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Mt. Tabor Park Last Saturdays Weed Warriors event. Last Saturday of each month, 9:00 AM-noon (MAR-OCT). Join Portland Parks & Recreation, the Friends of Mt. Tabor Park and other community members for our monthly Weed Warriors restoration event! Restoration projects include invasive species removal and possibly planting and mulching. Please wear long pants and sturdy walking shoes and bring warm clothes, rain gear, a hat and a water bottle. Tools, gloves, water and treats will be provided. Meet at: main parking lot on Mt. Tabor (next to the basketball court and ampitheater), accessed by the SE 60th & Salmon St. park entrance. Tri-met bus #71 or #15, and a walk up the hill. For more information or to RSVP, contact FMTP Volunteer Coordinator Alexa Todd at: AlexaTodd.FMTP@gmail.com.

Join us for ivy removal and trail maintenance in Forest Park. Drop-in work parties are hosted the first and third Wednesdays and Saturdays of each month (except major holiday weekends). Wear weather-appropriate, grubby clothing. We'll provide gloves and tools.

Join us for ivy removal and trail maintenance in Forest Park. Drop-in work parties are hosted the first and third Wednesdays and Saturdays of each month (except major holiday weekends). Wear weather-appropriate, grubby clothing. We'll provide gloves and tools.

¡Celébrase la naturaleza en la ciudad y el ambiente del Columbia Slough! Este festival bilingüe de la familia y el medio ambiente ofrece actividades en español y ingles para todos las edades: viajes en canoas con una guía, música en vivo, baile folklórico, artes, actividades y más!

Celebrate nature in the city and the environment of the Columbia Slough! This bilingual family environmental festival offers activities in Spanish and English for all ages. Meet at Whitaker Ponds Natural Area. 

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Friends of Tryon Creek hosts “Stewardship Saturday” every Saturday from 9 a.m. - noon.

Stewardship Saturdays are an excellent opportunity for interested members of the public to get out in nature and play an active role in the protection and restoration of Tryon Creek State Natural Area, Oregon’s only urban state park. Volunteers assist with trail maintenance and help remove English ivy, an invasive weed that overtakes and kills native plants, as well as garlic mustard, blackberry, and other not-native invasive species.

Ivy Pull

Pull together to remove invasive English ivy and to protect our forest. Ivy out competes our native plants, takes over the forest floor and ruins precious habitat.

Trail Maintenance

Work with other volunteers to maintain trails and keep them safe and clean. Projects may include digging out paths for rain water, spreading gravel and clearing culverts.