Bring out best in your yard with the Green Gardening Fair and Spring Native Plant Sale

  Don't miss out on this great opportunity to dress your yard with beautiful native plants during THPRD's Spring Native Plant Sale and Green Gardening Fair at the Tualatin Hills Nature Park. It's this Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Nature Park Interpretive Center, 15655 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton.  >> Learn more

During the Green Gardening Fair you will learn sustainable gardening techniques through activities and information booths where you will be able to glean information about composting, watering, native plants, and much more.

At the Native Plant Sale, you’ll be able to choose from a wide variety of native trees, shrubs, and perennials. Friends of the Tualatin Hills Nature Park sponsor this event with proceeds going toward future park improvements and environmental education programs.

Admission to the event is free.

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  Plenty of summer camps and classes still have openings around the Park District. Find the kids a great summer activity; go on guided nature hikes; jump into a wide variety of sports camps and programs; take swim classes -- all at your fingertips.

Our interactive 2011 Summer Activities Guide is a great way to find out about classes and programs available at your favorite nature park, recreation or aquatic center.

Check out the wide variety of summer camps available through our Summer Camp Guide.

Questions? Call 503/645-6433, your nearest THPRD facility, or go online to www.thprd.org.

  THPRD's recreation facility for adults 55 and better will honor its patrons with a monthlong series of events in May focused on seniors, their many contributions to our community, health and wellness issues, and much more.

Events include a seminar on cardiovascular disease (May 6), and National Senior Health and Fitness Day (May 25).

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  Celebrate Mother’s Day by attending the Barefoot Quilt Festival at the historic Jenkins Estate on Saturday and Sunday, May 7-8.

All aspects of quilting will be incorporated into the Mother’s Day event. Included will be displays, demonstrations and quilt-related items for purchase.  >> Read more

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  Need a special last-minute gift for Mom? Visit the Cedar Mill Farmers Market, which returns for its 13th season on Saturday, May 7, the day before Mother’s Day.

The “friendliest little market around,” sponsored by THPRD, will continue every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through the end of October in the Sunset Mall parking lot.

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  THPRD's Summer Concerts and Theater in the Park schedule is now available. It all kicks off on July 7 with Quarterflash (right) at Garden Home Park.

Check out the schedule, which features some old favorites and exciting new bands. Three theater performances are also planned.

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  THPRD staff have been working for more than a year to reclassify district properties. The overall goal is to reclassify, and in some cases rename and/or combine, THPRD sites and facilities that don’t fit the current classification system guidelines.

The proposed reclassifications are designed to reflect the primary intended public use of a site, while proposed name changes are to clarify and simplify site names consistent with the property naming/renaming guidelines recently approved by the district’s board of directors. >> Read more

  While the Park District has Facebook pages for all of its various facilities, we now offer a district-wide Facebook page featuring THPRD news and events. Click here to become a fan.

• For a full listing of the district's Facebook pages, click here.

  The Tualatin Hills Nature Park Interpretive Center is in need of a part-time evening supervisor. Also, Conestoga Recreation & Aquatic Center has an opening for a pilates instructor.

For more information on these and other job openings, click here.

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