Month: November 2016

Group of 8 children outdoors wearing jackets holding potted native plants.

Green Friday Native Plant Sale

November 25, 10am-2pm Tryon Creek Nature Center 11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd, Portland, OR 97219 TCWC will be hosting a native plant sale for Green Friday at Tryon Creek State Natural Area. Our plant sale is one of the many fun activities scheduled at the park that day, including interpretive stations, wreath sale pick ups, and…
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Close up of Erin Miller outdoors with a mountain in the background.

Featured Friend Friday: Erin Miller

Meet GIS volunteer Erin Miller Erin initially became involved with the TCWC from April-June of this year through the Portland Community College GIS Certificate program. For her community partnership project, she helped to map the locations and catalog the conditions of previously unmapped culverts along the Northeast and West sides of Tryon Creek Natural Area. Today…
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Jackie Brenner standing in a corn field.

Featured Friend Friday: Jackie Brenner

Meet 2016 TCWC Volunteer of the Year Jackie Brenner!   I initially got involved with TCWC in late January 2016. I was working a desk job at a private environmental data firm at the time and wanted to be more connected to the outdoors and the community. I had heard about the unique role of…
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