habitat restoration

Be a part of the largest Earth Day event in Oregon! SOLVE's annual statewide event, SOLVE IT, presented by Portland General Electric, will take place on Saturday, April 20th from 9 am - 1 pm at over 200 volunteer projects across the state. Additional projects take place the week before and week after the Saturday event. Join thousands of Oregonians as we dig in to help take care of our parks, waterways and neighborhoods by picking up litter, pulling invasive weeds, planting trees and enhancing habitat.  Learn more here: http://solv.org/what-we-do/solve-it
 

Volunteers are still needed at: 
 
Hillsboro:

• McKay Creek Stewardship Day
• Jackson Woods Preservation
• Greater Helvetia Neighborhood Roadside Cleanup
• WL Henry Elementary Cleanup

Beaverton:

• Restore the Natural Areas of Autumn Ridge Park
• Murrayhill Rec Tree Mulching Event

Forest Grove:

• Tom McCall Forest

Gales Creek:

• Tillamook State Forest SOLVE IT
• Lower Gales Creek Restoration Project

Buxton:

• Disc Golf Tree Protection and Invasive Pull Extravaganza

Sherwood:

• Ladd Hill Neighborhood Association Semi-Annual Neighborhood Cleanup

Tigard:

• Ivy Pull at the New Fanno Creek Trail Site

Tualatin:

• Tualatin Community Park Earth Day

View our calendar of events for a list of projects. 
http://solv.org/get-involved/event-registration
Search for your favorite place by filtering by city and clicking apply.

 
For more information or to register, visit: www.solveoregon.org , email morgan@solv.org, or
call 503-844-9571 ext. 332. 
 
We hope you'll do your part to help Oregon receive its spring cleaning!

Celebrate Arbor Month in the beautiful Overlook neighborhood on April 6 (9 am -1 pm) by helping restore natural oak habitat.  Friends of Overlook Bluff's spring planting event, which follows up on last fall's invasive species removal event, is sponsored by SOLVE and will be supervised by Portland Bureau of Environmental Services Revegetation Specialist.  Participants will plant native species, including red flowering currant, mock orange, tall Oregon grape, madrone, and oak along the Overlook Bluff in the 3900 block of N. Overlook Terrace, a location that offers panoramic views of the train yards, the Willamette River, and several brudges,  Site is readily accessible by Yellow Line Max:  get off at Overlook Park, follow N Overlook Blvd, to N Overlook Terrace, and end up at the meadow that is home to a heritage Oregon White Oak.  Bring gloves and trowels if you have them.  Picnic to follow the event. 

For more information or to register, go to http://solv.org/get-involved/events/overlook-bluff-spring-planting. Registration is encouraged, but not required - just come.

Friends of Overlook Bluff is committed to preserving Oregon White Oak habitat, restoring native wildlife on the east bluff of the Willamette River, and connecting Overlook to St. Johns with urban wilderness trails.  Learn more about the Friends of Overlook Bluff at  http://overlookbluff.org/.

The Refuge is blooming! Join us for a morning of fencing that will help protect our recent plantings from beaver browse. A great chance to view wildlife and assist with our stewardship goals.

Gloves and tools will be provided. Come prepared to work in all weather clothing and waterproof shoes. 

Metro's North Logan Natural Area includes a multiple side-channel project funded by PGE. Clackamas River fisheries are benefiting now from this effort. The
property also saw a wildfire last summer, so we will be learning about fire ecology during this visit. Tour members will view the cool waters of the restoration project at the beginning, end and at several points along the way. We will look for evidence of the wildlife that lives within this reserve. Some off-trail walking required.

We will meet at the site. All tours are led by CRBC Board member Bryon Boyce.

Bring plenty of water, a camera, bug spray, and a lunch.  Be aware that temperatures in the upper watershed are cooler than down below, and wear appropriate footwear.

RSVP to attend by emailing Becki at REBECCA@CLACKAMASRIVER.ORG or calling 503-303-4372 Ext. 101.

Want to learn by doing? If you like to get your hands dirty, join the Watershed Stewards and Clark County to build a rain garden at a new "green built" Habitat for Humanity home. Rain gardens collect rainwater from your roofs in a shallow depression in a yard.  Rain gardens help filter runoff and recharge groundwater. Rain gardens provide beauty and an easy way for all of us to take care of our streams and rivers and the plants and animals that rely on them. Participants will learn about designing, building, and maintaining rain gardens.

The workshop is presented by the Watershed Stewards, a partnership of Washington State University Clark County Extension and Clark County Environmental Services Clean Water Program.

Class size is limited and registration is required.   For more information and to register, go to http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/347745  or call 360-397-6060 ext. 5705.

WSU Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Persons requiring special accommodations should call WSU Clark County Extension at (360) 397-6060 ext. 0 at least two weeks prior to the event.