Upcoming ERA Events Join us! Call Jeff Gottfried 503-750-2416 of write to era@gottfried.net) for details and to register. There is financial assistance and bartering arrangements available for each of these programs. Contact Jeff Gottfried ERA is currently teaching fly fishing and guiding fishing trips. There are opportunities for both western fly fishing and tenkara (traditional Japanese fly fishing). We specialize in remote/little known creeks. This spring we will be fishing in small creeks in the Willamette Valley, the Middle Fork of the Willamette, the Crooked River and coastal rivers and creeks. Join us for quality fishing in beautiful places. ERA is available to assist Scouts in attaining the Fly Fishing Merit Badge. ERA is currently teaching traditional archery and atlatl skills for client groups this spring. We have all the equipment and can come to your community, set-up a safe archery range including a large backstop/arrow curtain. We teach basic instinctive shooting techniques and then allow lots of time for practice. ERA is available to assist Scouts with attaining the Archery Merit Badge. ERA is currently planning and leading custom-designed outdoor schools for elementary, middle and high schools, at a number of locations including three ranches in Central and Eastern Oregon. We can provide food, equipment, logistics, curriculum development and instruction. ERA is leading field-based science/nature hikes in and close to Portland. Some of these are accessible using public transportation only! Here are some upcoming programs. Please let me know if you are available/interested in volunteering on any of these: 1. Sat., May, 5- Archery with Girls Inc, Brown MS, Hillsboro 2. Friday, May 11-Wetland education with Springville K-8 school 3. Sat, May 12-Snowshoeing/igloo-building at Bennett Pass with Girls Inc., Reedville Elementary School 4. May 14-17 End of the Year Field Trip with Multnomah Youth Cooperative to Camp Sherman/Metolius River 5.May 21-tree-planting/restoration project at Dalton Lake Wetland, Columbia City,OR 6. May 23-25 Outdoor School with Springwater Environmental MS, Oregon City to Trout Creek Ranch near Madras, OR 7. May 31-June 3 Fly Fishing Weekend with Project Healing Waters at Jake Place Ranch, S.Fork Crooked River 8. June 9-Kick-off event for ERA-Girl Scout Beyond Bars collaboration- This is the first of many programs with groups of girls whose mothers are in prison. If you are interested in taking part in future programs (June and beyond), it would be great if you could attend this meeting. Everyone is invited but I we are especially interested female volunteers. 9. June 4-7 Fly fishing for cutthroat trout on Trask River. We still have openings for clients who want to learn to fish for these wild native fish, both sea-run and resident. Call Jeff for a reservation for up to 3 anglers.

Call Jeff Gottfried 503-750-2416 of write to era@gottfried.net) for details and to register.

There is financial assistance and bartering arrangements available for each of these programs. Contact Jeff Gottfried

ERA is currently teaching fly fishing and guiding fishing trips. There are opportunities for both western fly fishing and tenkara (traditional Japanese fly fishing). We specialize in remote/little known creeks. This spring we will be fishing in small creeks in the Willamette Valley, the Middle Fork of the Willamette, the Crooked River and coastal rivers and creeks. Join us for quality fishing in beautiful places. ERA is available to assist Scouts in attaining the Fly Fishing Merit Badge.

ERA is currently teaching traditional archery and atlatl skills for client groups this spring. We have all the equipment and can come to your community, set-up a safe archery range including a large backstop/arrow curtain. We teach basic instinctive shooting techniques and then allow lots of time for practice. ERA is available to assist Scouts with attaining the Archery Merit Badge.

ERA is currently planning and leading custom-designed outdoor schools for elementary, middle and high schools, at a number of

locations including three ranches in Central and Eastern Oregon. We can provide food, equipment, logistics, curriculum development and instruction.

ERA is leading field-based science/nature hikes in and close to Portland. Some of these are accessible using public transportation only!

Here are some upcoming programs. Please let me know if you are available/interested in volunteering on any of these:

1. Sat., May, 5- Archery with Girls Inc, Brown MS, Hillsboro

2. Friday, May 11-Wetland education with Springville K-8 school

3. Sat, May 12-Snowshoeing/igloo-building at Bennett Pass with Girls Inc., Reedville Elementary School

4. May 14-17 End of the Year Field Trip with Multnomah Youth Cooperative to Camp Sherman/Metolius River

5.May 21-tree-planting/restoration project at Dalton Lake Wetland, Columbia City,OR

6. May 23-25 Outdoor School with Springwater Environmental MS, Oregon City to Trout Creek Ranch near Madras, OR

7. May 31-June 3 Fly Fishing Weekend with Project Healing Waters at Jake Place Ranch, S.Fork Crooked River

8. June 9-Kick-off event for ERA-Girl Scout Beyond Bars collaboration- This is the first of many programs with groups of girls whose mothers are in prison. If you are interested in taking part in future programs (June and beyond), it would be great if you could attend this meeting. Everyone is invited but I we are especially interested female volunteers.

9. June 4-7 Fly fishing for cutthroat trout on Trask River. We still have openings for clients who want to learn to fish for these wild native fish, both sea-run and resident. Call Jeff for a reservation for up to 3 anglers.