Jim Anderson came to Bend in 1951 and began a life-long adventure as a naturalist.  At Age 88, Anderson is the Source Weekly’s Natural World columnist.  To his friends, he is affectionately called Mr. Owl.  He guided thousands of youngsters on field trips serving as a naturalist at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.  He helped found the Children’s Zoo in Portland.  In his words, he tells his story.

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A Beloved C. Oregon Naturalist Tells His Story

Brian Jennings, The Source - Bend, Oregon
January 19, 2017

<h1>A Beloved C. Oregon Naturalist Tells His Story</h1> <p class="byline">Brian Jennings, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />January 19, 2017</p> <p>Jim Anderson came to Bend in 1951 and began a life-long adventure as a naturalist. &nbsp;At Age 88, Anderson is the Source Weekly's Natural World columnist. &nbsp;To his friends, he is affectionately called Mr. Owl. &nbsp;He guided thousands of youngsters on field trips serving as a naturalist at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. &nbsp;He helped found the Children's Zoo in Portland. &nbsp;In his words, he tells his story.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bendsource.com/news/a-beloved-c-oregon-naturalist-tells-his-story-2778046/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bendsource.com">The Source - Bend, Oregon</a> and is republished here under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.&nbsp;<img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" alt="" width="16" height="16" style="width:1em;height:1em;"></p> <img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&post=22543" style="width:1px;height:1px;"><script> PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: "https://www.bendsource.com/news/a-beloved-c-oregon-naturalist-tells-his-story-2778046/", urlref: window.location.href }); } } </script> <script id="parsely-cfg" src="//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js"></script>

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