Please note: The Oregon Wild staff are tirelessly working to protect the wildlands, wildlife, and waters that are the focus of this contest. We are unable to take phone calls regarding this contest and urge you to utilize the maps, detailed submission guidelines, and additional resources provided on our website to the best of your ability.
Capture the beauty of Oregon's wildlands, wildlife, and waters, and you could win over $1,000 in prizes!
Grab your camera, hit the trails, and enter the fourth annual Oregon Wild Outdoor Photo Contest! It's free to enter and open to amateur and professional photographers of all ages. This year, we will award prizes to the best photos in the following categories:
FREE and open to all!
Oregon's magnificent wild places!
A complete entry form is required; visit our website for a printable electronic version
Immerse yourself in ecovillage living while learning about sustainable agriculture, natural building, agro-forestry, creek restoration, bee keeping, mushroom cultivation, appropriate technology, non-violent communication, ecovillage design and implementation, earth-based crafts, and much more!
$2315-$3685 sliding scale (including accommodations, prepared organic meals, instruction, materials, and field trips)
For more information and to register, please visit www.oregonwild.org, or call Margaret De Bona at 503-283-6343 ext. 210.
Oregon Wild Summer 2008
Visit the places you want to see with the people who know them best!
Enjoy Oregon’s wilderness gems and old-growth forests this summer. The free and guided hikes, campouts and fishing trips start on June 21st and run through September 21st. Many outings will take groups to proposed wilderness in the Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Area. We’ll provide participants an opportunity to learn more and take action in the campaign to protect Oregon’s wild places. Whether you are looking for a short family friendly hike, or a more rugged trek to an amazing vista or waterfall, we have a hike planned for you!
FREE
Outdoors
Be prepared for a day hike, water, lunch, and appropriate clothing
Jo Anne Dolan
Naturally Beautiful Backyards & Master Composter/Recycler Program
Columbia Springs
12602 SE Evergreen Highway
Vancouver, WA 98683
Ph: 360-882-4567 Fax: 360-882-4503
jdolan@columbiasprings.org
Be Inspired...Mark your calendar for Columbia Springs' 2008 Earth-friendly Garden Tour! Sunday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Earth-friendly Garden Tour, offered in partnership with Clark County Solid Waste Program, is an opportunity for Clark County residents to be inspired by local gardeners who use natural gardening techniques. Earth-friendly gardens are healthier for children, pets, wildlife and our rivers and streams.
Genesis McKiernan-Allen, Outreach and Education Assistant
(503)542-5051
communications@ourunitedvillages.org
The ReBuilding Center of Our United Villages invites you to attend the grand unveiling of a community art sculpture called The Community Trees. Located in the Community Gathering Space on Mississippi Avenue, the three-story sculpture features cob tree trunks topped with branches and leaves crafted from reclaimed metal and household objects donated by community members.
