habitat restoration

Join us for Soil School, 2013 and get your hands dirty!  Two workshop tracks, Get to Know Your Soil and Improving Your Soil, will cover soil basics, structure and texture as you examine your soil under a microscope and see everything living there!  Learn how to do a soil test, interpret the results and examine different ways of improving your soil's health.

 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
 
Portland events that still need volunteers:

• HEART's Butt Ugly Initiative
• Vermont Creek Stewardship Day
• South Waterfront Cleanup
• Baltimore Woods Stewardship Day
• Tryon Creek Lewis & Clark Stewardship Day
• Errol Heights Natural Area Earth Day
• Wilkes Creek Headwater Park Invasive Species Pull
• Sylvan-Highlands Neighborhood Cleanup
• Gateway Green Cleanup
• NO MORE BUTTS
• Pier Park Pick-Up
• Oaks Crossing Restoration
• Division/Midway Neighborhood Cleanup
• Wapato Greenway Weed Pull
• Cully Neighborhood Earth Day Cleanup
• Swan Island Beach Cleanup and Fishing Line Recycling

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!

Clark Public Utilities StreamTeam is putting on our 14th Annual Earth Day Celebration for community members in conjunction with Clark County Environmental Services.

Afterwards, enjoy family-friendly entertainment at our EcoFair. Volunteers who attend the full 4-hr planting event receive a FREE commemorative t-shirt and lunch!

Come enjoy a local green space while planting native trees to improve salmon bearing streams! **Planting volunteers must pre-register to plant trees** Space is limited!

For more information, visit the StreamTeam's webpage at www.StreamTeam.net. To register, contact the StreamTeam Program Coordinator at StreamTeam@clarkpud.com.

Invasive Species Invasion at Columbia Springs

Saturday, April 27, 9am-1pm

12208 SE Evergreen Highway Vancouver, WA 98683

Volunteer with Columbia Springs as we strategically battle the invasive plant species invading our local forests! Help us turn the tide of the ecological war and insure this urban natural area is preserved in its best condition for the public to enjoy. All volunteers are welcome! Children with parental supervision and teens under 16 with parental permission. Snacks and tools provided. Please bring sturdy shoes, appropriate outdoor work clothing, a water bottle, and your enthusiasm for helping the community! To sign-up or for more information, email volunteer@columbiasprings.org. Invite your friends with our Facebook event at http://www.facebook.com/341521035964386/. For more information on Columbia Springs, visit www.columbiasprings.org.

Help plant shurbs and remove invasives on the Refuge! This improves stream health and creates wildlife habitat. 

All work days are from 9 am to 12:30 pm rain or shine. Wear waterproof footwear, bring gloves, and dress for the weather. Light refreshments and hot drinks will be provided. All volunteers must sign a volunteer service agreement (if under 18 must be signed by parent or guardian) which can be found at: http://www.fws.gov/ridgefieldrefuges/ridgefield/getinvolved.html.