The $2.6 million Educational Pavilion is being constructed by Friends of Tryon Creek at the 665-acre Tryon Creek State Natural Area between Portland and Lake Oswego, and is scheduled to open Sept. 20. The Pavilion will include two classrooms and a community gathering space to expand year-round community and educational activities and increase partnerships with schools and organizations. The design echoes Chinookan plankhouses with cantilevered roofs and will feature new works by four regional Indigenous artists. Programming will teach regional geographic history, climate change impacts, restoration techniques, and will integrate arts and crafts. Large operable windows preserve forest views while sliding panels allow closures.
The $2.6 million Pavilion is being constructed by Friends of Tryon Creek, a nonprofit organization that supports and operates educational programs at the 665-acre Oregon State Park located on Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard between Portland and Lake Oswego. It is scheduled to open Sept. 20, and will include two classrooms and a community gathering space to boost the programs that are already being conducted by the Friends group.
The Pavilion's design is based on the wooden Plankhouses with cantilevered roofs built by the Chinookan peoples of the lower Columbia River for living, working, gathering, and ceremonial spaces. It will be augmented by new works created by four regional Indigenous artists. Classes for children and older students will cover the geographic history of the region, changes caused by climate change, how to restore the environment, and more. Arts and crafts are integral to the teachings.
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