Conservation

Saturday, March 7, 2015
Knez planting
Tigard, OR
10:00 AM-1:00 PM

Join TWC to kick off our planting season! We will be planting a variety of native shrubs and trees at Knez Wetland in Tigard. Dress for the weather, bring a friend, and get to know your local wetland! Snacks and tools provided.

Email our volunteer coordinator, Courtney to sign up, for questions, and for the specific meeting spot at courtneywilson@wetlandsconservancy.org. If you're under 18, ask for a volunteer waiver!

Hope to see you there!

Saturday, Februrary 21, 2015
Cedar Mill Planting
Beaverton, OR
10:00 AM-1:00 PM

We are kicking off our planting season and we hope you will join us!  World Wetlands Day is February 2 and we will be celebrating all month with native planting parties!  Snacks and tools provided.  

Also during the month of February, we will be co-hosting a worldwide wetlands photo contest for 15-24 year olds with the Ramsar Convention (an international treaty to ensure the conservation and wise use of wetlands everywhere).  Submit your wetland photo during World Wetlands Month and win a trip to a wetland of your choice, anywhere in the world!  Bring a friend, plant a tree, and take a picture to submit to the photo contest with us!  

To sign up, ask questions about the event, or if you are under 18, contact our volunteer coordinator Courtney at courtneywilson@wetlandsconservancy.org.

Hope to see you there!

WORLD WETLANDS DAY: WETLANDS FOR THE FUTURE
Monday, February 2, 2015
Hedges Creek Planting
Tualatin, OR
10:00 AM-2:00 PM

We are kicking off our planting season and we hope you will join us!  World Wetlands Day is February 2 and we will be celebrating all month with native planting parties!  Snacks and tools provided.  

Also during the month of February, we will be co-hosting a worldwide wetlands photo contest for 15-24 year olds with the Ramsar Convention (an international treaty to ensure the conservation and wise use of wetlands everywhere).  Submit your wetland photo during World Wetlands Month and win a trip to a wetland of your choice, anywhere in the world!  Bring a friend, plant a tree, and take a picture to submit to the photo contest with us!  

To sign up, or ask questions about the event, or if you are under 18, contact our volunteer coordinator Courtney at courtneywilson@wetlandsconservancy.org.

The Children's Clean Water Festival is a one-day environmental education event for 4th and 5th grade students from around the Portland Metro area.  The Festival reinforces STEM, Common Core and Next Generation Science concepts through water-focused classroom presentations, exhibits and stage shows.  Each year more than 1,400 students from local schools come to a college campus for a day of learning and fun!  The Festival is an annual event open to schools in the Portland Metro area.  Our goal is to teach children that they are capable of having real, long-lasting, positive impacts on water resources, and to equip them with the information they need to do that in a fun and engaging way.

Every 25 minutes, class groups move from one event to another according to their personalized schedule.  Classroom presenters, stage shows and exhibitors set up in the morning and classes rotate through their presentations throughout the day.  Volunteer roles include:

 1.      Class Guide.  You will help guide a class around campus to their scheduled activities. Teachers and chaperones remain with your class throughout the Festival.

2.      General Festival Volunteer.  This is "behind-the-scenes" work that allows the Festival to run smoothly - setting out signs, directing traffic, assisting with lunch distribution, etc.

 It's fun and easy!  To sign-up, simply register at:  http://www.cleanwaterfestival.org/volunteers/volunteer-registration/

Feb 15: Sequoia Creek Cleanup with OceanBlueProject

OceanBlueProject, invites you to participate in the Sequoia Creek Cleanup in conjunction with American Rivers' National River Cleanup(tm). Join us on February 14, 2015 1pm to 3pm for a fun day of removing tons of trash from our Urban Stream, before it gets washed into the Willamette River.