Nature and Human Health

Join Friends of Trees to Pull Invasive Ivy at The Bonita Natural Area (Tigard)

Saturday, October 22, 2016 - 9:00am to 1:00pm
Friends of Trees
Address: 
20 SW Weaver Way
Tigard, OR 97224
United States

Friends of Trees is working in partnership with the Tualatin River Watershed Council to help restore the Bonita natural area to a diverse and healthy riparian forest ecosystem. The site was recently cleared of a nearly impassable thicket of English hawthorn and Himalayan blackberry, and is on its way to being restored as a mixed hardwood riparian forest. This event will focus on hand pulling English ivy from the existing native trees onsite to protect them from being over taken by this shade-tolerant invasive plant. There will be a great sense of immediate gratification at the end of this event!

Please arrive around 8:45am to be registered and assigned to a crew. The planting will start promptly at 9:00am. We provide breakfast snacks and hot chocolate/coffee, as well as gloves, tools and guidance. Please come dressed for the weather and wearing sturdy, closed-toe shoes and get ready to have fun! 

Looking to volunteer as a group? RSVPs are kindly requested for groups of more than 5 people - click HERE to do so. RSVPs are not required for individuals or groups of 4 or fewer -- you may simply show up!

Please contact Jenny or Randi at (503) 595-0213 if you have any questions or need more information. We look forward to seeing you out there!

Contact Name: 
Jenny or Randi
Contact Phone: 
503-595-0213
Contact Email: 
volunteer@friendsoftrees.org
Cost: 
FREE!

Friends of Trees Planting Event: Volunteers Needed at Errol Heights Park (SE Portland)

Saturday, October 15, 2016 - 9:00am to 1:00pm
Friends of Trees
Address: 
4543 SE Harney Drive
Portland, OR 97206
United States

Ready to get outside? Interested in planting trees  with your community? Join Friends of Trees as we plant trees and plants at Errol Heights Park!

This planting is in conjunction with Portland Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Environmental Services, Metro, Friends of Errol Heights, Portland Parks Foundation, and The Johnson Creek Watershed Council as part of Portland Parks and Recreation's Parke Diem event! This is the first of four plantings at a newly acquired addition to Errol Heights Natural Area! 

Volunteers should come dressed for the weather and wearing sturdy, closed-toe shoes and get ready to have fun! Friends of Trees will provides breakfast treats, gloves, tools, and planting guidance.

Individuals and groups less than 5 people are kindly requested to sign-up to attend this event through the Parke-Diem registration form. Please select "Errol Heights Park" when entering your information on this form.

Groups larger than 5 people can sign up via the Friends of Trees Group Registration form.

Please contact Jenny or Randi at (503) 595-0213 if you have any questions or need more 

Contact Name: 
Jenny or Randi
Contact Phone: 
503-595-0213
Contact Email: 
volunteer@friendsoftrees.org
Cost: 
FREE!

Friends of Trees Planting Volunteers Needed: Upper Fanno Wetland (Beaverton)

Saturday, October 15, 2016 - 9:00am
Friends of Trees
Address: 
10905 SW Denney Rd
Beaverton, OR 97008
United States

Friends of Trees is excited to continue our partnership this season with the City of Beaverton and Clean Water Services. This planting is part of the Tree For All campaign which has planted over three million native plants in the Tualatin River Watershed in the past decade! Clean Water Services, Friends of Trees, thousands of volunteers, other non-profits, city partners, and private landowners will be working together this season to continue the success of this program.

Please arrive around 8:45am to be registered and assigned to a crew. The planting will start promptly at 9:00am. We provide breakfast snacks and hot chocolate/coffee, as well as gloves, tools and guidance. Please come dressed for the weather and wearing sturdy, closed-toe shoes and get ready to have fun!

Looking to volunteer as a group? RSVPs are kindly requested for groups of more than 5 people - click HERE to do so. RSVPs are not required for individuals or groups of 4 or fewer -- you can simply show up!

Please contact Jenny or Randi at (503) 595-0213 if you have any questions or need more information. We look forward to seeing you out there!

Contact Name: 
Jenny or Randi
Contact Phone: 
503-595-0213
Contact Email: 
volunteer@friendsoftrees.org
Cost: 
FREE!

Plant Native Trees and Plants with Friends of Trees in Hillsboro! (Jackson Bottom Wetlands)

Saturday, October 8, 2016 - 9:00am
Friends of Trees
Address: 
2600 Southwest Hillsboro Highway
Hillsboro, OR 97123
United States

Join us for the first of two plantings this season in partnership with the City of Hillsboro and Clean Water Services at Jackson Bottom Wetlands preserve. This planting is part of the Tree For All campaign which has planted over three million native plants in the Tualatin River Watershed in the past decade! Clean Water Services, Friends of Trees, thousands of volunteers, other non-profits, city partners, and private landowners will be working together this season to continue the success of this program. 

Please arrive around 8:45am to be registered and assigned to a crew. There will be an approximately 10 minute walk from the parking lot to the planting area. The event will start promptly at 9:00am. We provide breakfast snacks and hot chocolate/coffee, as well as gloves, tools and guidance. Please come dressed for the weather and wearing sturdy, closed-toe shoes and get ready to have fun!

Looking to volunteer as a group? RSVPs are kindly requested for groups of more than 5 people - click HERE to do so. RSVPs are not required for individuals or groups of 4 or fewer -- you may simply show up!

Please contact Jenny or Randi at (503) 595-0213 if you have any questions or need more information. We look forward to seeing you out there!

Contact Name: 
Jenny or Randi
Contact Phone: 
503-595-0213
Contact Email: 
volunteer@friendsoftrees.org
Venue: 
Jackson Bottom Wetlands
Venue Details: 
There will be an approximately 10 minute walk from the parking lot to the planting area.
Cost: 
FREE!

Become a Neighborhood Trees Crew Leader with Friends of Trees!

Saturday, November 5, 2016 - 9:00am
Friends of Trees
Address: 
1137 SE 20th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
United States

If working with trees and connecting communities are two things that excite you, the Crew Leader volunteer role could be a great fit for you!

The Friends of Trees Neighborhood Trees Program is a program that plants 8'-12' tall street and yard trees in residential neighborhoods across Portland and Vancouver, WA. We pride ourselves on our amazing volunteers who plant these trees, the communities that come together for our Saturday planting events, and the care and investment each resident puts in to care for our city's urban canopy.

Crew Leaders are trained volunteers who are crucial to planting trees properly and leading groups of volunteers during the planting season. Friends of Trees is aiming to plant more than 3,000 street and yard trees in our award-winning Neighborhood Trees program.

The November 5th training is taking place in SE Portland. We have another Crew Leader training in Vancouver, WA on November 12th, if that works better for your schedule. Curriculum for each training is the same and once completed, you will be able to volunteer at Neighborhood Trees events throughout Portland, Vancouver, and Oregon City!

Training is FREE but registration is required. To join the Crew Leader team at Friends of Trees, learn more about the role and register.

Please contact Jenny or Randi at (503) 595-0213 if you need more information. We look forward to answering any questions you may have!

Contact Name: 
Jenny or Randi
Contact Phone: 
503-595-0213
Contact Email: 
volunteer@friendsoftrees.org
Cost: 
FREE! But registration is required.

Science Talk: Amphibians in Johnson Creek

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Johnson Creek Watershed Counci
Address: 
2944 SE Powell Blvd
Portland, OR 97202
United States

September 14 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

-Wednesday, September 14th, 6-8pm
-Location Hopworks Urban Brewery, 2944 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR 97202
Come learn about amphibian species in the Johnson Creek watershed, including an exciting discovery from our first EcoBlitz at Powell Butte last May!

Hopworks Urban Brewery lets us use their space if we order food for the group, so tickets are $5 just to cover pizza. Some GF and vegan options available.

Sign up quick-our science talks fill fast!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/amphibians-in-johnson-creek-science-talk-tickets-27131359627

Or, if you want to pay cash on the day of, contact courtney@jcwc.org to hold your spot.

Contact Name: 
Courtney
Contact Phone: 
5036527477
Contact Email: 
courtney@jcwc.org
Venue: 
Hopworks Urban Brewery
Venue Details: 
Find us at the private room in the back
Cost: 
$5

Restoration Bike Tour at Johnson Creek!

Saturday, September 17, 2016 - 9:30am to 11:30am
Johnson Creek Watershed Counci
Address: 
Foster Road between SE 104th and SE 111th avenues
Portland, OR 97266
United States

Restoration Bike Tour

Email courtney@jcwc.org to save your spot! Just 8 spots left!

Come be a part of the fun restoration bike tour in outer Southeast Portland with JCWC Executive Director, Daniel Newberry!

-Meet at the Foster Floodplain Natural Area Located on Foster Road between SE 104th and SE 111th avenues
-Saturday, Sept 17th, 9:30-11:30am

-Tour length: 2 hours.

-Bicycle route: 3 miles each way on the Springwater Trail in outer Southeast Portland. Stops to learn about local ecology at several past restoration sites on Johnson Creek and Powell Butte.

-(Optional after-bike fun) Join us for lunch at Cartlandia, we'll bike the 2 miles there and continue our discussion.
Hope to see you there!

Contact Name: 
Courtney
Contact Phone: 
5036527477
Contact Email: 
courtney@jcwc.org
Venue Details: 
Meet at the Foster Floodplain Natural Area Located on Foster Road between SE 104th and SE 111th avenues

Get Cookin' on the Farm

Saturday, September 17, 2016 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Sauvie Island Center
Address: 
13901 NW Howell Park Road
Portland, OR 97231
United States

Chef Matthew Busetto of North Portland's Firehouse Restaurant invites you to join us on Saturday, September 17th from 10 am to 1 pm for a morning of learning, tasting and fun on the farm. Along with Chef Matthew,  we'll harvest a load of fresh veggies from the Sauvie Island Organics farm, then turn our haul into an authentic farm-to-table lunch.

Chef and Sauvie Island Center staff will share recipes for making the most of your late summer harvest and tips for getting kids engaged incooking and eating healthy food.

Farm-Fresh Family Cooking will be held on the grounds of Metro's Howell Territorial Park and the Sauvie Island Organics farm. The event will begin at 10 am. Please plan to meet us at the big red barn no later than 10 am. We'll head out to the farm shortly after 10 am

Contact Name: 
Joanne Lazo
Contact Phone: 
503.201.5923
Contact Email: 
joanne@sauvieislandcenter.org
Venue: 
Howell Territorial Park
Venue Details: 
Get Cookin' on the Farm will be held on the grounds of Metro's Howell Territorial Park and the adjacent Sauvie Island Organics farm.
Cost: 
Suggested $20/family

Second Sunday at the Cathlapotle Plankhouse: The Power of Indigenizing Curatorial Practice

Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 12:00pm
Friends of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Address: 
28908 NW Main Ave.
Ridgefield, WA 98642
United States

Where:  Cathlapotle Plankhouse at the Carty Unit on the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA 98642

When:  September 11th, 2016

What:  Please join us for our final Second Sunday event of the season. We invite you to enjoy an exceptional presentation on contemporary curatorial practices regarding indigenous art, a naturalists lead ethnobotany hike, and family friendly activities. In addition to scheduled activities the Plankhouse will be open for visitors from 12:-4:00 pm for informal tours and Q&A for visitors to learn about local indigenous culture.

 1:00 pm:  The Power of Indigenizing Curatorial Practice with Dr. Deanna Dartt

Over the past five years, the Portland Art Museum has gained national attention for its efforts to bring Native American Art to the forefront of its exhibitions and programming, and for the way its Native American Art collection is curated.

In this intimate presentation Dr. Deana Dartt, outgoing curator of the Native American Collection for the PAM, will discuss her role in guiding this effort to ethically address the impact of native representation in the Museum and her vision for the future of the Museum's collection of indigenous art after she steps down in September.

Additionally, Dr. Dartt will also share her plans for the future as she prepares for her transition from curator to author; including finishing her book Negotiating the Master Narrative, to be published by the University of Nebraska Press. This examines how art, historical, and anthropological institutions are moving towards incorporating indigenous voices in their curation practices.

3:00 pm:  Guided Naturalist Hike
Join a Refuge Naturalist looking at the relationship that the Chinookan People of Cathlapotle had with their landscape. We will identify culturally significant plants, as well as explore how the environment influences culture and culture influences the environment. Participants meet in front of the Plankhouse and should be prepared for a 1 mile hike on moderately uneven terrain.

12:-4:00 pm:  Plankhouse Tours and Children's Activities
Ongoing guided Plankhouse tours are available or feel free to explore the House on your own. Activities exploring local culture and nature are designed give kids a hands-on connection to the Refuge.

Cost:  Refuge admission is $3 per vehicle. Save money, carpool with friends and family!

Contact:  Sarah Hill - Cathlapotle Plankhouse Coordinator - 360.887.4106 or sarah_hill@fws.gov.

Funding for this program has been generously provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to providing access to this event for all participants. Please direct all requests for sign language, interpreting services, closed captioning, or other accommodation needs to Sarah Hill at the contact information provided above.

Contact Name: 
Sarah Hill
Contact Phone: 
360.887.4106
Contact Email: 
sarah_hill@fws.gov
Venue: 
Cathlapotle Plankhouse at the Carty Unit on the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Venue Details: 
This event is at the Carty Unit of the Ridgefield NWR. Google Maps will take you to the River S Unit. These two sections of the Refuge are not connected and have separate entrances.
Cost: 
$3.00 admission to the Refuge, event is free.

Barrows Park Invasive Iris Blitz

Saturday, September 24, 2016 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Address: 
Barrows Park
Beaverton, OR 97007
United States
Park/Trail: 

Join forces with New Seasons Market & Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District to improve the natural areas that straddle Summer Creek in Barrows Park. This project will focus on removing invasive irises from the ponds in the park. New Seasons Market will provide breakfast snacks before the start of the project, between 8:30 - 9 a.m. Please bring a re-usable water bottle to drink from throughout the event. Tools, gloves, snacks and a water cooler will be provided. Activities include: Invasive Plant Removal, Litter Cleanup.

Contact Name: 
Melissa Marcum
Contact Phone: 
503-629-6305 x2953
Contact Email: 
mmarcum@thprd.org

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