Start the day with an early morning bird walk. Listen to the “dawn chorus” and learn to identify birds by sight and sound with experienced birders. Family activities start at 10 a.m. and will include hands-on educational arts and crafts to help children learn about nature, building a bird and butterfly house or for their backyard, and painting a duck decoy. Visitors can learn to catch a fish, try their hand at archery, practice shooting a BB gun or play migratory putt-putt golf. The always popular and exciting Audubon Birds of Prey show will be featured. The Conestoga wagon rides around the Refuge, always a big hit, will run 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Check out the conservation exhibits presented by local environmental groups and browse in the Nature Store.
Festival parking available at the office building at 12205 S.W. Tualatin Rd., corner of SW 124th and Pacific Highway. Free ADA compatible shuttle buses will provide continuous transportation to the Refuge starting at 5 a.m. until 5 p.m. There will be no onsite parking at the Refuge. For complete information on this event, please visit http://www.friendsoftualatinrefuge.org/ or call 503-625-5944, ext. 227.