2007 Classes and Celebrations:Bird Watching and Attracting Wildlife to the Garden - April 29

Joy Creek Nursery offers customers educational classes, workshops and special events throughout the gardening season. Classes are conducted in the outdoor classroom in our gardens, 18 miles north of Portland at 20300 NW Watson Rd in Scappoose. Please follow the signs to our workshop parking when arriving at the nursery.

All Sunday classes begin at 1:00 p.m. and are free to the public except unless otherwise noted.

April 29
9:00 a.m. - Bird Watching - Lee Cain
Because of our gardens and our country setting, Joy Creek Nursery has been blessed with an exceptional diversity of birds. Meet at 9:00 a.m. in the nursery parking lot for an hour-and-a-half of guided bird watching. Be sure to bring your binoculars!

Lee Cain lives, works and plays in Astoria , Oregon, with his wife and two kids. A former fisheries biologist, he now teaches Aquatic Biology and Integrated Science at Astoria High School . When he is not studying and teaching about things wet and scaly, he often has his binoculars on and is chasing birds with his kids.

1:00 p.m. - Attracting Wildlife to the Garden - Nadine Black
Get design and plant ideas to make your garden more welcoming to our fellow creatures. Also, learn some steps to take to insure a safe environment for them.

Nadine Black tried on many hats in our industry - from private gardener to wholesale plant sales - before she discovered that her real passion was helping retail customers create gardens. At Joy Creek Nursery, she has found a new set of hats, managing retail sales, conducting on-site garden consultations, and teaching workshops. In addition, she has acquired the Lifetime Certified Oregon Nursery Professional certificate from the Oregon Association of Nurseries.

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