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Help keep the Portland Rose Parade Festival the cleanest and greenest festival in the world. It's fun, great exercise and helps the Portland Rose Festival maintain its reputation! Volunteers can register to distribute SOLVE litter bags before the parade or pick up filled bags after the parade (or both.) This is a terrific way to actively participate in this long-standing Portland tradition! First shift volunteers distributing bags will meet at N Larrabee Ave. (next to the Memorial Coliseum) at 8 a.m. These volunteers can be 8 years old and up. Second shift volunteers will be meet at the same location at 10:30 a.m. to collect filled bags. The second shift volunteers should be 16 years old and up. The parade route is 4.25 miles, so wear your tennies!

Explore Vancouver Lake from a whole new perspective! Join the Estuary Partnership for a family friendly canoe paddle aboard our two 29' 14-passenger canoes. Glide past a host of birds while learning about the Columbia River ecosystem from seasoned paddle guides. This paddle trip will depart from a small sand patch and not a dock so waterproof shoes or sandals are recommended. 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vancouver-lake-paddle-62315-tickets-1520283...

Description:  Join naturalist Dan Daly and explore the rugged beauty of this unique lava dome as you wander through a white oak woodland in summer. Mount Talbert is part of a series of cinder cones and shield volcanoes that began bubbling up almost 3 million years ago. Participants gain a basic understanding of the incredible geology in this region.

Register:  Advance registration and payment is required by calling NCPRD at (503) 794-8092.

Where: Mount Talbert Nature Park

When:  10a.m. to 1p.m.

Cost: $5 person, children age 8-17 free.

Ages: 8 and up

Difficulty:   2 boots out of 3 boots

Wheelchair accessible: No

No-dogs policy: To protect plants, wildlife and people, Metro does not allow pets at regional parks and natural areas. Pets can damage sensitive habitat and threaten wildlife the region has worked to protect. In natural areas where dogs are not allowed, people see more wildlife and get closer to it. Seeing-eye dogs or other service animals are permitted with proper identification and cleanup materials. http://www.oregonmetro.gov/parks/dogs-hunting-policies

Spring is turning into summer! Get outdoors early with a SOLVE Planting Day, Invasive Removal or Litter Cleanup project near you. There are tons of family friendly events to choose from across the state, with new projects added daily. You can even start a project of your own! Just a few hours on a Saturday will result in improved water quality, increased wildlife habitat and carbon storage to slow climate change. So what are you waiting for - join SOLVE for some fresh air and fun at an event near you!

Events Happening This Saturday:

Clackamas County:

http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/burnside-wilderness-park-rest...

http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/may-dahl-beach-land-care-day

Coos County:

http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/boat-basin-drive-clean

Douglas County:

http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/spirit-day-2015

Linn County:

http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/community-pride-day

Multnomah County:

http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/nwda-may-third-saturday-cleanup

Polk County:

http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/m-i-town-clean-day

Umatilla County:

http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/umatilla-river-cleanup-pendleton

Wasco County:

http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/lower-deschutes-river-cleanup

Washington County:

http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/pick-trash-project

Questions? Contact SOLVE at 503-844-9571 ext. 332 or info@solveoregon.org

Join City of Washougal staff to hike the beautiful Hartwood Park and Rolling Meadows greenway along Campen Creek.  This family friendly greenway trail meanders through 40 acres of green properties, including the Cedar View Trail, Campen Creek Park and Hartwood Park. The gravel-surface trail is user-friendly and crosses a couple of bridges along the way. Bring binoculars to see wildlife in the tree canopy along the creek.  Meet at Hartwood Park at 49th Street, near the red building.  Portable restroom facilities are available. RSVP suggested.