- When Saturday, May 5, 2012, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Where Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, 19255 SW Pacific Hwy, Sherwood, Oregon 97140.
- Cost Not available
- Age limit All ages
- Categories Outdoor, Home and Garden, Lectures, Attractions
Landscape with native plants, avoid watering and pesticides, and entice birds, bees, and butterflies into your yard. Plants will be supplied by Bosky Dell Nursery of West Linn which specializes in Oregon natives. Reappearing favorites from last year will be: wood violets, pink checker mallow, wild ginger, star-flowered sedum, evergreen strawberry, purple penstemon, evergreen huckleberry, mock orange, and low Oregon grape.
Enjoy presentations on: “Flowering Natives of Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge,” at 10:00 am by Ginny Maffitt and “Plants and Fungi of Oregon’s Varied Ecoregions” at 11:00 am by Jake Hurlburt. Both presentations will be held in the Visitor Center’s Riparian Room.
Visitors may park at the Refuge and there is no entry fee. All purchases are cash and carry.
This event is hosted by the Friends of Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Follow these links for more information: http://tualatinriverbirdfestival.org/ and http://www.fws.gov/tualatinriver/.
