Registration for Opal Creek Expeditions has been open just a couple short months and already our Back to Basics camps are nearly full! Don’t you worry though, we’re offering a total of nine Expeditions this summer, so there are still plenty of spaces available for kids aged 12-16 to get out [...]
We are one short month away from swinging open that rusty gate and inviting school children, workshop participants, cabin renters, and backpackers back into Jawbone Flats for another season of programming in the incomparable Opal Creek Wilderness! If you haven’t yet checked out what we’re offering this year, now’s the [...]
This past summer, Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center’s Jawbone staff, headed up by Food Service Director Rebekah Yglesias, hosted Leif Hansen and the Go! Northwest crew as they filmed this 20 minute segment on the beautiful Opal Creek Wilderness. We are so happy with how this turned out and know [...]
It’s that time of year again: we’re counting our blessings, sizing up our challenges, and preparing for an even bigger and better 2013 season. You’re comparing dozens of non-profits, all doing incredible work, and trying to decide where your gift would make the most impact and do the most good. [...]
On August 25th, Grant McOmie of KGW’s Grant’s Getaways visited Opal Creek to talk with Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center’s Executive Director Katie Ryan, Friends of Opal Creek founder George Atiyah, and Science Instructor Logan Shane about the beautiful Opal Creek Wilderness and the education programs we run from the [...]
The weekend of September 28th – 30th Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center will host its first ever Mountain Music Festival! This two day festival will feature the talent of Heather Combs, Mike Gibbons, Christine Havrilla, and Alan Kanning, as well as provide a forum for informal jam sessions and instructive [...]
Opal Creek Expeditions are in their 7th year this year and we’re rolling out something new: Beyond the Gates! For the first time, participants will have a chance to compare the old growth forests of Opal Creek with those on the east side of the Cascades, in the higher elevation, [...]
Opal Creek has paired up with the Cascade Raptor Center this year to bring an exciting new workshop to the woods: Raptors of the Western Cascades! And this week we’re offering a 25% discount on registration! This workship, June 9-10, will be a great opportunity to enjoy the beauty of [...]
On Monday, April 30th, you can support Opal Creek by buying a tomato plant! Hotlips Pizza owner and newest Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center volunteer board member Dave Yudkin will be selling his heirloom Ulisse tomato plants, along with other edible garden starts, at the Pearl District Hotlips location (721 [...]
Join us for Opal Creek’s annual bash at Ecotrust in Portland’s Pearl District! Tickets are $35 and available here. This is a great opportunity to meet staff, board, and other Opal Creek supporters, and hear a bit about our upcoming season right from the source – our participants! So come [...]
By kristina | 04/26/2013
Registration for Opal Creek Expeditions has been open just a couple short months and already our Back to Basics camps are nearly full! Don’t you worry though, we’re offering a total of nine Expeditions this summer, so there are still plenty of spaces available for kids aged 12-16 to get out [...]
By kristina | 03/15/2013
We are one short month away from swinging open that rusty gate and inviting school children, workshop participants, cabin renters, and backpackers back into Jawbone Flats for another season of programming in the incomparable Opal Creek Wilderness! If you haven’t yet checked out what we’re offering this year, now’s the [...]
By kristina | 01/16/2013
This past summer, Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center’s Jawbone staff, headed up by Food Service Director Rebekah Yglesias, hosted Leif Hansen and the Go! Northwest crew as they filmed this 20 minute segment on the beautiful Opal Creek Wilderness. We are so happy with how this turned out and know [...]
By Jess | 05/13/2013
There was a snowy silence when I arrived in Jawbone Flats. Now the audible hum of spring has set in as school groups, cabin renters, and hikers filter through camp. Everything is new; the season, the staff, the creek have all shifted to a new rhythm and I am no [...]
By Brian | 04/17/2013
It was just over two weeks ago when I noticed the first hummingbird had returned to Opal Creek. Lured here, no doubt, by the same sunshine and mild temperatures that drew many of us Oregonians outside over the Easter weekend. A day or two later, I heard the frogs calling [...]
By katie | 03/15/2013
Opal Creek, wilderness, ancient trees, crystal clear streams…these are words I throw around a lot, with funders, with staff, with donors, with board members, and with friends. Each of these words alone invokes thoughts of tranquility, open space, room for the mind to roam and unwind. These are magical words. [...]
By Jess | 05/13/2013
There was a snowy silence when I arrived in Jawbone Flats. Now the audible hum of spring has set in as school groups, cabin renters, and hikers filter through camp. Everything is new; the season, the staff, the creek have all shifted to a new rhythm and I am no exception. My mind is constantly racing as I absorb everything around me. From the scientific name of the Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) to the difference between mosses and liverworts, » Read more…
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