Events & Volunteering

Columbia Land Trust hosts a variety of events throughout the year, across the region we serve! Below you can view upcoming events at a glance, and scroll through the blog posts below for detailed information and registration instructions. Questions? Email events@columbialandtrust.org. Check back as we will be adding more to our 2024 calendar!

  • Our Wild Splendor gala returns on Thursday, October 17th, in Portland, Oregon. Save the date, tickets will go on sale in July!
Volunteer at Beth Ryan Nature Preserve – November 23rd, 2024

Join Columbia Land Trust and the Lake Oswego Watershed Council for a morning of volunteer work at Beth Ryan Nature Preserve, a small, beloved trail in Lake Oswego that borders a seasonal wetland. Several large trees fell across the trail in last winter’s ice storm, creating a newly exposed slope along the side of the…

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Winter Wildlife Viewing Tours 2024

Once again we invite you to join us for our series of outdoor winter tours that foster connections with nature and with each other! These events are free of charge, though you are welcome to make a donation during the registration process or at a tour to support our conservation work. Whether watching majestic sandhill…

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Our 2024 Wild Splendor Gala

Nearly 300 people joined us for the return of our Wild Splendor gala. We are grateful for the commitment of our conservation community who came together to make a big difference for the nature of the Northwest! As East Cascades Oak Partnership Manager Lindsay Cornelius said in her remarks, “Community is core to resilience. We…

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Volunteer at Beth Ryan Nature Preserve – April 26th, 2024

Join us for a morning of volunteer work at Beth Ryan Nature Preserve, a small, beloved trail in Lake Oswego that borders a seasonal wetland. Several trees fell across the trail in the January ice storm, and the work to clean up the debris has left the trail in need of some rehab! We will…

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