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September
2010 Great Oregon Fall Beach Cleanup, Sept. 25. Visit SOLV

Cove Palisades Kayak Tour
Sep 3, 2010 at The Cove Palisades State Park. 1-3:30 p.m. Enjoy safe, family-paced fun in the sun on a naturalist-guided kayak tour of Lake Billy Chinook. All gear provided. Register at the campground booth. Free to campers. Call (541)546.3412 ext. 229 for more info.
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Valley of the Rogue Smoky Bear Visit
Sep 3, 2010 at Valley of the Rogue State Park. 7 p.m. Smoky Bear visits the campground to talk with folks about fire safety, followed by a program about Smoky's history.
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Silver Falls Talks & Hikes
Sep 3, 2010 at Silver Falls State Park. 11 a.m. Junior Rangers Build-a-Bug. 8 p.m. Forest "Farmacy:" Tranditional Plant Uses.
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Stub Stewart Junior Rangers & Evening Programs
Sep 3, 2010 at L.L. Stub Stewart State Park. 10 a.m. Where Does J.R. Beaver Live? 7 p.m. What's a Herp?
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Nehalem Bay Craft Day & Evening Program
Sep 3, 2010 at Nehalem Bay State Park. 10:30 a.m. Join Park Hosts Ted & Kathleen to make seal/sea lion puppets. 8 p.m. Cetacean Migration. Follow the gray whale on its annual West Coast migration!
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Champoeg Pioneer Farmstead Day
Sep 4, 2010 at Champoeg State Heritage Area. 1-4 p.m. The Annual Pioneer Farmstead Day will provide an opportunity for you and your family to view and participate in living history demonstrations and choose fresh produce from the 1860s Kitchen Garden to take home.
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Prineville Campfire Program
Sep 4, 2010 at Prineville Reservoir State Park. 7-8 p.m. Cowboy Sing-a-Long.
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Valley of the Rogue "All About Bees"
Sep 4, 2010 at Valley of the Rogue State Park. 7 p.m. Local bee keeper Pat Morris a natural science program featuring a live sealed demonstration hive and a great presentation. Make make bee's wax candles to take home.
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Collier Memorial Dutch Oven Cooking 101
Sep 4, 2010 at Collier Memorial State Park. 5 p.m. Bring the whole family for an introduction to Dutch oven cooking! Learn and sample easy and delicious recipes. Meet at the campground.
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Silver Falls Talks & Hikes
Sep 4, 2010 at Silver Falls State Park. 11 a.m. Junior Rangers Creek Critters, Stream Study. Plan to get wet! 2 p.m. A Walk Through History. 8 p.m. Who Dunnit? Animal Tracking.
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Stub Stewart Junior Rangers & Evening Program
Sep 4, 2010 at L.L. Stub Stewart State Park. 10 a.m. Slugs, Bugs and Other Ughs. 7 p.m. Owl Prowl.
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Nehalem Bay Junior Rangers & Evening Program
Sep 4, 2010 at Nehalem Bay State Park. 10:30 a.m. Cool Tidepools. Learn about the fascinating world of tidepool animals and build your own tidepool. 7 p.m. Join Ranger Assistant Chris as he shares his stories and tips regarding his passion for beach combing.
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Prineville Labor Day Parade
Sep 5, 2010 at Prineville Reservoir State Park. 9-11 a.m. Kids, come and decorate your bike, scooter or yourself 9-10 a.m.; thenjoin our Buggy Bicycle Parade 10 a.m. All decorations provided.
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Silver Falls Talks & Hikes
Sep 5, 2010 at Silver Falls State Park. 11 a.m. Junior Rangers Flying Dinosaurs: A Bit about Birds. 2 p.m. Medicine Walk: Traditional Plant Uses. 8 p.m. Dusk Walk: Nocturnal Animals & Senses
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Stub Stewart Junior Rangers & Evening Programs
Sep 5, 2010 at L.L. Stub Stewart State Park. 10 a.m. Treasure Hunt. 8 p.m. Eyewitness Reptile.
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Nehalem Bay Junior Rangers & Evening Program
Sep 5, 2010 at Nehalem Bay State Park. 10:30 a.m. Wind & Waves. Wonder why its so windy here? What makes all those waves? 7 p.m. Uranium: The Passionate Heart of the Earth Find out what connection uranium has to the geology of the Oregon Coast.
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Fort Stevens Living History
Sep 4, 2010 - Sep 6, 2010 at Fort Stevens State Park. Civil War Reenactment
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Stub Stewart Junior Rangers
Sep 6, 2010 at L.L. Stub Stewart State Park. 10 a.m. Talkin' Trash with J.R. Beaver.
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Fort Stevens Living History
Sep 11, 2010 - Sep 12, 2010 at Fort Stevens State Park. 2nd Connecticut, Revolutionary War Era.
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Collier Memorial Loggers Breakfast
Sep 12, 2010 at Collier Memorial State Park. 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Come and enjoy a hearty breakfast, live music, wagon rides, and a silent auction. Adults $10/Children $5. Meet at the Day Use area.
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Fort Stevens Living History
Sep 18, 2010 at Fort Stevens State Park. Friends of Old Fort Stevens Annual Picnic
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Fort Stevens Living History
Sep 18, 2010 - Sep 19, 2010 at Fort Stevens State Park. 249th Coastal Artillery, Battery “G”, World War II Era
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Shore Acres Dahlia Day
Sep 25, 2010 at Shore Acres State Park. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Southern Oregon Dahlia Society display of cut dahlias in the Garden House and dazzling dahlias in the garden. Refreshments
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Pilot Butte 12th Annual Challenge
Sep 25, 2010 at Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint. 9 a.m. A 1-mile timed nature trail run/fitness walk from the base to the summit of Pilot Butte. Online pre-registration at www.signmeupsports.com
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Fort Stevens Living History
Sep 25, 2010 - Sep 26, 2010 at Fort Stevens State Park. Fur Trader Encampment, Early 1800s Era
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October


Smith Rock Oregon Archaeology Celebration
Oct 1, 2010 at Smith Rock State Park. 7-8:30 p.m. @ the Visitor Center. The Kelp Highway: A Pacific Rim Perspective on the First Americans. Presented by Dr. Jon Erlandson, Director, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, University of Oregon
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Champoeg Apple Harvest Day
Oct 2, 2010 at Champoeg State Heritage Area. 1-4 p.m. The bounty of the harvest will be the theme for this day as your family enjoys fresh-pressed apple cider, apple butter, desserts cooked in a Dutch oven, garden produce to purchase, and more.
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Shore Acres Orchids
Oct 2, 2010 at Shore Acres State Park. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. "Gems of the Rain Forest." Exquisite display of orchids by the Pacific Orchid Society in the Garden House. Refreshments.
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Smith Rock Oregon Archaeology Celebration
Oct 8, 2010 at Smith Rock State Park. 7-8:30 p.m. @ the Visitor Center. The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. Presented by Staff from The Museum at Warm Springs.
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Smith Rock Oregon Archaeology Celebration
Oct 15, 2010 at Smith Rock State Park. 7-8:30 p.m. @ the Visitor Center. Oregon’s Earliest Inhabitants: Archaeological Investigations at the Paisley Caves. Presented by Dr. Dennis L. Jenkins/Museum of Natural and Cultural History, University of Oregon
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Smith Rock Oregon Archaeology Celebration
Oct 22, 2010 at Smith Rock State Park. 7-8:30 p.m. @ the Visitor Center. The Fur Trade Era at Champoeg. Presented by Dr. David Brauner/Professor Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University
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Smith Rock Oregon Archaeology Celebration
Oct 1, 2010 - Oct 29, 2010 at Smith Rock State Park. Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2010. Annual Friday evening presentations featuring renowned archaeologists, anthropologists, historians and tribal leaders from around the region.
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Smith Rock Oregon Archaeology Celebration
Oct 29, 2010 at Smith Rock State Park. 7-8:30 p.m. @ the Visitor Center. Finding Fremont in Oregon. Presented by Loren Irving/Historical Researcher, Des Chutes Historical Museum
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November
Shore Acres Holiday Lights: Nov. 25-Dec. 31, 4 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Friends of Shore Acres

Nehalem Bay Junior Rangers & Evening Program
Nov 12, 2010 at Nehalem Bay State Park. 10:30 a.m. Mammals & Tracks. Discover what kinds of animals live in the park and make a field notebook! 9 p.m. Salmon Assistance. A look at efforts to improve salmon habitat on the north coast.
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December
Shore Acres Holiday Lights: Nov. 25-Dec. 31, 4 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Friends of Shore Acres
Winter Whale Watch Dec. 25-Jan. 1. www.whalespoken.org

Champoeg Holiday Gathering
Dec 4, 2010 at Champoeg State Heritage Area. 1-4 p.m. Children of all ages are invited to make simple gifts to give or keep. Make cedar swags, pomanders, garlands, and ornaments. Holiday storytelling. Decorate holiday cookies. Enjoy holiday music.
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