Conservation/Restoration/Urban Forestry

Restore a beautiful nature park that has become overrun by English Ivy and other invasives. Tools and gloves will be provided, just bring sturdy shoes and a friend. Activities include: Invasive Plant Removal and Litter Pickup

Register online here: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/october-burnside-wilderness-p...

Vermont Creek is located in southwest Portland and is a tributary of Fanno Creek. Vermont Creek is home to native fish, lamprey and cavity nesting birds including a variety of owls. Volunteers will be planting native trees including red alder, western red cedar as well as native shrubs like snowberry. Volunteers will also be mulching. Planting native trees and shrubs will provide shade, prevent erosion and improve fish and wildlife habitat.

Register online here: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/vermont-creek-community-plant...

Come on Down by the Riverside to collect litter from Albany's waterways. We will remove English Ivy from trees to help restore this riparian area. A free pizza celebration will end this day of volunteer service. Activities include: Invasive Plant Removal, Litter Cleanup.

Register online here: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/down-riverside

Come help beautify Old Town Chinatown. Join in the fun with neighbors and community members in cleaning and beautifying the tree wells and street-scapes within Old Town/Chinatown! Activities include: Invasive plant removal, litter cleanup, maintenance and monitoring and spreading mulch. Lunch will be served!

Register online here: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/beautify-old-town-chinatown

This site at Glencoe High School is a SOLVE Green Team site where students have removed more than an acre of Himalayan blackberry and planted hundreds of native plants. The final steps in retoring the site are removal of some invasive weeds and in-fill planting of native shrubs. The site borders are large wetland complex. On the opposite side of the wetlands neighbors are working hard to enhance the wetlands edge, removing invasive vegetation and planting native trees and shrubs. Volunteers will weed, mulch, and plant native vegetation.

Register online here: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/hillsdoer-day