Jackson Bottom Events

Winter Wonderland

Celebrate winter at the wetlands! This family-friendly event features seasonal crafts, animals, story time, winter walks, and even more fun!

Jackson Bottom Wetlands
All Ages | Saturday, December 14 | 11 am to 4 pm
$5 per person, children 3 and under are free
Concessions available for purchase

No Registration Required


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Plant Walks

Photo of green ferns.Hillsboro’s’ fantastic parks feature an array of native plants, from low growing sword fern to mighty oaks. These plants provide us with beauty, shade, food, water, and oxygen. Join our evening plant walks at various parks this summer in order to learn more about them. In our one hour walk you can meet a number of plant species and learn how to recognize them. Then continue your walk if you wish to, because now you have some friends in the forest! Free. No pre-registration required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All ages.

Steve Engel, Instructor

Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve, 2600 SW Hillsboro Highway. Meet at the Nature Center.

Wednesday      June 5         7 — 8 pm

Wednesday      June 19       7 — 8 pm

Noble Woods, 475 SE Century Boulevard. Meet at the south entrance picnic tables.

Wednesday      July 3         7 — 8 pm

Wednesday     July 17       7 — 8 pm

Rood Bridge Park, 4000 Rood Bridge Road. Meet near the tennis court.

Wednesday      August 7         7 — 8 pm

Wednesday      August 21       7 — 8 pm

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Plant Walks

Photo of green ferns.Hillsboro’s’ fantastic parks feature an array of native plants, from low growing sword fern to mighty oaks. These plants provide us with beauty, shade, food, water, and oxygen. Join our evening plant walks at various parks this summer in order to learn more about them. In our one hour walk you can meet a number of plant species and learn how to recognize them. Then continue your walk if you wish to, because now you have some friends in the forest! Free. No pre-registration required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All ages.

Steve Engel, Instructor

Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve, 2600 SW Hillsboro Highway. Meet at the Nature Center.

Wednesday      June 5         7 — 8 pm

Wednesday      June 19       7 — 8 pm

Noble Woods, 475 SE Century Boulevard. Meet at the south entrance picnic tables.

Wednesday      July 3         7 — 8 pm

Wednesday     July 17       7 — 8 pm

Rood Bridge Park, 4000 Rood Bridge Road. Meet near the tennis court.

Wednesday      August 7         7 — 8 pm

Wednesday      August 21       7 — 8 pm

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