VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENT!
Thompson’s Mill State Heritage Site Field Trip
FRIDAY, April 25, 2008 9:00 – 4:00pm FREE
Join us on our next adventure as we take our much appreciated volunteers to Thompson’s Mill State Heritage Site. Park Ranger Doug Crispin will treat us to a special tour and behind the scenes look at the mill. The interpretive tour also includes the history and stories behind the site. One more stop will be added to the day and is yet to be determined. Keep your eyes peeled for further announcements but save the date now!
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2008 SPRING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Trillium Festival
April 5 and 6, 2008
Volunteers needed right away to help with the planning process. Get involved and help with the different committees. Options include plant sale, education, volunteer support and more. Watch for more details on the Festival itself as we near the dates.
Earth Day Celebration
Sunday, April 27, 2008 1:30 – 4:30pm
Bring the whole family to learn about lamprey through arts and crafts, games, stories and more. Come dressed as your favorite animal and join us for an afternoon parade. Hear the winners of our Tall Tale Contest tell their stories about “Why Lamprey Has So Many Teeth.” Volunteer possibilities include crafts, food station, set-up/tear-down and the rare opportunity to dress up as J.R. Beaver!!!
Restoration Team Training
Saturday, March 8 and 15, 2008; 9:00 – noon
Join the Tryon Creek Restoration Team! Restoration Team members reach out to watershed residents encouraging and supporting restoration activities on their properties. Team members also lead community and school restoration events within Tryon Creek State Natural Area. Hands-on experience guaranteed! Learn about native and invasive plant identification, invasive species eradication methods, site assessment and restoration tools, and much more. Additional advanced training opportunities will be offered throughout the year. Pre-registration required.
Contact Robin Lewis at 503-636-4398 or robin@tryonfriends.org for more details and to signup.
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2007-08 WINTER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Tryon Creek’s Forest Market
Volunteers are needed to support our 3rd annual Forest Market that provides ‘green giving’ gift opportunities for the holidays. This event is held here at Tryon Creek State Natural Area on December 1st and 2nd in the Nature Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
volunteer shifts available on
SATURDAY, December 1, 2007; 10:00 – 4:00pm
SUNDAY, December 2, 2007; 10:00 – 4:00pm
Certified Interpretation Training
Oregon State Parks is offering a great opportunity to learn the basics of interpretation for educational programs within the park. Contact Tryon Creek State Natural Area at 503.636.9886 ext. 225 for details.
Meets from 9:00 - 5:00pm on the following days:
December 6 & 8 , 2007 and January 4 & 5, 2008
Click here for details.
Nature Guide
Learn to be a Nature Guide! Teach small groups of children about nature by guiding them on hikes through the forest. Participate in trainings and learn about the watershed, Tryon’s plants, how animals adapt and how Native Americans used plants for survival. Shadow an experienced Nature Guide during or following training. Commitment: 4-8 hours/month in the fall and spring.
WEDNESDAYS; 9:00 - noon or 6:00 - 9:00pm
Jan. 23, 30, & Feb. 6 , 13, 20, 27, 2008
Contact at Linda Koser at 503-636-4398 or linda@tryonfriends.org for details
Nature Center Host
If you are looking for a way to share your joy of Tryon Creek State Natural Area, consider becoming a Nature Center Host. Tasks include sitting at the front desk to greet visitors and answer questions about the park, answering phones, selling nature store merchandise and helping the staff complete small projects. We ask for a commitment of at least 8 hours/month. Substitutes are also welcome and needed.
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2007 FALL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Art in the Forest
The new Natural Cycles: Art in the Forest installations will be going up at the end of September and there will be exciting volunteer opportunities during our annual celebration. Saturday, September 29th is our opening fundraiser gala both on the Trillium Trail and in the Nature Center. Sunday, September 30th we offer a chance for the community to see the art installations and make nature journals reflecting their experience (this is a free event). On Saturday we still have openings for set-up and clean-up. On Sunday we have opportunities to help run craft tables where families may stop and reflect the art through different nature journal activities.
Nature Center Host
If you are looking for a way to share your joy of Tryon Creek State Natural Area, consider becoming a Nature Center Host. Tasks include sitting at the front desk to greet visitors and answer questions about the park, answering phones, selling nature store merchandise and helping the staff complete small projects. We ask for a commitment of at least 8 hours/month. Substitutes are also welcome and needed.
Wreath Sale
We are looking for help in November making bows for our annual wreath sale (this may be done from home). At the end of November we will need help packing the wreaths and getting them ready for Christmas deliveries and Forest Market. The Friends will also need volunteers to support our 3rd annual Forest Market that provides 'green giving' gift opportunities for the holidays.
Nature Guide
This is an exciting opportunity to share your love of nature and the park with children during school fieldtrips. Volunteer guides will teach small groups of children while guiding them on hikes through the forest. Training is free and the topics of study include: Sensational Senses, Watershed Healthy Streams, Ethnobotany and Adaptable Animals Spiders. The first round of training starts September 12th and the next round will be in January.
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IRON INDUSTRY AND CHARCOAL TOUR FOR VOLUNTEERS
Friends staff and volunteers are invited to a tour of
Oswego
’s iron industry lead by local historian Susanna Kuo. Discover the charcoal pits of Tryon Creek, visit the site of the mines on
Iron
Mountain
, explore the iron furnace in George Rogers Park, and more. Visit hidden historic sites, and see Susanna’s exhibits in the Oswego Heritage House. The tour will meet at the new charcoal exhibit in
Tryon
Creek
State Park
, and we’ll carpool from there. This tour offers a thorough background and context for the new charcoal exhibit at Tryon Creek. It will be especially useful for nature guides, front desk hosts, and others interacting regularly with the curious public. Expect to spend time outside and walk, so dress for the weather, and have fun!
Exhibit Tour
May 17th @1 to 5pm
Please RSVP to Robin at 503-636-4398 or robin@tryonfriends.org.
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10,000 HOURS VOLUNTEERED
Our current volunteer of the season is Phil Hamilton whose reached 10,000 hours of volunteer service to the Friends and Tryon Creek State Natural Area! Phil hopes to top 20,000 sometime between 2015 - 2017. Good Luck!
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