Spring Fling 2022

WELCOME TO SPRING FLING 2022, APRIL 25 - april 30

Please take our Parks and Recreation Spring 2022 Survey HERE!

This event series from Wilsonville Parks and Rec is all about environmental sustainability! Through a series of activities (both in person and virtual) participants will learn more about the environment around them and small changes they can make in their every day lives to help protect it. Activities throughout Spring Fling will include a virtual film screening, W.E.R.K. Day volunteer projects, Tree Pruning Classes, pollinator education, a native plant giveaway (plants generously donated by Beaverlake Nursery) and more! 

Monday, April 25 - Sunday, May 1

Nature photography Contest: Share your best Wilsonville nature photos and be entered to win an eco-friendly prize basket valued at $50! Entries must be submitted by May 1. Three winners will be chosen at random and announced on Monday, May 2. Submit your photos via email to Recreation Coordinator, Erica Behler at behler@ci.wilsonville.or.us or use the hashtag #WilsonvilleSpringFling to be entered into the contest.

Tuesday, April 26 

Nature Journaling | 5:30pm - 7pm | Wilsonville Community Center | Pre-registration required, click here to register |  Nature Journaling is the practice of drawing and writing in response to observations of nature. Enjoy a “conversation with nature” by slowing down to focus on drawing from observation and recording your experience in a journal or sketchbook. Using pencils and/or pens and markers, quiet your mind and relax into the present moment by following guided exercises based on the viewing of an item from nature. We will spend the first thirty minutes of the workshop outside, observing and connecting to the natural outdoor setting of the community center. The remaining hour of the workshop will be spent indoors, following easy instructions for ways in which one can reflect on nature in a journal. All levels are welcome. Supplies needed: writing tools (any pencils, pens or fine tip markers you enjoy using); a journal or drawing paper. Watercolors or colored pencils are optional.

Wednesday, April 27

Documentary Screening NOW VIRTUAL- '2040' | 6pm - 8pm | Zoom Link to Join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87567535260 | Come enjoy a live screening of the documentary film '2040'. Motivated by his 4-year-old daughter and concern for the planet she will inherit, Damon Gameau, Australian award-winning director (That Sugar Film, 2015) and actor, embarks on a global journey to meet innovators and changemakers to discover what the future of the planet could look like by the year 2040 if we embraced the best solutions already available to us, and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream. Guided by the voices of 100 child interviewees aged between 6 and 11 who describe the kind of world they would like to see by the year 2040, Damon draws on the best minds from around the world to focus on climate, economics, technology, civil society, education, agriculture and sustainability to conjure a positive portrait of what ‘could be’ instead of the current dystopian future we are so often presented..

Thursday, April 28 

Playground Safety Event | 12:30pm - 2:30pm | Murase Playground: The Parks and Recreation team will be at the Murase Plaza playground at Memorial Park to discuss playground safety during National Playground Safety Week. The team will be available to answer playground safety questions, discuss playground inspection and safety practices. This will be a great event for everyone in the family as the team will have games and park fun prize packs.

Stonecrop Giveaway | 4pm - 6pm | Parks and Rec Admin Office: Stop by the Parks and Rec Admin Office main parking lot between 4pm and 6pm on Thursday April 28 to receive a FREE stonecrop plant in exchange for a completed parks and recreation survey. Stonecrop is easy to grow given good drainage and adequate sun. They are economical because they grow quickly, and are simple to propagate. Plus they are outstanding performers in containers, pathways, parking strips and much more.

Friday, April 29 

Training & Pruning Fruit Trees | 10 am - 11am | Memorial Park |  Pre-registration required, click here to register | This special arbor day class will demonstrate how to properly prune young shade trees to improve structure and prolong the life of the tree. This class will provide hands on pruning and will discuss what tools are needed to perform proper tree cuts. Lastly, it will discuss when to prune to reduced pest and disease outbreaks. If you are looking to improve your pruning skills, then this class is for you! All tools and equipment will be provided. Please wear long pants and closed toe shoes.

Saturday, April 30

W.E.R.K. (Wilsonville Environmental Resource Keepers) Day | 9am - 11am | Memorial Park Central Shelter |  Pre-registration required, click here to register WERK DAY is all about volunteer service in our local parks! Join the Parks Crew to work on projects like bark dusting, plating, painting, and more! Register with friends and family, or come solo and we'll get you put into a group. Pre-registration is required. All participants will receive a complimentary 'DO WERK' hat, as well as coffee and a donut. Pre-registration required.

Goat Petting with Westside Goat Gal | 10am - 12pm | Behind Memorial Park Maintenance Barn: Join Wilsonville Parks and Rec Staff and the Westside Goat Girl for a goat petting event on Saturday, April 30 from 10am - 12pm! Goats will be stationed in Memorial Park behind the maintenance barn. Each goat will have a handler present, so you can get up close and personal. The week prior, the goats will be just up the hill from the Parks Maintenance Barn in Memorial Park, munching away on invasive plants such as blackberry and ivy. Make sure to stop by and see the goats in action!

Healthy Kids Day (in Partnership with Sherwood YMCA) | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm | Memorial Park Central Shelter: Healthy Kids Day® is the YMCA’s national initiative to improve the health and well-being of kids and families. Wilsonville’s Memorial Park is the site of a Healthy Kids Day Event on Saturday, April 30, from 11:30 am-1:30 pm at Memorial Park. Activities for kids include crafts, field games, story time, family fitness and water safety. YMCAs across the country host free community events aimed to inspire kids to keep their minds and bodies active throughout the summer. The program encourages kids to get active and helps families develop routines that support mental and physical health at home.