resources and communities. In addition to the exhibition and sales of art to support coastal conservation, each venue will offer scientific programs, student led events, outdoor and food experiences for visitors throughout the time the show.

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The New Yakona Nature Preserve, Ode to Tide Event
7:00 pm-8:00 pm
09-13-2019
Pacific Maritime Heritage Center
333 SE Bay Blvd, Newport OR 97365
333 SE Bay Blvd, Newport OR 97365
https://wetlandsconservancy.org/event/the-new-yakona-nature-preserve-ode-to-tide-event/
Hosted at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, this will be a presentation by Bill Barton about this new nature preserve.
The Yakona Nature Preserve was created as a forest sanctuary on Yaquina Bay with hiking trails and viewpoints freely accessible to people of all abilities and offers opportunities to learn about resident wildlife and cultural history, and to serve as a living laboratory of coastal ecosystems.
In July of 2012, the Bartons began buying land parcels in the area, working to piece together one of the last natural areas of its kind on the Oregon coast. To date, they’ve acquired 168-acres on a large peninsula on Yaquina Bay that’s home to elk, black bears, cougars, eagles and more. Working closely with a skilled forester, the Bartons seek to return the land as closely as possible to what it might have looked like hundreds of years ago. The Bartons have planted nearly 10,000 native trees and shrubs, including 7,000 Sitka spruce.

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Yakona Preserve Field Trip, Ode to the Tides
9:30 am-11:00 am
09-14-2019
Pacific Maritime Heritage Center
333 SE Bay Blvd, Newport OR 97365
333 SE Bay Blvd, Newport OR 97365
https://wetlandsconservancy.org/event/yakona-preserve-field-trip/
Guided field trip to the Yakona Preserve.

The Yakona Nature Preserve was created as a forest sanctuary on Yaquina Bay with hiking trails and viewpoints freely accessible to people of all abilities and offers opportunities to learn about resident wildlife and cultural history, and to serve as a living laboratory of coastal ecosystems.
Hosted by the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center

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Tidal Flats and Dark Chocolate: A Shorebirds Perspective
2:00 pm-4:00 pm
09-22-2019
Pacific Maritime Heritage Center
333 SE Bay Blvd, Newport OR 97365
333 SE Bay Blvd, Newport OR 97365
https://wetlandsconservancy.org/event/tidal-flats-and-dark-chocolate-a-shorebirds-perspective/
In conjunction with The Wetlands Conservancy’s Ode to the Tides Art show, Janet Essley will present a talk on one of the furthest migrating species in the world, the Red Knot sandpiper. Essley takes us on a journey with Red Knots to tidal flats around the world that they use during their annual migrations. Through Cultural Cartography, Essley guides us with incredible works of art through the science and conservation of this impressive shorebird and the efforts to preserve the habitat upon which they depend.

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Tidal Flats and Dark Chocolate: A Shorebird’s Perspective
7:00 pm-9:00 pm
09-24-2019
Columbia Center for the Arts
215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR 97031
215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR 97031
https://wetlandsconservancy.org/event/tidal-flats-and-dark-chocolate-a-shorebirds-perspective-2/
In conjunction with The Wetlands Conservancy’s Ode to the Tides Art show, Janet Essley will present a talk on one of the furthest migrating species in the world, the Red Knot sandpiper. Essley takes us on a journey with Red Knots to tidal flats around the world that they use during their annual migrations. Through the Cultural Cartography, Essley guides us with incredible works of art through the science and conservation of this impressive shorebird and the efforts to preserve the habitat upon which they depend.