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JOIN OUR COMMUNITY CLUBSOur free monthly Tracking Club and Nature Book Club provide a place to explore the natural world, connect with community, and learn from each other.
Sign up to our monthly mailer so you never miss a reminder to attend the club. Themes and book selections change monthly. Keep reading to see our club schedule for 2025. |
nature book club
The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet by Kristin Ohlson In The Soil Will Save Us, journalist and bestselling author Kristin Ohlson makes an elegantly argued, passionate case for "our great green hope"—a way in which we can not only heal the land but also turn atmospheric carbon into beneficial soil carbon—and potentially reverse global warming. |
Book club meets online Monthly every fourth Wednesday from 6:00pm-7:30pM. |
tracking clubThis month we will explore plant and animal interactions!
Join us as we explore along the Sandy River for signs of wildlife! |
Last Sundays monthly
at OxBow Regional Park From 9am-12pm (noon) 3010 SE Oxbow Pkwy, Gresham, OR 97080 |
Tracking club is open to everyone. Whether you're an experienced tracker, completely new, or somewhere in between. Led by Cascadia Wild Tracking Leaders, this is an informal gathering where you can practice your tracking skills and learn from each other. It is a space for people to get together, learn and share knowledge, encourage each other along our journey, and have fun.
The terrain at Oxbow is relatively flat and is a mix of sand and grass floodplain, with a few (usually dry) channels to walk across. The shore of the river is sloped and has some river rocks in the wet sand or mud. There is a bathroom facility at the meeting area. Wear sturdy shoes if you need them and always dress for the weather.
The floodplain at Oxbow Park hosts a diversity of wildlife. Some of the tracks and signs we've encountered there have been left by cougar, coyote, bear, deer, toad(!), mink, beaver, otter, and more! You never know who you might find.
2025 CLUB SCHEDULE
MONTH |
TRACKING CLUB THEME |
NATURE BOOK CLUB TITLE |
MAY |
plant and animal interaction |
The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet by Kristin Ohlson |
JUNE |
mammal scat |
Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water by Amorina Kingdon |
JULY |
show and tell |
The Bears of Brooks Falls by Mike Fitz |
AUGUST |
bird track, scat, and signs |
Dead Wood: the Afterlife of Trees by Ellen Wohl |
SEPTEMBER |
spiders and other invertebrates |
TBA |
NOVEMBER |
being the animal |
TBA |
DECEMBER |
aquatic mammals |
TBA |
