trails and greenways

SOLVE is excited to announce that we are currently accepting applications from volunteers for community projects in support of the annual Beach and Riverside Cleanup, presented by the Oregon Lottery. These events will take place across the state on Saturday, September 22nd from 9am-1pm. SOLVE provides free project planning assistance and training, event flyers and pre-event publicity, online volunteer registration, and cleanup supplies. Teachers are encouraged to involve their students in service-learning activities any time between September 17th and September 28th. The deadline for applications is Friday, July 13th.

Visit www.solv.org to apply online or call SOLVE for a hard copy form at 503-844-9571 or 1-800-333-SOLV (toll-free in Oregon).

For questions contact: briana@solv.org or 503-844-9571 ext. 317

Errol Heights Natural Area volunteer restoration event. Third Saturday of each month, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM (OCT-MAY). Note the time change to 9:00 AM-noon in the summertime (JUNE-SEP). Join Portland Parks & Recreation, the Friends of Errol Heights and other community members for our Friends of Errol Heights regular third-Saturday-of-the-month restoration event! 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: SE 45th & SE Tenino Drive. Tri-met bus #75. For more information or to RSVP, contact Friends of Errol Heights leader Paul Ciri at: seciri@juno.com.

Summer Eco-Team for Teens! Monday, August 13 - Friday, August 17; 9:00 am - 3:00 pm daily. Spend a week (or more!) volunteering, learning about nature and building job skills. Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) City Nature is sponsoring a Summer Eco-Team for youth aged 14-18. These unpaid volunteer teams work in natural areas around the city, keeping our urban green spaces beautiful, healthy, and safe for people and wildlife. Each week, Eco-Team teens work on a variety of activities ranging from caring for native plants and removing invasive weeds to building fences and monitoring wildlife. Teams will begin and end the day at the Portland Boathouse (1515 SE Water, Portland OR 97214; accessible through multiple tri-met options: www.tri-met.org). Transportation will be provided to and from all work sites from here. Snacks and water will be provided, but participants are expected to bring a packed lunch. Summer Eco-Teams will take place the following weeks: July 9-13, August 6-10 and August 13-17. For more information, or to apply, check out: http://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/article/398525.

Summer Eco-Team for Teens!

Monday, July 9 - Friday, July 13; 9:00 am - 3:00 pm daily.

Spend a week (or more!) volunteering, learning about nature and building job skills.

Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) City Nature is sponsoring a Summer Eco-Team for youth aged 14-18. These unpaid volunteer teams work in natural areas around the city, keeping our urban green spaces beautiful, healthy, and safe for people and wildlife. Each week, Eco-Team teens work on a variety of activities ranging from caring for native plants and removing invasive weeds to building fences and monitoring wildlife. Teams will begin and end the day at the Portland Boathouse (1515 SE Water, Portland OR 97214; accessible through multiple tri-met options: www.tri-met.org). Transportation will be provided to and from all work sites from here. Snacks and water will be provided, but participants are expected to bring a packed lunch. Summer Eco-Teams will take place the following weeks: July 9-13, August 6-10 and August 13-17.

For more information, or to apply, check out: http://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/article/398525.

Journey into the past with local author Laura Foster on this hill-to-bridge trek through Forest Park.  Start down historic Springville Road, a former market road turned park trail, and meander through the isolated Whitwood Court neighborhood at its base.  From there, investigate an intriguing staircase, learn a bit about the old St. Johns ferry and the former community (in the 1860s) of Springville, wander out onto the St. Johns Bridge for river views, and head back uphill via the beautiful Ridge and Hardesty Trails.  

Note: This walk is steep, with about 800 feet of elevation gain.  

Meet: Springville Road trailhead off Skyline Boulevard.