Fish Whisperers Wanted – We’re hiring!
Do you love seeing students’ eyes light up when they realize their passion for science? Do you want to share your love of streams and salmon with local youth? Are you a fish whisperer? Join our talented education team and bring science to life as the Salmon in the...
Do you love summer camp? Join our education team!
Do you remember the first time you saw a banana slug? Are you a child at heart that loves exploring moss-covered forests or turning over rocks in the stream to see what lives underneath? Join our creative and passionate team of Columbia Springs Educators and guide the...
Family Nature Fun! – April 2022
Family Nature Fun is happening TOMORROW! We hope you join us onsite for this Earth Week celebration on Saturday, April 23rd between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm. But if you can't make it, you can still get involved at home! Check out the activities below and feel free...
We “Soiled” Our Undies!
Have you seen these signs around Columbia Springs? If so, you might be asking "what are they doing with underwear??" As it turns out, a "quick and dirty" way to test your soil is by "planting" a pair of new, cotton underwear in the site you're curious about. So we...
Student Scientists Provide Key Water Quality Insights
Luke Hossler collects a water quality sample, 2019. “What surprised me most was the resilience of the landscape.” Miranda Roberts is a senior Environmental Science Major at Multnomah University - part of a team of student scientists working at Columbia Springs this...
Looking to 2022
My spirits were elevated by the enchanting appearance of nature; the past was blotted from my memory, the present was tranquil, and the future gilded by bright rays of hope and anticipations of joy. -Mary Shelley Nature is enchanting. When I need a break from...