Field Trip: Silver Falls State Park Winter Festival

Saturday and Sunday, December 14 and 15, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Field Trip: Silver Falls State Park Winter Festival

Members of the Willamette Valley Chapter of the NPSO will lead walks to view the conifers and hardwoods of Silver Falls State Park at 11:00 am on both days of the Silver Falls State Park Winter Festival. Other activities include guided mushroom and bird walks; a class on winter plant propagation; and interactive “discovery tables” about the winter solstice, animal tracks, mosses and lichens, bigleaf maple syrup, and how the waterfalls change with the seasons. Visitors can also build bird nest boxes and make wreaths, bird feeders, and paper birds. The guided walks will meet in South Falls Lodge courtyard. All activities are free, but a $5 parking permit is required.  For more information about the Winter Festival, visit the events calendar at stateparks.oregon.gov or call 503-873-8681. For more information about the tree walks, contact John Savage at wv****@gm***.com.