Yesterday I caught the bus down to Oregon City to visit a
small park run by the Nature Conservancy.
Minus the fact that the bus tried to eat me (read: slammed shut on me,
but left everyone else alone), the travel went without a hitch. Since Oregon City is south of Portland,
instead of catching the Pio (L&C’s shuttle) into Portland and taking public
transportation from there like I normally do, I walked about 20 minutes down
Palatine Hill Rd to catch the southbound 35.
Oregon City, at least the portion I was in, is decorated with waterfalls
and one very long staircase.
Camassia Natural Area is a small park in West Linn (a town
just above Oregon City). One of my
biology professors volunteers there over the summer so I decided to go and
visit it. The park is beautiful and well
kept; they have volunteers year round removing invasive species and working to
maintain the historic oak woodland. It’s
a bit out of the way, but if you are interested in seeing what the Willamette
Valley looked like 150 years ago this would be the place to go.
L&C Everyday Life: Bio Help Center
For some classes here, TAs will host help centers in the
evening for any students who are having problems or just want to get to get together
to study for a while. My biology lab
team got together at the help center tonight to finish up the introduction to
one of our upcoming papers. Lots of
other students form study groups or just work on homework together.
Helpful links:
Shuttles at L&C: http://www.lclark.edu/offices/transportation_and_parking/shuttle/
Portland public transportation: http://trimet.org/