Tag: Educational

Get ready for summer swimming holes of southwest Oregon

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Jun2018
by Jeanine Moy, Northwest Nature Shop Naturalist Southwest Oregon hosts amazing places to go swimming. Our backyard public-lands boast alpine lakes, wild rivers, and tumbling waterfalls on Cascade volcanic rocks and steep Siskiyou drainages. This region is marked by aquatic refuges for people and wildlife alike. Before you go, make sure to ... Read More

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Jul2017
Join us to learn about the principles of photography and then make a sun print to take home!  Kids will explore how light can transform the Sunprint paper similar to photography.  The blue molecules embedded in the paper are sensitive to ultra-violet light. We will arrange objects onto the 4″x4″ ... Read More
July 3, 2017Marie Uhtoff

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Jul2017
Make a solar oven to cook up some delicious s'mores! Join NW Nature Shop to make this fun, easy science project using recycled materials. Plus you'll learn about absorption, insulation and the sun's energy. Sunday July 9th 2 pm. Materials are limited so please call the shop in advance to ... Read More
July 3, 2017Marie Uhtoff
eclipse glasses

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Jun2017
Get ready for this summer's big event, a total solar eclipse, that in parts of northern Oregon will be a total eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth and casts its shadow on the earth. Depending on your location you can experience ... Read More
June 10, 2017Marie Uhtoff

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Apr2016
Niger Thistle (Nyjer Seed) is the most popular bird seed for goldfinches and pine siskins. This article covers what birds particularly like Niger Thistle, the seeds history and the best ways to feed niger seed. Written by Chris Uhtoff of the Northwest Nature Shop The popular finch seed Niger ( Guizotia abyssinica ... Read More
April 11, 2016Marie Uhtoff

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Mar2016

Birding with Kids!

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Calling all children! Join us for a fun birding adventure in the beautiful Lithia Park and experience an enriched, hands-on learning experience with naturalist Jeanine Moy. Spy on some new spring bird arrivals, and learn about the ecosystems that they are a part of. This kids-only hike will be sure ... Read More
March 28, 2016Northwest Nature Shop

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Mar2016
Sponsored and led by Southern Oregon Land Conservancy REGISTRATION will open on April 14 at 6am. Guide: Dave Garcia Focus: Natural History of a private property on the Rogue River Description: Explore this special property with naturalist Dave Garcia. This hike will go farther afield than the ecology walk including visiting the northern rocky ... Read More
March 28, 2016Northwest Nature Shop

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Mar2016
Oregon's hiking guru takes us on a slide show tour of a dozen new trails he discovered while researching the new fourth edition of his book, "100 Hikes/Travel Guide: Oregon Coast & Coast Range" at the Headwaters/GEOS Building, 84 Fourth St in Ashland on Thursday, May 5th at 7 pm. ... Read More
March 28, 2016Northwest Nature Shop

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Mar2016
KS Wild's Adopt a Botanical Area Program is leading a low elevation tree & shrub identification training. Join ABA Coordinator Jeanine Moy, and Native Plant Society of Oregon, Siskiyou Chapter President Kristi Mergenthaler for a woody shrub and tree identification walk at the Wagner Creek Loop. Carpool leaving from Ray's Market ... Read More
March 28, 2016Northwest Nature Shop

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Mar2016
Adopt a Botanical Area presents an ecological monitoring training with Jeanine Moy. What is happening in the most botanically special places of the Klamath-Siskiyou? What might the effects of a rapidly changing climate be on local plant communities? How has our changing relationship with the landscape impacted the types of vegetation ... Read More
March 28, 2016Northwest Nature Shop