stewardship

Team up with Resources for Health to remove the invasive English Ivy in the woods of Hamby Park! By working to eliminate the destructive monoculture created by the ivy, we'll make room for native plants to thrive and improve the trails for community members to enjoy. Tools and gloves are provided by the City of Hillsboro, and don't forget your reusable water bottle! Stay after the event for an Ivy Basket Weaving Workshop Fundraiser! Ivy removed at the morning event will be used for the Ivy Basket Weaving Workshop, co-hosted by the Hillsboro Food Co-Op. All proceeds from this fundraiser will go to the Hillsboro Food Co-Op startup, and support a community-supported venue for affordable local, high-quality, and healthy food. Paste the following address into your web browser for additional details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ivy-basket-weaving-workshop-tickets-2032697... Activities include: Invasive Plant Removal.

Register online here: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/revive-woods-hamby-park

Join volunteers for this monthly Third Saturday Cleanup in Northwest Portland. Pick up litter and remove graffiti in the area. Join us for some coffee and conversation afterward. Volunteers should come prepared with completed waiver forms (if possible) and work gloves on cold days. Activities include: Litter Cleanup.

Register online here: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/nwda-third-saturday-march-cle...

Join the Indian Creek Stewards for a morning planting native trees and shrubs along Indian Creek at our newest restoration site. This site had been invaded with blackberry, knapweed, and other nasty weeds over they years. Local citizens are now working to restore the riparian and floodplain habitat to a healthy plant community and we need your help! Activities include: Native Planting.

Register online here: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/ics-broken-tee-planting

Join the Rock Creek Partnership on Saturday, March 12th in Happy Valley for our fifth annual Watershed Wide Event! We'll be planting a wide diversity of native trees and shrubs to create a hedgerow on the property that will attract native pollinators and contribute to watershed health. No experience is necessary and all are welcome -- families, neighbors, and friends! There will be live music, a delicious variety of breakfast snacks and coffee/tea provided to all volunteers, as well as raffle prizes! The staging site will once again be the Galaxy Barn at Pendarvis Farm - site of the renowned Pickathon Music Festival. Parking is limited at the Pendarvis farm so we ask that all volunteers meet us at the nearby Happy Valley City Hall where shuttles will bring you to the farm. Plan to arrive by 8:30-8:45am at City Hall to leave enough time after arriving at the farm to get registered and assigned to a crew, as well as to enjoy hot coffee and breakfast treats. The event will wrap-up around 1:00pm. Rock Creek is an important tributary of the Clackamas River, which provides high quality drinking water to more than 300,000 people and provides critical habitat for many sensitive species of plants, fish and wildlife. The Rock Creek Partnership works with landowners to revitalize streamside habitats by removing invasive species, such as blackberry and ivy, and replanting the areas with native vegetation. Restoring native plant communities grows a canopy over our creeks, which filters drinking water, provides wildlife habitat, and increases property value.

Register online here: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/watershed-wide-event

Linnton Creek is a principle stream in Forest Park, one of the main trail heads in the north end of the park, and its confluence with the Willamette River will have a new lagoon, as part of the the 27 acre Linnton Plywood Mill site's restoration as animal habitat (a Superfund mitigation site). We are restoring the creek trail head, removing ivy and blackberry, planting natives, and installing an interpretive sign, trash can and custom (and amusing) dog waste bag dispenser designed by noted artist Ivan McLean. Part of a broad effort to eliminate dog waste from the park, this site is particularly important as the creek will flow into a new lagoon designed as a resting place for salmon fry, where clean water will be crucial. At the moment the main effort is ivy removal and the planting of almost 300 native plants. Hot and cold beverages, pastries, tools and gloves are provided. We'll be having a celebration of the project's completion in June. Activities include: Invasive Plant Removal, Native Planting.

Register online here: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/linnton-creek-project-march