stewardship

SOLVE Beaver Creek Tree Planting in Troutdale!

Saturday, November 3, 2012 - 9:00am to 1:00pm
SOLVE
Address: 
Troutdale, OR 97201
United States

Dust off those boots and get your hands dirty planting native trees, removing invasive species, cleaning up litter, and helping restore critical habitat for native plants and wildlife. Join SOLVE at the Beaver Creek Tree Planting this Saturday, November 3rd, rain or shine. Dig in as we improve water quality, create wildlife habitat, and store carbon to slow climate change.

  • All tools, gloves and supplies will be provided.

  

Contact Name: 
Morgan Parks
Contact Phone: 
503-844-9571 ext. 332
Contact Email: 
morgan@solv.org

Clean Up and Planting at Wilkes Creek Natural Area

Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Columbia Slough Watershed Council
Address: 
NE 154th and Fremont St
Portland, OR 97230
United States

Are you wanting to get out of the house? Or learn ways you can help the environment in your Neighborhood? Two Saturdays a month, staff from the Columbia Slough Watershed Council, neighborhood organizations and volunteers will travel to different sites around the watershed to do restoration and management of invasive species, and we always need more volunteers!

Join the Columbia Slough Watershed Council, the Wilkes community, and volunteers to clean up the beautiful, two-acre Wilkes Creek Natural Area. The Watershed Council, SOLV and the Wilkes community have been restoring this site since 2003, removing weeds and litter and planting hundreds of native plants. The Columbia Slough Watershed Council will be working with the Wilkes community in the coming years to ensure that this natural area continues to thrive with community stewardship activities.

Tools, gloves, and snacks will be provided, but participants should come prepared for all weather conditions.

Contact Name: 
Nathan Barrett
Contact Phone: 
593.281.1132
Contact Email: 
nathan.barrett@columbiaslough.org
Venue Details: 
Parking: Park along the street at the intersection of 154th & Fremont. Not to be confused with Wilkes Creek City Park across the street.
Cost: 
0.00

Dig in With SOLVE

Saturday, November 3, 2012 - 2:00pm
SOLVE
Address: 
United States

Dust off those boots and get your hands dirty planting native trees, removing invasive species, cleaning up litter, and helping restore critical habitat for native plants and wildlife.

November 3rd 

November 10th

November 17th 

 

 

Contact Name: 
Morgan Parks
Contact Phone: 
503-844-9571 ext 332
Contact Email: 
morgan@solv.org

Wolverine Tracking Project - animal tracking training

Monday, November 26, 2012 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Cascadia Wild
Address: 
United States

Love to snowshoe? Interested in the animals that live on Mt Hood? Join the Wolverine Tracking Project and develop animal tracking skills while helping us survey for rare carnivores such as wolverine on Mt Hood. Season cost is $50; family friendly. Four sets of training dates are available. The final training session is on November 26. 

For more information and to register, visit www.cascadiawild.org. Or contact us at info@cascadiawild.org or 503-235-9533.

Contact Phone: 
503-235-9533
Contact Email: 
info@cascadiawild.org
Cost: 
cost for entire winter season: $50

Wolverine Tracking Project - animal tracking training

Thursday, November 15, 2012 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Cascadia Wild
Address: 
United States

Love to snowshoe? Interested in the animals that live on Mt Hood? Join the Wolverine Tracking Project and develop animal tracking skills while helping us survey for rare carnivores, such as wolverine, on Mt Hood. Season cost is $50; family friendly. Four sets of training dates are available. The third training session is on November 15. 

For more information and to register, visit www.cascadiawild.org. Or contact us at info@cascadiawild.org or 503-235-9533.

Contact Phone: 
503-235-9533
Contact Email: 
info@cascadiawild.org
Cost: 
cost for entire winter season: $50

Fall into Fun – Get dirty for a good cause!

Saturday, October 27, 2012 - 9:00am to 1:00pm
SOLVE
Address: 
OR
United States

Dust off those boots and get your hands dirty planting native trees, removing invasive species, cleaning up litter, and helping restore critical habitat for native plants and wildlife.

  • Dig in with SOLVE this fall at restoration and cleanup sites across the Portland-metro area. Over time, this work will improve water quality, create wildlife habitat, and store carbon to slow climate change.
  • Project dates and times vary and will happen rain or shine. All tools, gloves and supplies will be provided.
  • Visit our calendar of events for a project near you!
  • For more information or to register, visit: www.solv.org, email morgan@solv.org, or call 504-844-9571 ext. 332.

October 27th  - Make A Difference Day!

 

Contact Name: 
Morgan Parks
Contact Email: 
morgan@solv.org

Fall into Fun – Get dirty for a good cause!

Saturday, October 20, 2012 - 9:00am to 1:00pm
SOLVE
Address: 
OR
United States

Dust off those boots and get your hands dirty planting native trees, removing invasive species, cleaning up litter, and helping restore critical habitat for native plants and wildlife.

  • Dig in with SOLVE this fall at restoration and cleanup sites across the Portland-metro area. Over time, this work will improve water quality, create wildlife habitat, and store carbon to slow climate change.
  • Project dates and times vary and will happen rain or shine. All tools, gloves and supplies will be provided.
  • Visit our calendar of events for a project near you!
  • For more information or to register, visit: www.solv.org, email morgan@solv.org, or call 504-844-9571 ext. 332.

October 20th

October 27th  - Make A Difference Day!

 

Contact Name: 
Morgan Parks
Contact Email: 
morgan@solv.org

Thomas Cully Park Community Garden Grand Opening

Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 2:00pm to 6:00pm
Let Us Build Cully Park!
Address: 
NE 72nd Avenue
One block north of NE Killingsworth
Portland, OR
United States

Join volunteers, residents and civic leaders in celebrating the grand opening of the NE 72nd Avenue Community Garden, part of Verde’s Let Us Build Cully Park! project.

The Thomas Cully Park project is a collaboration of local organizations working to create a park in Portland’s Cully Neighborhood, a low-income area where residents have limited access to environmental spaces. Intertwine Alliance partner Vigil- Agrimis has developed the Master Plan and Phase One of the project, which incorporates a community-based approach to creating employment and educational opportunities. Verde, together with contractor and workforce partners, constructs Phase One from July 2012 to June 2015. 

Designed by students at Scott School, the NE 72nd Avenue Community Garden is Phase One’s first completed improvement. At 2pm, City Commissioner Dan Saltzman and Scott School Principal Verenice Gutierrez will be speaking along with representatives from: the Portland Parks& Recreation, Vibrant Village Foundation, Northwest Health Foundation and Kaiser Permanente. 

Venue: 
Thomas Cully Park
Cost: 
Free!

Forest Park Day of Stewardship

Saturday, October 20, 2012 - 9:00am to 12:30pm
Forest Park Conservancy
Address: 
United States

Join The Forest Park Conservancy for our biggest volunteer event of the season on Saturday, October 20th from 9 am - 12:30 pm. We will be hosting habitat restoration projects at multiple sites in and around Forest Park. In keeping with tradition, the work will be followed by a rousing volunteer appreciation party, complete with a raffle, food and beverages for all. Registration is required. Click here to reserve your spot today!

Contact Name: 
Mikala Soroka
Contact Phone: 
503.223.5449 x 106
Contact Email: 
mikala@forestparkconservancy.org
Venue: 
Forest Park - multiple project sites
Cost: 
free

Forest Park Day of Stewardship

Saturday, October 20, 2012 - 9:00am to 12:30pm
Forest Park Conservancy
Address: 
United States

Join The Forest Park Conservancy for our biggest volunteer event of the season on Saturday, October 20th from 9 am - 12:30 pm. We will be hosting habitat restoration projects at multiple sites in and around Forest Park. In keeping with tradition, the work will be followed by a rousing volunteer appreciation party, complete with a raffle, food and beverages for all. Registration is required. Click here to reserve your spot today!

Contact Name: 
Mikala Soroka
Contact Phone: 
503.223.5449 x 106
Contact Email: 
mikala@forestparkconservancy.org
Venue: 
Forest Park - multiple project sites
Cost: 
free

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