A Bilingual Family Environmental Festival
Saturday, June 21 from 1:00-5:00pm

Join the Columbia Slough Watershed Council for the seventh annual Explorando El Columbia Slough on Saturday June 21, 2008 from 1:00- 5:00 p.m. This bilingual family environmental festival celebrates nature in the city and the environment of the Columbia Slough. It offers events and activities in Spanish and English for all ages. The event is free. View the Explorando flyer.

Activities in Spanish & English for ALL AGES!

• Guided Canoe Trips
• Entertainment
• Dancing by Ballet Folklorico
• Live Music by Grupo Condor
• Bilingual Storytelling by Will Hornyak
• Arts, Crafts & Games
• Build a vegetable garden to bring home
• Rock Climbing Wall
• Tree Pruning Class
• Explore Water Bugs!
• Connect with local community organizations
• Raffles held throughout the day!

Participants receive a free event t-shirt (while supplies last). The first 300 visitors receive a pass to a Portland Parks & Recreation Facility! Raffle prizes include passes to Oregon Zoo, OMSI, bilingual tours of World Forestry Center and more!

Want to get involved? Volunteers are needed to help make this community event a great success! Click here for details.

Location:
Whitaker Ponds Nature Park
7040 NE 47th Avenue
Portland, OR 97218
Map

Explorando Sponsors:
City of Portland - Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland Parks & Recreation
Portland Water Bureau
Willamette River Fun(d) of the Oregon Community Foundation
City of Gresham

Willamette River Fun(d) of the
Oregon Community Foundation