Field trip location 1: West Linn, OR. Camassia Preserve, The Nature Conservancy.
The site is a rocky plateau with high levels of Willamette Valley plant diversity, including many species of cultural significance to local tribes. This rocky plateau supports wet meadows, Oregon white oak-madrone woodlands, vernal and permanent ponds, and even a stand of quaking aspen.
Field trip location 2: Sherwood, OR. Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, US Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is restoring habitats to a more natural state within the floodplain of the Tualatin River basin. The field trip participants will see current restoration and prescribed burning projects conducted cooperatively with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.
Registration Fee: $100
Equipment and Attire: Backpack or bag to carry personal items such as water bottle, sun screen, hat, snacks, etc. Sturdy foot wear: boots or closed toed shoes. Walking trails are easy to moderate.
Itinerary:
9:00 am Leave Oregon Convention Center for Camassia Preserve [Walnut St., West Linn, OR. 97068] to arrive by 9:30am.
Visit the Preserve until 12:00 noon.
Leave Camassia Preserve at 12:00 noon to arrive at Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge [19255 SW Pacific Hwy, Sherwood, OR 97140] at 12:30 pm.
Lunch from 12:30 pm-1:30pm.
Visit the Refuge until 4:30 pm.
Leave Refuge at 4:30 pm, travel back to Convention Center to arrive by 5:00 pm.