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Wetlands Naturalist Series Set at Jackson Bottom
Photos and Story by James Hill
HILLSBORO, Ore. – The ecology at Jackson Bottom Wetlands will be featured during the non-credit Wetlands Naturalist Series being offered this fall by Portland Community College.The series includes five classes – Wetland Ecology, Birds, Wetland Plants, Wetland Animals and Teaching Techniques – that illustrate the ecological connection between water, soil, plants and animals. Classes will meet from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, Oct. 3 through Dec. 5, in Conference Room A at the Jackson Bottom Water Quality Lab, 2660 S.W. Highway 219. Tuition for all five classes is $80. A $10 materials fee is payable at the first class.Taught by Patrick Willis, the classes provide hands-on experience with wetlands, watersheds, mammal pelts and tracks, birds, plants and habitat restoration. Willis advises students to dress for the outdoors. For more information, contact PCC Community Education at 503-533-2708.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »