Annual Meeting and Member Appreciation Night

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  •  02.13.25
     5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Please join us for our Annual Meeting with Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D., to hear about the Museum’s recent accomplishments and upcoming plans. Afterward, stay to experience the festivities of Member Appreciation Night. This family-friendly event features a Valentine’s twist—make your own valentines for the animals at the Museum and ask them to “be mine!” (more…)

Oregon Wildlife Watch

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  •  02.08.25
     10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Have you ever wondered what animals live near your home? This workshop teaches the basics of recognizing tracks and signs, how to use trail cameras to document animals without disturbing them, and ways you can share what you find with scientists through community science projects. At the end of the workshop participants will have the (more…)

Exhibition Closing: Rick Bartow: Animal Kinship

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  •  02.09.25
     10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Last chance to see! Exhibition Closing Rick Bartow: Animal Kinship From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation (more…)

Exhibition Opening: Neighbors: Wildlife Paintings by Hilary Baker

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  •  12.07.24
     10:00 am - 4:00 pm

December 7, 2024 – April 6, 2025 Featuring more than one dozen contemporary works, accomplished painter Hilary Baker explores the complex relationship between manmade spaces and native wildlife. Highlighting iconic architecture and wildlife as both prominent and enigmatic, each work invites an encounter and raises questions about our own proximity to wildlife. (more…)

Free Day

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  •  02.22.25
     10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Everyone gets in free! 10:00 am – 4:00 pm MADE POSSIBLE BY (more…)

Natural History Pub: Bullfrog Removal in the Little Deschutes River

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  •  02.03.25
     7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The American bullfrog is one of the most problematic invasive species worldwide. Since its introduction in the U.S. West in the 1930s, it has spread throughout many of Oregon’s waters and wetlands, including the Little Deschutes River. With the Oregon spotted frog now listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, bullfrog removal from the (more…)

Exclusive Members’ Event: Frank Matsura’s Life and Photographs

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  •  01.31.25
     6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us to celebrate the opening of our new exhibition, Frank S. Matsura: Portraits from the Borderland. Hear from Michael Holloman (Colville Confederated Tribes), associate professor of art history at Washington State University, about Matsura’s life and the people he photographed. Friday, January 31, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Doors open at 5:30 pm, talk (more…)

Exhibition Opening: Frank S. Matsura: Portraits from the Borderland

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  •  02.01.25
     10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Japanese-born photographer Frank Matsura became a beloved member of the Okanagan community in the early 1900s. Matsura’s playful personality and humor alongside his relationships with people are evident in his photographs, which represent some of the most accurate and nuanced images of Native people during this period. They capture dynamic cross-cultural exchanges as Native people (more…)

Free Day

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  •  01.25.25
     10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Everyone gets in free! 10:00 am – 4:00 pm MADE POSSIBLE BY MID OREGON CREDIT UNION (more…)