habitat restoration

Dust off those boots and get your hands dirty planting native trees, removing invasive species and cleaning up litter with SOLVE in our 45th year of celebrating volunteers making a difference! Your efforts will be monumental in helping to restore critical habitat for native plants and wildlife, improve safety and enhance Oregon's outdoor areas. February and March will bring lots of opportunities to engage with neighbors and friends, and to get outside to shake of the winter blues- event's are scheduled all month long! 

Here's what's happening this Week:

Volunteer Opportunities

February 1st
Rock Creek Planting Day: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/rock-creek-planting-day-0
Baltimore Woods - Planting Day: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/baltimore-woods-planting-day

February 8th
Mt. Scott Planting Day: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/mt-scott-planting-day-0
Beaver Creek Planting Day: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/beaver-creek-planting-day

February 15th

Vermont Creek: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/vermont-creek
NWDA February Third Saturday Cleanup http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/nwda-february-third-saturday-...
Burnside Park Restoration Work Party http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/burnside-park-restoration-wor...

February 22

Rock Creek Troge Planting Day http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/rock-creek-troge-planting-day
Tice Park Ivy Pull http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/tice-park-ivy-pull
Beaver Creek Planting Day http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/beaver-creek-planting-day-0

Over time, this work will improve water quality, create wildlife habitat, and store carbon to slow climate change, along with keeping our natural areas beautiful and safe for all to enjoy. For a full list of upcoming events check out our online event calendar at http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/event-registration. And don't forget our large 1 day events happening this spring - the Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup on March 22nd and the 25th Annual SOLVE IT for Earth Day on April 26th!

Questions? Contact SOLVE at 503-844-9571 or via email at info@solveoregon.org - Thank you to all of our dedicated SOLVE Volunteers!

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. This spring will bring lots of opportunities to engage with neighbors and friends in Oregon's outdoor areas - and this January you can even jump in on a free training to start the year off right! 

Here's what's happening this Month!

Free Training
January 25th - Volunteer Action Training: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/volunteer-action-training

Volunteer Opportunities

January 25th
Council Creek Tree Planting Day: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/council-creek-ryland-park
Become a Friend of Mt Tabor Weed Warrior: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/become-friend-mt-tabor-park-w...
Invasive Removal at Granada Park: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/invasive-removal-granada-park
Boonesferry Terrrace HOA: http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/boonesferry-terrrace-hoa

Over time, this work will improve water quality, create wildlife habitat, and store carbon to slow climate change. For a full list of upcoming events check out our online event calendar at http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/event-registration.

Questions? Contact SOLVE at 503-844-9571 - Thank you to all of our dedicated SOLVE Volunteers!

Twig out with us! Join the Clackamas River Basin Council and Boring/Damascus Grange for a morning filled with fun activities, valuable knowledge, and a warm winter meal.

Get a firsthand look at why we LOVE mulch at a Shade Our Streams Work Party. Then, take advantage of our Winter Plant ID Workshop. With insider secrets, learn how to identify leafless twigs and leave with a free ID guide to use in the field. A delicious homemade lunch will be provided by the our friends at the Boring/Damascus Grange.

A Valentine for Deep Creek

When: Saturday, February 1st

Where: Deep Creek Annex along Richey Road in Boring

Schedule of Activities:

• Restoration Work Party, 9 - 11 am 
• Winter Plant ID Workshop, 11 am - 12 pm www
• Lunch, 12 pm - 1 pm (at Boring/Damascus Grange, across the street from Deep Creek Annex)

Note: Clackamas County Parks and Friends of Boring Station Trailhead Park are hosting a Springwater Trail Grand Opening event at Boring Station Trailhead Park at 1:30 pm. Everyone is invited.

For more information and to RSVP for the Work Party and/or Winter Plant ID Workshop, contact Morgan Parks at morgan@clackamasriver.org or 503-303-4372 x 101

Address/Directions to Deep Creek Annex -

From the east: Travel eastbound on Highway 212 into Boring, turn right onto Richey Road at the stoplight at the Shell Station. Proceed approximately 1/10th of a mile down the road, and turn right into the gated parking lot.

From the west: Travel westbound on Highway 212 and pass through downtown Boring. Turn left at the second stoplight at the Shell Station. Proceed approximately 1/10th of a mile down the road, and turn right into the gated parking lot.

Boring Grange: Located on Grange Street, one block off Hwy 212.

Start your new year off right this Saturday by tugging on invasive weeds at Rock Creek or picking up litter at Seaside! 

Orchard Summit Ivy Pull, Saturday Jan 4th 2014 - 9am to 12pm
http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/orchard-summit-ivy-pull
The Rock Creek Partnership, a collaboration between the Clackamas River Basin Council, Friends of Trees, and SOLVE through funding by RiverHealth CCSD#1 -- works together to improve water quality in the Rock Creek basin by planting native trees and shrubs near stream sides and removing invasive weeds. The Clackamas River Basin Council will be hard at work again on Saturday, January 4th at the Orchard Summit project located along Rock Creek. Volunteers are needed from 9 am to noon to pull English ivy (from the ground and off trees) to prevent native plants from being choked by this aggressive invasive weed. Morning refreshments will fuel this family friendly event.

Seaside's Treasure the Beach Monthly Clean Up, Saturday Jan 4th 2014 - 9am to 11:30am
http://solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/seasides-treasure-beach-month...
The City of Seaside, Seaside Downtown Development Association, and Beach Drive Buccaneers invite you to join with us in cleaning up marine debris on our favorite Oregon Beach. Organized cleanups will take place, rain or shine, the first Saturday of every month. Sign in at The Seashore Inn on the Beach, 60 N. Prom, Seaside, get your bag, and, when done, drop it in a trash receptacle along the Prom. Stay the day and enjoy our shops and restaurants.

Questions? Contact SOLVE at 503-844-9571 - and thank you to all of our dedicated SOLVE Volunteers!