Mother’s Day Birding and Wildflower Festival @ Silver Falls State Park, OR
Explore the bountiful birds and wonderful wildflowers of Silver Falls State Park in this beloved annual tradition. All activities are free. Most activities take place in the South Falls District, with some walks in other parts of the park.
7:30 am: Early bird walk (Saturday: 2.6 mile Maple Ridge Loop, meet at South Falls Stone Circle. Sunday: 2.2 mile North Rim walk, meet at North Canyon Trailhead)
10:30 am: Budding Birders Junior Ranger Program (Lodge patio, 45 min)
11 am: Wildflower walk (Stone Circle, ½ mile, 1 hour)
11 am: Live raptor presentation (tent near Stone Circle, no dogs allowed)
12 pm: Wildflower walk (Stone Circle, ½ mile, 1 hour)
12:30 pm: Budding Birders Junior Ranger Program (Lodge patio, 45 min)
1 pm: Family birding walk (Stone Circle, ½ mile, 1 hour)
1 pm: Live raptor presentation (tent near Stone Circle, no dogs allowed)
2 pm: Wildflower Walk (Stone Circle, ½ mile, 1 hour)
3 pm: Afternoon birding walk (Saturday: 1 mile walk on the Howard Creek Trail, meet at Smith Creek Village. Sunday: 1 mile walk on the Nature Trail, meet in Campground)
Ongoing activities, 10 am – 4 pm:
Wildflower Show in the Stone Kitchen Shelter
Plant a native plant seed with the Native Plant Society outside the Stone Kitchen Shelter
Native plant sale and Oregon wild bee table at the Nature Store
Bird observation discovery table at the Stone Circle
Crafts in the South Falls Lodge courtyard
For more information, contact park ranger Matt Palmquist at matt.palmquist@oprd.oregon.gov or (503) 689-5122.